Main article: University of London
Member institutions of the University of London are colleges and universities that are members of the federal University of London.
The University of London was initially configured as an examining board for affiliated colleges, but was reconfigured as a teaching university for London, with many London colleges becoming schools of the university, in 1900. Since the 1990s it has trended towards much greater autonomy for its colleges. Common assessment standards by subject no longer exist across the university nor is shared teaching or cross-registration commonplace.
List of member institutions
The member institutions of the University of London are currently divided as follows, in alphabetical order:
Colleges
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Brunel University of London
- City St George's, University of London
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Institute of Cancer Research
- King's College London
- London Business School
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Queen Mary University of London
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Royal Veterinary College
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- University College London
Former colleges
- Bedford College
- Chelsea College
- City, University of London
- Hackney College
- Heythrop College, University of London
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Archaeology
- Institute of Education
- London School of Medicine for Women
- New College London
- Queen Elizabeth College
- Regent's Park College
- Richmond Theological College
- St George's, University of London
- School of Pharmacy, University of London
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies
- Westfield College
- Wye College
History
The institutions that make up the university of London have been referred to by a number of different terms historically. From federation in 1900 until the passing of the University of London Act 1994 they were formally "schools of the university" or (until 1978) "colleges incorporated into the university", from 1994 until the passing of the University of London Act 2018 they were "colleges", and from 2018 they have been "member institutions". A member institution is defined in the 2018 act as "an educational, academic or research institution which is a constituent member of the University and has for the time being — (a) the status of a college under the statutes; or (b) the status of a university". This had the effect of allowing institutions to change their status from colleges to universities in their own right while still remaining part of the University of London. These institutions, including the London School of Economics and University College London, achieved university status in their own right within the University of London in 2022 and 2023.
Intercollegiate registration and study
Students from University of London colleges who wish to take a course at another college within the collegiate public university as part of their degree can register as intercollegiate students.
Degree powers
Until the year 2008, all colleges within the federal collegiate system solely awarded a University of London degree. From 2003 onwards some colleges received their own degree-awarding powers. However, these were held in abeyance until 2008, when a number of colleges began to award their own degrees.
Gallery
- Birkbeck
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths
- King's College London
- London Business School
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Queen Mary
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal Veterinary College
- University College London
References
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- "Historical Introduction". University of London: the Historical Record (1836-1926). University of London Press. 1926 – via british-history.ac.uk.
- "University of London Act 1994". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "University of London Act 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "UCL statement on University of London Act 2018". UCL. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- Susan Liautaud. "Chair's Blog: Summer Term 2022". Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- "Council minutes" (PDF). UCL. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- "Intercollegiate Registration for students from other colleges". London School of Economics. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- Rebecca Smithers and Donald MacLeod (9 December 2005). "College vote brings break-up of university a step nearer". The Guardian.
- Polly Curtis (27 September 2005). "College granted degree-awarding powers". The Guardian.
- "London trio to award their own degrees". Times Higher Education. 23 February 2007.