University of London

The University of London is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the world's largest universities. Approximately 5 percent of all UK students attend one of its colleges, which include some of the most prestigious places of study in the world. Many universities in Britain and abroad began life as associate colleges of the university, offering its degrees under licence. In recent years this aspect of the university's work has revived due to the globalisation of the education market, and an increasing number of overseas academic institutes offer University of London diplomas and degrees. The main offices of the University of London are at Senate House in Bloomsbury, which includes a substantial library and the residence of the chancellor.

Colleges and institutions

The colleges and institutes of the University are, as of October 2003:

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Recognised bodies

• Birkbeck, University of London
• Goldsmiths College
• Heythrop College
• Imperial College London, incorporating Imperial College at Wye
• Institute of Cancer Research
• Institute of Education
• King's College London (KCL), incorporating the Institute of Psychiatry and The Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine
• London Business School
• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) incorporating Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Royal Academy of Music
• Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)
• Royal Veterinary College
• School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), incorporating the London School of Jewish Studies
• School of Pharmacy
• University College London (UCL), incorporating the Eastman Dental Institute, the Institute of Child Health, the Institute of Neurology, the Institute of Ophthalmology, the Royal Free and University College Medical School, the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), and the Slade School of Fine Art
• St George's Hospital Medical School

Colleges no longer in existence

Some colleges of the University of London have been amalgamated into larger colleges or their work transferred elsewhere. These include

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• Bedford College - Inner Circle Regent's Park
• Chelsea College of Science and Technology - Hortensia Road, Chelsea
• Queen Elizabeth College - Campden Hill Road, Kensington
• Westfield College - Kidderpore Avenue, Hampstead

Listed bodies

• British Institute in Paris
• Courtauld Institute of Art
• School of Advanced Study comprising the following institutes:
• Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
• Institute of Classical Studies
• Institute of Commonwealth Studies
• Institute of English Studies (including the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies),
• Institute of Germanic Studies
• Institute of Historical Research
• Institute of Latin American Studies
• Institute of Romance Studies
• Institute of United States Studies
• The Warburg Institute
• University Marine Biological Station, Millport