City University London City University London (informally City University or City) is a public research university located in London,

United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university when The City University was created by Royal Charter in 1966.[3] The Inns of Court School of Law, which merged with City University in 2001, was established in 1852, making it the university's oldest constituent part.[4] City University has its main campus in the Islington area of central London, with additional campuses in the City of London and the Holborn, Smithfield and Whitechapel areas of London. It is organised into seven Schools, within which there are around 40 academic departments and centres, including the City University Department of Journalism, the Cass Business School and the Inns of Court School of Law (part of the City Law School).[5] City University had a total income of 178.6 million in 2010/11, of which 8 million was from research grants and contracts.[6] In 2012 it was ranked 29th in the UK according to the Times Higher Education 'table to tables', 327th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings and is included inTimes Higher Education's list of the top 100 universities in the world under 50 years old.[6][7][8] City University is a member of the Association of MBAs, EQUIS and Universities UK. Origins City University traces its origin to the Northampton Institute, established in 1894, and named after the Marquess of Northampton, who donated the land on which the Institute was built, between Northampton Square and St John Street in Islington. The Institute was established to provide for the education and welfare of the local population. It was constituted under the City of London Parochial Charities Act (1883), with the objective of "the promotion of the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes".[9] The six original departments at the Institute were: Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; Artistic Crafts; Domestic Economy and Women's Trades; Electro-Chemistry; Horology (the science of time and art of clockmaking); and Mechanical Engineering and Metal Trades. 20th century In 190304 a separate Technical Optics department was established. In 1909 the first students qualified for University of London BSc degrees in Engineering as internal students.[9] Since 1909 the Institute had been

involved in aeronautics education, and in 2009 the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences celebrated the centenary of aeronautics at City.[10] In 1908 the Institute was used for the Olympic games.[9] Boxing took place at the Institute.[11] The Institute was designated a "College of Advanced Technology" in 1957.[9] In 1961 the Institute's involvement in Information Science began with the introduction of a course on "Collecting and Communicating Scientific Knowledge". In 1966 City received its Royal Charter, becoming The City University to reflect the institution's close links with the City of London.[12] In 1971 the Apollo 15 astronauts visited City University and presented the ViceChancellor, Professor Tait, with a piece of heat shield from the Apollo 15 rocket.[13] In October 1995 it was announced that City University would merge with both the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and the Charterhouse College of Radiography, doubling the number of students in City's Institute of Health Sciences to around 2,500.[14] 21st century City University formed a strategic alliance with Queen Mary, University of London in April 2001.[15] In May 2001, a major fire in the College Building gutted the fourth floor offices and roof.[16] In August 2001 City University and the Inns of Court School of Law agreed to merge.[17] Following a donation from Sir John Cass's Foundation, a multi-million pound building was built at 106 Bunhill Row for the Cass Business School.[18]

The Grade II listed College Building A new 23 million building to house the School of Social Sciences and the Department of Language and Communication Science was opened in 2004. In January 2006, City University announced that the Cass Business School would be opening a new campus in Canary Wharf's One Canada Square, specialised in courses designed for senior managers.[19] The reconstruction and redevelopment of the University's Grade II listed College Building (following the fire in 2001) was completed in July 2006. In 2007 the School of Arts received a 10m building refurbishment. A new Students' Union venue opened in October 2008 called TEN squared, which provides a hub for students to socialise in during the day and hosts a wide range of evening entertainment including club nights, society events and quiz

