City University London

City University London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and was awarded University status in 1966. The University’s motto is "to serve mankind". It is committed to academic excellence, focused on business and the professions and located in the heart of London.
City University London has strong links with the City of London and its Chancellor is the Lord Mayor of London. City’s vision for 2016 is to be a leading global university ranked within the top two per cent of universities in the world. To support the achievement of its vision, the University will implement its Strategic Plan including investing up to £200M in research-excellent academic staff, information systems infrastructure and its estate.

Location and Transport

The University’s main campus and the location of its historic College Building is Northampton Square in Islington. The University has several other academic sites within central London. Cass Business School is located in Bunhill Row, the City Law School at Gray’s Inn and the Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic is in Old Street.
City University London is located in the heart of London, close to the capital's leading financial, legal, media and medical institutions
City University London is close to Liverpool Street, King’s Cross, St Pancras and London Bridge mainline stations. Its principal sites are within walking distance of Farringdon, Barbican, Angel, Old Street and Moorgate underground stations, all within Zone One.

Entry Standards

Entry requirements vary from course to course. Further information is available on the City University website or from admissions staff in each School.

Teaching Standards

The University’s courses are designed to ensure that students achieve high academic standards while developing an understanding of the business and professional world. Students learn how they can apply their knowledge, entrepreneurial ideas and talents in their future careers.
City’s academic range is broadly-based with world leading strengths in business; law; health sciences; engineering; mathematical sciences; informatics; social sciences; and the arts including journalism and music.
Many of City’s courses are accredited by professional bodies and students benefit from City’s central London location and the University’s extensive network of links with major London employers.
The University has received six awards under the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme in recognition of its excellent work in technology-enhanced learning and educational development.
The 2012 Institutional Review by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education found that the University has clear strategies in place to ensure that staff and others involved in the delivery of teaching are appropriately qualified, and for the continuous development of its staffing base. Students indicated high levels of satisfaction with teaching and learning and acknowledged ongoing improvements.

Research Standards

The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 were published on 18th December 2014. The REF 2014 is an exercise to assess research quality at all UK higher education research institutions.
City experienced a marked increase in the REF 2014 performance with 75% of the submitted research rated at 4* or 3*, compared to 51% in the last RAE (2008).
For REF 2014, City submitted 1,592 academic outputs (such as journal articles) and 49 impact case studies from 378 staff (FTE) in 12 UoAs. This represented 53% of our eligible academic staff compared to 49% in RAE 2008. As a result, while 25% of our eligible academic staff were assessed as producing 4* and 3* research in RAE 2008, this has increased significantly to 40% in REF2014.

Academic Strengths

City University London has a strong focus on postgraduate education with over a third of its students undertaking postgraduate taught or research degrees.
Cass Business School is the business school for the City of London and attracts students from all over the world. It is among the global elite of business schools with accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
The City Law School is one of London's major law schools and offers a range of academic and professional courses. Located in the heart of 'legal London', it was the first law school in London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education.
The School of Health Sciences is dedicated to education and research in the health professions. Educating future leaders and lifelong learning are fundamental to its ethos.
The School of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences offers a comprehensive range of courses informed by research and reflecting the changing needs of industry, with which it maintains strong links.
The School of Arts & Social Sciences offers an academically challenging environment with extensive links with those working in the arts, media and cultural sectors in the UK and overseas. Courses include economics, international politics, psychology and sociology, journalism, music, media, creative writing, languages and cultural enterprise.