City University London

City University London 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.

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

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.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the University rose to 41st in the UK, an increase of 18 places since the previous RAE in 2001. Over 80% of City’s submitted research is internationally recognised and the 2008 RAE identified 15 areas of academic activity where research was assessed as achieving world-leading or internationally-excellent quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour.  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 University has invested significantly in technological developments that benefit students' learning. In addition to state-of-the-art computing, library and laboratory facilities the University’s e-learning environment, Moodle, provides instant access to course materials, resources, interactive activities and assessment and communication tools. 

The review identified a number of examples of good practice at the University, including its proactive approach to student engagement and the use of 'Student Ambassadors' to facilitate student engagement in widening participation activities in local schools; and the activities of Student Buddies at induction to support new students.