nights. In January 2010, a premises was shared with UEA London, following City University's partnership with INTO. Since then City University has resumed its own International Foundation Program to prepare students for their preuniversity year. In April 2011, it was announced that the current Resident Halls and Saddler's Sports Centre will be closed and demolished for rebuilding in June 2011. It is proposed that the new Resident Halls and Sports Centre will be re-opened in September 2013. Campus City University has sites throughout London,[20] with the main campus located at Northampton Square in Islington. Other academic sites are: Holborn - City Law School (incorporating Inns of Court School of Law) City of London - Sir John Cass Business School Middlesex Street, London - INTO City The School of Health Sciences, is geographically the largest school with sites in: Northampton Square Old Street area - Fight for Sight Optometry Clinic Goswell Road - Radiography Smithfield and Whitechapel - Nursing and Midwifery Organisation and administration The Chancellor of City University is the Lord Mayor of the City of London ex officio. The day-to-day running of the university is the responsibility of the Vice-Chancellor. The current Vice-Chancellor is Professor Paul Curran. [edit]Schools City University is organised into seven schools: City Law School, incorporating Inns of Court School of Law School of Health Sciences, incorporating St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery School of Arts and Social Science, including the Department of Journalism

School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Sir John Cass Business School School of Informatics In the financial year ended 31 July 2011, City University had a total income (including share of joint ventures) of 178.6 million (2008/09 174.4 million) and total expenditure of 183.62 million (2008/09 178.82 million).[21] Key sources of income included 39.58 million from Funding Council grants (2008/09 39.52 million), 116.91 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2008/09 104.39 million), 7.86 million from research grants and contracts (2008/09 9.29 million), 1.04 from endowment and investment income (2008/09 1.83 million) and 15.05 million from other income (2008/09 19.37 million).[21] During the 2010/11 financial year City University had a capital expenditure of 9.77 million (2008/09 16.13 million).[21] At year end City University had reserves and endowments of 112.89 million (2009/10 110.05 million) and total net assets of 147.64 million (2008/09 147.27 million).[ Courses City University offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees as well as certificates and diplomas at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. More than two thirds of City's programmes are recognised by the appropriate professional bodies such as the BCS, BPS, CILIP, ICE, RICS, HPC etc. in recognition of the high standards of relevance to the professions. The University also has an online careers network where over 2,000 former students offer practical help to current students.[22] 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 has the highest quality rating from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.[23] Since 1976 City has been home to a centre for the education of journalists, the highly-regarded Department of Journalism.[24] It has the UK's first chair in reporting, the Anthony Sampson professorship. The Department of Radiography (part of the School of Community and Health Sciences) offers two radiography degrees, the BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) and BSc (Hons) Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology), both of which are recognised by the Health Professions Council (HPC).

Rankings In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), City University rose to 45th place, up 14 since the previous RAE in 2001 when it was ranked at 59, according to Times Higher Education analysis of HEFCE's (Higher Education Funding Council for England) RAE data, from 159 universities or colleges. Partnerships and collaborations [edit]CETL Queen Mary, University of London and City University were jointly awarded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) status by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in recognition of their work in skills training for 3,000 students across six healthcare professions.[47] [edit]City of London City University has excellent links with businesses in the City of London.[48] City University has also joined forces with other 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. [edit]LCACE London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange is a consortium of nine universities. It was established in 2004 to foster collaboration and to promote and support the exchange of knowledge between the consortiums partners and Londons arts and cultural sectors. The nine institutions involved are: University of the Arts London; Birkbeck, University of London; City University London; The Courtauld Institute of Art; Goldsmiths, University of London; Guildhall School of Music & Drama; King's College London; Queen Mary, University of London and Royal Holloway, University of London. [edit]Simfonec Simfonec is a collaborative Science Enterprise Centre (SEC) for the exploitation and transfer of knowledge, ideas and resources among three key sectors academic, financial and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Simfonec encourages the development of an entrepreneurial outlook amongst researchers in science and technology and orchestrates the delivery of science ideas to the commercial marketplace. It is a partnership between four of London universities (Royal Veterinary College, King's College London, Queen Mary, University of London and City University). It was launched in March 2003 by the Department of Trade and Industry. [edit]Willis Research Network

