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University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts consists of six internationally renowned colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- Chelsea College of Art and Design
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Art
The archive of renowned film-maker Stanley Kubrick was opened in October 2007 with over 1,000 boxes of material housed in a futuristic, state of the art facility. The Parade Ground at Millbank opened in July 2008 and is London’s largest open-air gallery funded by a £1.5 million gift from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation.
Students benefit by collaborating with major brands during their studies which provides contacts and experience to succeed in art and design. Joint projects with industry include:
- Menswear students redesigning the classic Puma trainers.
- Fashion students winning the chance to have their collections made and sold by online fashion store Asos.com.
- Industrial design students helping to create the Nokia handset of 2015.
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design plans to move to a multi-million pound, state of the art new home in the heart of King’s Cross in 2011. The proposed move will see the College focus its world leading expertise in art, design, fashion, communication and performance on one site, forming a powerhouse of creative energy in the heart of London.
Quick facts:
- 20,800 students; over 800 academic staff and 2,300 Associate lecturers; income of £143 million.
- Over 250 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels plus over 350 short courses.
- Notable alumni include sculptor, Anish Kapoor; fashion designer, John Galliano; and industrial designer, Tom Dixon.
Contact details
University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street
London, W1K 5DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7514 6000
Email: info@arts.ac.uk
Web: www.arts.ac.uk
**This profile is part of a series which forms a directory of London’s universities. You can read more university profiles here as they are published.**
Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture at the Barbican (source:www.barbican.org.uk)
Le Corbusier is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century and while he never designed any buildings in London, his influence and ideas dominated the designs of the city’s planners during the 1960s and 70s.
A major retrospective called Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture is taking place in the Barbican Art Gallery in London, examining Le Corbusier’s architecture and radical ideas for reinventing the concept of a modern utopian living. But it’s his tiny summer cabin on display at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) that is the most impressive, and free to enter.
His holiday home, or Cabanon as he called it, has been re-created within the RIBA’s restaurant and you are allowed to explore the 14-square metre space, complete with bed, desk and bathroom. The half-mirrored windows would have originally looked out over the Mediterranean but in this re-creation you can spy on the diners as they tuck into meals prepared by Michelin-starred chef, David Cavalier.
The simplicity and human-scale of the Cabanon is a far cry from the plans and buildings associated with Le Corbusier the architect.
Kevin – www.studylondon.ac.uk
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Trinity Laban is the UK’s first conservatoire of music and contemporary dance, incorporating Trinity College of Music and Laban. It is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the professional training of musicians and contemporary dancers, rated first in the UK in both of its specialisms.
Trinity College of Music is located within the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Its excellent facilities include state of the art practice rooms, the outstanding Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts and the magnificent concert halls in nearby Blackheath.
Laban is housed in a purpose built building which received the Stirling Architecture Prize in 2003. Specialist facilities include the 294-seat Bonnie Bird Theatre, a studio theatre, an outdoor theatre, 12 dance studios and a Dance Health suite with one of the largest Pilates studios in the UK.
As well as providing exceptional undergraduate and postgraduate training, Trinity College of Music and Laban actively promote music and dance in the wider community, offering extensive programmes of education, community and social inclusion work.
Quick facts:
- 985 students; around 400 academic staff; income about £16 million p.a.
- Over 17 courses from undergraduate to postgraduate levels including specialist diplomas and flexible study programmes.
Contact details
Trinity Laban
King Charles Court,
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
London SE10 9JF
Tel: +44 (0)20 8305 4300
Email: info@trinitylaban.ac.uk
Web: www.trinitylaban.ac.uk
**This profile is part of a series which forms a directory of London’s universities. You can read more university profiles here as they are published.**
Boris Johnson meets international students (source: James O'Jenkins)
The Mayor’s Office and Study London recently hosted an international student reception to celebrate the contribution of international students to the diversity and vibrancy of the capital’s city life.
More than 4,000 students from over 140 nations applied to meet the Mayor, who enjoyed meeting with students from London’s universities.
In addition to getting a highly-prized photo with Boris Johnson, students networked, made new friends and enjoyed the spectacular panoramic views of London’s skyline from London’s Living Room at City Hall.
Simon – www.studylondon.ac.uk
The School of Pharmacy, University of London
The School of Pharmacy, University of London
The School of Pharmacy is the only university in the UK dedicated solely to pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. Research is integrated with excellent teaching to further knowledge and understanding of medicines and organised into four divisions: Drug Discovery; Neurosciences; Formulation Sciences; and Medicines Use and Health.
The use of genomics has led to advances in understanding illnesses such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and infectious diseases at the molecular level. At the School, Molecular Pharmacy is a major focus for developing new safer medicines that truly capitalise on the revolution in genomics. The Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research is a relatively new venture with the aims of assessing, improving and monitoring medicines in children. The Centre is in collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Institute of Child Health, University College London.
The School is in the top two higher education institutions for the amount of research income derived from business per FTE academic staff member and offers opportunities for licensing, collaboration and consultancy through its wholly-owned subsidiary company Pharmovation.
Quick facts:
- 1,600 students; 130 academic and research staff; income of £19 million in 2007/08.
