The University of Greenwich is a British, London-based university. It has 3 campuses in south-east London and north Kent. These are located at Greenwich (in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, and in Avery Hill and Medway.It is the greenest university in the UK in 2012 as assessed by The People & Planet Green League. The university dates back to 1890, when Woolwich Polytechnic was founded as the second-oldest[6] polytechnic in the United Kingdom. In 1970, Woolwich Polytechnic merged with various other higher education institutions to form Thames Polytechnic. In the following years, Dartford College (1976), Avery Hill College (1985), Garnett College (1987) and parts of Goldsmiths College and the City of London College (1988) were incorporated.