In September 2006, City University joined the Willis Research Network (WRN), a major, long-term partnership between leading international scientific institutions (including the universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Durham and Imperial College London) and the global insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings. The purpose of the network is to evaluate the frequency, severity and impact of catastrophes such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and terrorism. [edit]WC2 University Network City University is a founding member of the WC2 University Network, a network of universities developed with the goal of bringing together leading universities located in the heart of major world cities in order to address cultural, environmental and political issues of common interest to world cities and their universities.[49] In addition to City University, the founding members of WC2 members are: City University of New York, Technische Universitt Berlin, Universidade de So Paulo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Politecnico di Milano, University of Delhi, Northeastern University Boston and Tongji University. [edit]Erasmus Mundus MULTI City University was selected as the sole British university to take part in the selective Erasmus Mundus MULTI program, funded by the European Commission to promote scientific exchange between Europe and the industrialised countries of South-East Asia. It is the first Erasmus program to involve universities outside of Europe. In addition to City, the partner universities are: Aix-Marseille University (France), Univerzita Karlova v Praze (Czech Republic), Freie Universitt Berlin (Germany), Universitt des Saarlandes (Germany), Universit di Pisa (Italy), Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, SAR China), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Brunei), University of Macau (Macau, SAR China), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and National Taiwan University (Taiwan). [edit]UCL Partners City University has joined the executive group of UCL Partners, one of five accredited academic health science groups in the UK. City was invited to join the partnership in recognition of its expertise in nursing, allied health, health services research and evaluation and health management.[50] [edit]Spin-out companies [edit]City Technology plc

City University is the birthplace of City Technology plc, which is the world's leading manufacturer of fuel-cell gas sensors used in worker safety, automotive, medical and emissions monitoring applications. City Technology plc was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange but was acquired by Honeywell in March 2006. [edit]Student life

[edit]Students' Union The City University Students' Union is run primarily by students through elected Sabbatical Officers, an Executive Committee and a Union Council, with oversight by a Trustee Board.[51] The Students' Union runs Ten, a venue in Northampton Square which includes a cafe, bar and events spaces. [52] [edit]Other For a number of years, City University students have taken part in the annual Lord Mayor's Show, representing the university in one of the country's largest and liveliest parades. [edit]Notable people

[edit]Notable alumni [edit]Arts, science and academia

Muhammad Iqbal L. Bruce Archer British mechanical engineer and Professor of Design Research at the Royal College of Art John Brignell former professor of Industrial Instrumentation, science author Andrea Christofidou senior lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford George Daniels Horologist, regarded as the greatest watchmaker of modern times and inventor of co-axial escapement Jerry Fishenden technologist, currently National Technology Officer for the

UK Julia Gomelskaya Ukrainian contemporary music composer, professor of Odessa State Music Academy in Ukraine Professor Norman Gowar Professor of Mathematics at the Open University and Principal of Royal Holloway College, University of London David Hirsh Academic and sociologist Muhammad Iqbal Muslim poet, philosopher, and politician John Loder sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT Sharon Maguire director of Bridget Jones's Diary Rhodri Marsden Journalist, musician and blogger; columnist for The Independent Robin Milner Computer Scientist and recipient of the 1991 ACM Turing Award Ebrahim Moosa Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Duke University Center for Study of Muslim Networks John Palmer instrumental and electroacustic music composer Ziauddin Sardar Academic and scholar of Islamic issues, Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission [edit]Government, politics and society

Herbert Henry Asquith Clement Attlee Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 Herbert Henry Asquith Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 Tony Blair Labour Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law Roderic Bowen Welsh Liberal Party politician

Ali Dizaei Metropolitan Police Jody Dunn Liberal Democrat politician, and a barrister specialising in family law Sir James Dutton Royal Marine general and former deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force Chlo Fox Australian politician, Labor MP for the South Australian electoral district of Bright James Hart Commissioner of the City of London Police David Heath Politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome Muhammad Ali Jinnah founder of Pakistan, first Governor-General of Pakistan Syed Kamall Conservative Party politician and Member of the European Parliament for the London European Parliament constituency David Lammy Labour MP for Tottenham Liu Mingkang Chinese Politician and Businessman, current Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, former Vice-Governor of the China Development Bank Jawaharlal Nehru First Prime Minister of the Republic of India Aris Spiliotopoulos Minister of Greek Tourism Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law Ivy Williams First woman to be called to the English bar Houda Nonoo - Bahraini Ambassador to the United States Stav Shaffir - Youngest member of the Israeli Knesset, leader of the social justice movement [edit]Business and finance