- Master of Pharmacy degree accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Full-time MSc degrees in Clinical Pharmacy, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery and Pharmacognosy.
- Part-time postgraduate courses for post-registration pharmacists.
Contact details
The School of Pharmacy
29/39 Brunswick Square
London, WC1N 1AX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7753 5800
Email: registry@pharmacy.ac.uk
Web: www.pharmacy.ac.uk
**This profile is part of a series which forms a directory of London’s universities. You can read more university profiles here as they are published.**
Reseachers at St George’s, University of London
The development of gels that can protect people against HIV will receive more than £90 million of funding, following research by British scientists that suggests new medicines have the best chance yet of controlling the spread of Aids.
New research is developing gels that women can apply before having sex to prevent HIV from entering the bloodstream. A number of world-leading British research teams, including those at Imperial College London and St George’s, University of London, will be awarded funding to continue this groundbreaking research.
Funding will be supported by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is thought that with an Aids vaccine still decades away, such preventative medicines provide the most realistic strategies to protect people against HIV infection, a condition that has claimed more than 25 million lives to date.
Simon – www.studylondon.ac.uk
Royal Veterinary College
The Royal Veterinary College
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) develops and implements innovative teaching and learning methodologies and utilises novel electronic learning strategies.
The College was awarded £4.5m for the CETL (Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) programme on veterinary education. The state-of-the-art LIVE centre was established in 2005 to enhance veterinary education through novel approaches to meet the needs of independent learners.
RVC scored a maximum 24/24 in the 2000 QAA assessment. The College organises research teams around the four research themes of Infection and Immunity; Musculoskeletal Biology; Reproduction, Genes and Development; and Cardiovascular and Inflammation Biology. It is the only veterinary school in England to have accredited status for its undergraduate programmes from the American Veterinary Medical Association, allowing graduates to enter veterinary practice in the USA.
RVC owns the premier biotechnology incubator in central London at its Camden Campus: The London BioScience Innovation Centre which hosts 23 new companies and offers a unique combination of fully-integrated serviced laboratories, offices and support facilities.
The College provides support for the veterinary profession through its three referral hospitals and the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals is the largest of its kind in Europe, receiving over 8,000 patients each year.
Quick facts:
- 1,600 students; nearly 200 academic staff; turnover of £56 million.
- A sector-leading range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional-level veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing and life science courses.
Contact details
Royal Veterinary College
Royal College Street
London, NW1 0TU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7468 5000
Email: enquiries@rvc.ac.uk
Web: www.rvc.ac.uk
**This profile is part of a series which forms a directory of London’s universities. You can read more university profiles here as they are published.**
It’s official, London is a cheaper city to live in than New York and many European cities.
There has never been a better time to study in London. For example, it is now 25 percent cheaper for American students to study in London than it was last year.
Weakening exchange rates helped London fall 19 places to number 27 in this year’s Economist Intelligence Unit survey. This represents great value for students who want to study in a global city and gain a world-class education. It is no wonder London is home to more international students than any other city in the world.
The Worldwide Cost of Living survey is an unbiased and independent guide to prices and products in 140 cities around the world. The survey considers costs such as accommodation, entertainment and also everyday costs such as buying a loaf of bread.
Simon – www.studylondon.ac.uk
The Open University in London
The Open University in London
The Open University (OU) is a world leader in blended learning for HE using latest technology such as the new Openlearn website, which makes selected course materials freely accessible and adaptable. The OU has MATRIX accreditation in the provision of information, advice and guidance.
Ranked in the top five universities by QAA for teaching quality and was top in the National Student Satisfaction survey for overall student satisfaction in 2005, 2006 and 2007. About 70% of students are in employment and 30% do not have the traditional entry requirements for HE.
The London regional centre is one of 13 in the UK: it recruits and supports tutors; provides pre-entry advice and guidance and on-course learner support.
Quick facts:
- The London centre has 20,000 students and 90 staff who support 850 tutors and their students.
- 40 years experience of creating and delivering high quality flexible open learning using a modular degree structure that learners can access as it suits them.
- Notable alumni include singer-songwriter, Joan Armatrading; Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammad Abdul Bari; Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi.
Contact details
The Open University in London
1-11 Hawley Crescent
London, NW1 8NP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7556 6125
Email: london@open.ac.uk
Web: www.open.ac.uk
**This profile is part of a series which forms a directory of London’s universities. You can read more university profiles here as they are published.**
Rivington Place: an arts space with a difference (source: www.rivingtonplace.org)
Rivington Place is an amazing building. Built by architect David Adjaye, an alumni of the Royal College of Art, its jagged roof was influenced by a Sowei mask from Sierra Leone.
The building is home to the first permanent public space dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts and photography in the UK and it regularly hosts a series of free exhibitions. Currently you can enjoy a photography exhibition by South African artist Santu Mofokeng, who has catalogued the lives of rural tenant farmers with a series of intriguing images.
In addition to the gallery spaces, the building contains the Stuart Library, a specialist reference resource for art students and researchers. It contains a unique collection of monographs, exhibition catalogues, slides and over 80 international art periodicals.
Unlocking your creativity has never been so easy.
Kevin – www.studylondon.ac.uk
“London is a city where different cultures and thoughts meet. Living in this city, I never feel bored.
