Greenwich Maritime Institute
News and Events
Forthcoming Events
GMI Research Seminar Series 2008/09
Recent News and Events
2008 Marine Society Prize Awarded to Jon Wise
Collaboration with the Greenwich Forum
5th International Congress of Maritime History
Collaborative Agreement with Bahria University, Pakistan
Director: Professor Sarah Palmer
The Greenwich Maritime Institute (GMI) is located in the historic setting of the Old Royal Naval College in the centre of Greenwich, a part of London with a rich maritime heritage.
The GMI was established in 1998 and is a specialist maritime studies postgraduate teaching and research institute within the large multi-faculty University of Greenwich. It draws upon the university's existing academic strengths and develops them into new directions. Greenwich has a long association with shipping, so the Institute maintains and builds upon an historic and educational tradition while working towards the future needs of the global maritime community. The maritime education offered includes postgraduate degrees in Maritime History, Maritime Policy and Maritime Management and an Mphil/PhD in Maritime Studies.
The aims of the GMI are:
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to engage in and facilitate scholarly research;
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to disseminate and publicise research findings;
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to provide postgraduate teaching in maritime studies;
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to develop maritime education;
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to act as a forum for exploration of maritime issues;
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to serve as a source of expertise for maritime business and government;
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to provide cost-effective maritime consultancy services.