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Muhtar Kent Brendan Barber General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress[53] Jonathan Breeze Founder and CEO of Jet Republic, private jet airline company in Europe [54] William Castell Chairman of the Wellcome Trust and a Director of General Electric and BP, former CEO of Amersham plc [54] Rod Clarke Former Chief Engineer, Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario, Canada; Writer and engineering historian Peter Cullum British entrepreneur David Essex Chairman of Bemrose Group James J. Greco CEO and President of Sbarro Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou Founder of easyGroup Bob Kelly CEO of Bank of New York Mellon, former CFO of Mellon Financial Corporation and Wachovia Corporation Muhtar Kent CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. Formerly, President and COO of Coca-Cola International and Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company Dick Olver Chairman of BAE Systems, member of the Board of Directors at Reuters Kiran Rao Executive Vice-President, marketing and contracts, for European plane-maker Airbus SAS [54] Syed Ali Raza President and Chairman of the National Bank of Pakistan Michael Smith - CEO of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, former President and CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, Hong Kong Durmu Ylmaz Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey Brian Wynter Governor of the Bank of Jamaica [54] David Woodward CEO, Aabar Petroleum Investments Company (Aabar), former President of BP Azerbaijan [54]

[edit]Media and entertainment

Sophie Raworth Joanna Blythman Non-fiction writer, Britain's leading investigative food journalist [54] Ellie Crisell BBC Presenter [54] Imogen Edwards-Jones[citation needed] Novelist Gamal Fahnbulleh - Sky News Presenter and journalist Michael Fish BBC weatherman Adam Fleming CBBC Reporter Lourdes Garcia-Navarro - Journalist, Jerusalem foreign correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) Alex Graham Chairman of PACT Gillian Joseph Sky News Presenter Kirsty Lang BBC Presenter and journalist Ellie Levenson Freelance Journalist and Author William Lewis Journalist and editor of the Daily Telegraph Donal MacIntyre Investigative journalist Sharon Maguire Writer and Director, directed Bridget Jones's Diary Rhodri Marsden Journalist, musician and blogger; columnist for The Independent Sharon Mascall Journalist, broadcaster and writer; lecturer at the University of South Australia Dermot Murnaghan Presenter on Sky News Tiff Needell Grand Prix driver, Presenter of Fifth Gear on Five Linda Papadopoulos Psychologist, appearing occasionally on TV Raj Persaud British consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster, and author on

psychiatry Richard Preston Novelist Sophie Raworth Newsreader, presenter on BBC One O'Clock News Joel Rubin World-renown klezmer clarinetist [54] Ian Saville British magician [54] Barbara Serra News presenter for Al Jazeera from London [54] Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3 presenter Mark Worthington - BBC Correspondent [edit]Notable faculty and staff

David Willets Jamal Nazrul Islam Eminent, Physicist, Mathematician, Cosmologist, Astronomer Roy Greenslade Journalist Steven Haberman professor of Actuarial science at City University David Leigh Journalist Penny Marshall Journalist David Marks Psychologist Stewart Purvis Broadcaster Denis Smalley Composer Kevin Smith Chartered Engineer; Notable leader in the regeneration of the Great Eastern Hotel, London Bill Thompson Journalist David Willets Conservative Member of Parliament for Havant; Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills David Richardson - 1920 to 1940. A.M.I. Mech.E, Captain RAF. Author of Autogenous Welding, Cutting of Iron and Steel with Oxygen and Welding

Copper, Brasses and Bronzes [edit]Vice-Chancellors 19661974: Sir James Sharp Tait 19741978: Edward W. Parkes 19781998: Professor Raoul N. Franklin 19982007: Professor David Rhind 20072009: Professor Malcolm Gillies 20092010: Professor Julius Weinberg (acting) 2010present: Professor Paul Curran