Defence Academy
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The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides Higher Education for personnel in the British Armed Forces
, Civil Service, Other Government Departments and service personnel from other nations. The Director General of the Defence Academy is Peter Watkins, a UK civil servant and former Director Operational Policy in the MOD 2008-2011. The immediately previous Director General of the Defence Academy was Lieutenant-General Andrew Graham
CBE who took up his post on 30 May 2008.
, Oxfordshire
and delivers education and training in a number of sites. The majority of training is postgraduate
with many courses being accredited for the award of civilian qualifications.
The formation of the Defence Academy consolidated education and training delivered by a number of different establishments into a single organisational and budgetary structure, intended to improve efficiency, reduce duplication of effort and align delivery to defence requirements. The Defence Academy is also responsible for the maintenance of relationships with the UK academic establishment and with military and naval service educational institutions worldwide.
Non technical research is carried out for the development of doctrine and analysis of the international security environment.
Research is carried out by:
, Lieutenant-General
, Air Marshal
) which can be filled by any of the three Armed Services.
DDA chairs the Defence Academy Management Board which is composed of the Commandants of the constituent delivery units and Chief of Staff, Defence Academy who also serves as Commanding Officer
, Shrivenham Station.
The Management Board report to a Four-star Steering Board and an Advisory Board including academic expertise from the private sector and academia. A customer board at two-star level represents the customer community.
Academic provision is delivered through partnering agreements with Cranfield University
and King's College London
.
Directors have been:
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
, Civil Service, Other Government Departments and service personnel from other nations. The Director General of the Defence Academy is Peter Watkins, a UK civil servant and former Director Operational Policy in the MOD 2008-2011. The immediately previous Director General of the Defence Academy was Lieutenant-General Andrew Graham
Andrew Graham (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Andrew John Noble Graham CB CBE is the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and was Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom....
CBE who took up his post on 30 May 2008.
Structure
The Defence Academy is headquartered at ShrivenhamShrivenham
Shrivenham is a large village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, close to the boundary with Wiltshire. It is in the Vale of White Horse, between Swindon and Faringdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Character:Shrivenham features many...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
and delivers education and training in a number of sites. The majority of training is postgraduate
Postgraduate education
Postgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...
with many courses being accredited for the award of civilian qualifications.
The formation of the Defence Academy consolidated education and training delivered by a number of different establishments into a single organisational and budgetary structure, intended to improve efficiency, reduce duplication of effort and align delivery to defence requirements. The Defence Academy is also responsible for the maintenance of relationships with the UK academic establishment and with military and naval service educational institutions worldwide.
Non technical research is carried out for the development of doctrine and analysis of the international security environment.
Delivery units and locations
Training is delivered by:- Royal College of Defence StudiesRoyal College of Defence StudiesThe Royal College of Defence Studies is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom...
(RCDS), Seaford House, BelgraviaBelgraviaBelgravia is a district of central London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Noted for its immensely expensive residential properties, it is one of the wealthiest districts in the world...
, London - Joint Services Command and Staff CollegeJoint Services Command and Staff CollegeJoint Services Command and Staff College is a British military academic establishment providing training and education to experienced officers of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence Civil Service, and serving officers of other states.-History:JSCSC combined the single...
(JSCSC), WatchfieldWatchfieldWatchfield is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, about southeast of Highworth in neighbouring Wiltshire. Watchfield is about north of the village of Shrivenham. Both villages used to be on the main road between Oxford and Swindon, which is now the A420 road...
, Oxfordshire - Defence Academy - College of Management and TechnologyDefence College of Management and TechnologyThe Defence Academy - College of Management and Technology is a British postgraduate school, research institution and training provider formed in 2009 from five departments of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, and as such part of the British Armed Forces. Since 1984 Cranfield University...
(DA-CMT), Shrivenham, Oxfordshire - Defence School of Finance and Management (DSFM), (Financial management training)
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC), Amport House, AmportAmportAmport is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of NW Hampshire, England, a few miles west of Andover. It incorporates the small hamlet of East Cholderton and has a population of about 800....
, Hampshire - Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme
- Aston UniversityAston UniversityAston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...
- University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
- Loughborough UniversityLoughborough UniversityLoughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
- Newcastle University
- Northumbria UniversityNorthumbria UniversityNorthumbria University is an academic institution located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. It is a member of the University Alliance.- History :...
- University of SouthamptonUniversity of SouthamptonThe University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
- Southampton Solent UniversitySouthampton Solent UniversitySouthampton Solent University is a university of 17,000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre....
- Welbeck Defence Sixth Form CollegeWelbeck CollegeWelbeck Defence Sixth Form College is a selective sixth form college in Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England, providing A-Level education for candidates to the technical branches of the British Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence civil service and privately funded students.Welbeck is located near...
, LoughboroughLoughboroughLoughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, LeicestershireLeicestershireLeicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
Research is carried out by:
- Advanced Research and Assessment GroupAdvanced Research and Assessment GroupThe Advanced Research and Assessment Group was a department of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom concerned with long-term planning and threat assessment....
(ARAG) - Conflict Studies Research CentreConflict Studies Research CentreThe Conflict Studies Research Centre, or CSRC, was a component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, based at Shrivenham. It specialised in potential causes of conflict in a wide area ranging from the Baltics to Central Asia....
Governance
The Director General of the Defence Academy was, until 2011, a three-star rank (Vice AdmiralVice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
, Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant-General (UK)
Lieutenant-general is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines, although the highest ranking officer in the Royal Marines at present is major general...
, Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
) which can be filled by any of the three Armed Services.
DDA chairs the Defence Academy Management Board which is composed of the Commandants of the constituent delivery units and Chief of Staff, Defence Academy who also serves as Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
, Shrivenham Station.
The Management Board report to a Four-star Steering Board and an Advisory Board including academic expertise from the private sector and academia. A customer board at two-star level represents the customer community.
Academic provision is delivered through partnering agreements with Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
and King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
.
Directors have been:
- 2002-2005 Sir Roger JacklingRoger JacklingSir Roger Tustin Jackling KCB CBE is a former British Civil Servant who served as the first Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.-Career:Educated at New York University and Oxford University, Jackling joined the Ministry of Defence in 1969...
- 2005-2008 Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Sir John KiszelyJohn KiszelyLieutenant General Sir John Panton Kiszely KCB, MC was Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. In December 2008 he was appointed as the National President of The Royal British Legion.-Military career:...
, late Scots GuardsScots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland... - 2008-2011 Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Andrew GrahamAndrew Graham (British Army officer)Lieutenant General Andrew John Noble Graham CB CBE is the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and was Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom....
, late Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersThe Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.... - 2011–present Peter Watkins (civil servant)