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City University is a British university, based at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell, London, England. It's official name is The City University.

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History

City University was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute (named for the donor of its campus, the Marquess of Northampton), and admitted its first students two years later. Intended to promote "the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes," the Institute held classes at night, and tuition was variable according to "what may be reasonably expected to be paid by persons belonging to the poorer classes between the ages of 16 and 25." Charter departments were those of Mechanical Engineering and Metal Trades, Artistic Crafts, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Horology, Electro-Chemistry, and Domestic Economy and Women's Trades.

In 1900 the Institute began offering day classes in engineering. Nine years later students began to qualify for bachelor's degrees in the University of London and its faculty were made Recognised Teachers of that institution. Thereafter the Northampton Institute came to be known as the Northampton Engineering College.

1957 saw a name change to the Northampton College of Advanced Technology and the addition to its programs in technical and vocational education of courses in mathematics, computer science, and the liberal arts. In 1966 the school received a Royal Charter and became The City University.

St Bartholomew's College of Nursing and Midwifery and Charterhouse College of Radiography were incorporated into the university in 1995, and in 2001, the Inns of Court School of Law (founded 1852) merged with the university's Department of Law to form the Institute of Law, which changed its name in 2005 to the City Law School.

City University today

The University offers traditional Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees as well as certificates and diplomas at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

City University gained 20th place overall out of 122 Higher Education Institutions in the UK in the Guardian University Rankings, April 2005. City’s success is demonstrated by its graduate employment record, which is one of the best in the country - it was ranked [4th in the UK for employability] by The Times Good University Guide.

The University's Cass Business School was ranked 4th in the international league table of top business schools published by the Social Science Research Network in May 2006. Cass is the second best in London and the UK (first being the London Business School) according to The Financial Times. It has many excellent departments of international repute: Arts Policy, Business, Informatics, Law, Music and Optometry all gained the top ratings of national/international excellence in the Government's last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Many of City's courses are accredited by professional bodies such as the BCS, BPS, CILIP, Institute of Electrical Engineers etc. in recognition of the high standards of relevance to the professions.

The City Law School offers courses for undergraduates, postgraduates and professional courses leading to qualification as a solicitor or barrister, as well as continuing professional development. Its Legal Practice Course is the only one in London to be rated 'Excellent' by the Law Society.

City University has excellent links with businesses in the City of London. City University has also joined forces with other leading universities such as Queen Mary and the Institute of Education (both part of the University of London) with which it jointly delivers several leading degree programmes.

City University's mission, as outlined in its [strategy], is to: 'provide rigorous research and education for the world of work'.

The Chancellor of the University is Chancellor The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Michael Savory and the current Vice-Chancellor is Professor David Rhind.

Schools and academic departments

Campus

The main City University building in Northampton Square.
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The main City University building in Northampton Square.

The University has sites throughout London, with the main campus located at Northampton Square. Other academic sites include The City, Holborn and West Smithfield.

The University invests substantally in building new faciliies. A multi-million Pound building for the business school has been completed while another building to house the School of Social Science was opened in 2004. The redevelopment of the University's College building is currently underway. But much of the Northampton Square complex is in dire need of redevelopment.

Notable academics and alumni

Academics Alumni

Inns of Court School of Law alumni

Trivia

External links

 

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