Why choose °×С½ãÂÛ̳?

We're proud of our groundbreaking history, distinguished present and exciting future. °×С½ãÂÛ̳ is a great place to be a student for so many reasons. 


About °×С½ãÂÛ̳

​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹°×С½ãÂÛ̳ 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

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Students having lunch together on °×С½ãÂÛ̳ campus.

A vibrant social life

As a student, you are automatically a member of Students' Union °×С½ãÂÛ̳, and °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s policy of keeping Wednesday afternoons free of teaching gives you the opportunity to take part in social and sporting activities.

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Our global outlook

Around 53% of our students come from outside the UK, from more than 150 countries, and °×С½ãÂÛ̳ 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 °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Grand Challenges in 2008, we have brought together more than 850 researchers from 170 centres, institutes and departments across °×С½ãÂÛ̳ and provided more than £1.9m in funding to 442 projects.

Library shelf in °×С½ãÂÛ̳ 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 °×С½ãÂÛ̳ libraries, access 385 public libraries.

°×С½ãÂÛ̳ 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.

°×С½ãÂÛ̳ 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.

Bloomsbury campus

Take a look around

Our community sits at the heart of one of the world's most dynamic cities. London has been ranked as the best city in the world for students (QS Best Student Cities 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024)!

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