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Academic excellence for business and the professions

Welcome to

City University London

Professor Paul Curran Vice-Chancellor

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There are three things that, together, make us unique:

1. A commitment to academic excellence

• City is among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher

Education World Universities Rankings) and top 30 in the UK (Times

Higher Education Table of Tables 2012)

• City has 15 areas undertaking research of a quality comparable with

the very best in the world (latest Research Assessment Exercise)

• City has a history and heritage stretching back to Victorian times

There are three things that, together, make us unique:

2. Education relevant to business and the professions

• City ranks in the top 10 in the UK for both employability (The

Sunday Times University Guide) and starting salaries (Which

University?)

There are three things that, together, make us unique:

3. An enviable central London location

• City is not a campus University: we offer the unmatched cultural,

sporting and social opportunities that only a major world city can offer

History

• 1852 Inns of Court

School of Law founded

– now part of City Law

School

• 1877 St Bartholomew’s

College of Nursing

founded – now part of

School of Health

Sciences

• 1894 Northampton Institute founded by City of London livery companies.

• Many original subjects still offered

History

• 1909 BSc offered

• 1927 One of the first to educate Optometrists

• 1966 City University London received Royal Charter

• 2002 Sir John Cass Business School endowed by former Lord Mayor of London Sir John Cass

• Strong links with City of London maintained through The Lord Mayor of London being the Chancellor of the University

Some contemporary City alumni

• Sir Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC

• Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer

Science at the University of Southampton and

inventor of the Microcosm hypermedia system

• Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News Today presenter

• Ashley Highfield, CEO, Johnston Press

and former VP, Microsoft

• Jo Whiley, Radio DJ and Television Presenter

• Tiff Needell, racing driver and former BBC Top Gear presenter

Law alumni

• Mahatma Ghandi

• Clement Attlee

• Margaret Thatcher

• Tony Blair

• Many of the country’s QCs

City offers

• High quality academic staff including over 130 newly-appointed

professors and lecturers

• Education informed by academics developing their subjects through

research and enterprise

City offers

• Generous scholarships of up to £3,000 for highly qualified students

• Accommodation guarantee, even if you live in London

• Excellent facilities and support

o City won the 2011Times Higher Education Leadership &

Management award for Outstanding Student Services and

was short listed in 2013

o City is the only University to have The Institute of Customer

Service ‘ServiceMark’ accreditation

o City is investing £165M in its estate and IT.

City offers

Services for Students

• Financial advice

• Accommodation support

• Health advice

• Careers advice

• A vibrant Students’ Union

• Cultural, sporting and

social opportunities: new Sports Centre

opens in 2014

• and other support

Today’s programme

• Workshops

• Tours

• Presentations

• Debates

• Academic talks

Not sure what to do today?

• Open Day Guide

• Help Desk

• Staff and Student Ambassadors

• Student Centre

• Free tea and coffee

Welcome to your Future

Welcome to City University London