University of London
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| University of London link () Facebook Website | |
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| Formation | 1836 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Type | Public |
| Subgroups | University College London,King's College London,City, University of London,Queen Mary University of London,London School of Economics,School of Oriental and African Studies,Royal Veterinary College,London Business School,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,Royal Academy of Music,Courtauld Institute of Art,Institute of Cancer Research |
| London university consisting of 17 largely independent member institutions, some of them very famous | |
The University of London is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom.
The university consists of 17 member institutions and three central academic bodies.[1] For most practical purposes, ranging from admissions to funding, the member institutions operate on an independent basis, with many awarding their own degrees whilst remaining in the federal university.
The university has around 48,000 students, making it the largest university by number of students in the United Kingdom. The largest colleges by enrolment are UCL, King's College London, City, Queen Mary, Birkbeck, the London School of Economics, Royal Holloway, and Goldsmiths, each of which has over 9,000 students. Smaller, more specialist, colleges are the School of Oriental and African Studies, St George's (medicine), the Royal Veterinary College, London Business School, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, the Royal Academy of Music, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the Institute of Cancer Research. Imperial College London was formerly a member from 1907 before it became an independent university in 2007,[2] and Heythrop College was a member from 1970 until its closure in 2018.[3]