Why choose Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø?

We're proud of our groundbreaking history, distinguished present and exciting future. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is a great place to be a student for so many reasons. 


About Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø

​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø is a multi-disciplinary university, home to centres of teaching excellence in subjects from medicine to languages, law to engineering and history to astrophysics.

  • World-leading, world-impacting research*
  • 400+ degree programmes
  • Students from more than 150 countries
  • 30 Nobel laureates
  • An award-winning sustainable university^
  • Over 450 student clubs and societies
  • In the heart of London, the world's best student city**

* Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021)

^ People & Planet University League for environmental and ethical performance  

** QS Best Student Cities 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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Students having lunch together on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø campus.

A vibrant social life

As a student, you are automatically a member of Students' Union Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's policy of keeping Wednesday afternoons free of teaching allows you to take part in social or sporting activities.

Students in lab coats work in a Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East lab space.

Cutting-edge facilities

We are investing in a university fit for the 21st century and beyond. At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø you'll find all the cutting-edge facilities you need to achieve great things.

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Our global outlook

Around 53% of our students come from outside the UK, from more than 150 countries, and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø has a friendly and cosmopolitan atmosphere. We work hard to embed a global perspective in all our teaching.

There are plenty of opportunities to study abroad for a term or a year – around 25% of our students spend some time in another country as part of their degree programme.

Since we established the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Grand Challenges in 2008, we have brought together more than 850 researchers from 170 centres, institutes and departments across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and provided more than £1.9m in funding to 442 projects.

Library shelf in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø library.

In the heart of London

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Lose yourself in ,Ìý and the .

London landmark sign.

Check out local entertainment venues, including the ,Ìý and the , and famous film venues such as the Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý.

The British Library.

Alongside Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø libraries, access 385 public libraries.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø portico building with welcome sign

Access London's vibrant business community and a wide breadth of employers, from finance in the City of London and Canary Wharf, to entrepreneurial and tech start-ups in East London Tech City.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø portico building.

Our central London location gives our students access not only to the best in entertainment and nightlife, but also globally renowned cultural and academic resources.

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Discover Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East

Our East campus is nestled in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of East Bank, London’s new cultural quarter.

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