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Higher and Further Education

A full range of higher education courses is available in London.  Establishments include the University of London with its famous colleges such as LSE (London School of Economics), the London Medical and Dental Schools, such as those at Guy’s and St Bartholomew’s, and the numerous former polytechnics such as the Universities of North London and Westminster.

University of London

The University of London is a federation of schools, colleges, institutes and associated institutions. Between them they provide over 900 full-time and part-time undergraduate and 400 postgraduate Master’s degree courses and a wide range of research facilities.  Applications for admissions are made through UCAS and details about each of the schools, colleges and institutions which make up the University can be obtained by contacting them directly.  The institutions which make up the University of London include the following:

Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School

Courtauld Institute of Art

Goldsmiths’ College

Heythrop College

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

Jews’ College

King’s College London

King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry

The London Hospital Medical College

London School of Economics and Political Science

Queen Mary and Westfield College

Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Veterinary College

School of Oriental and African Studies

School of Pharmacy

School of Slavonic and East European Studies

St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College

St George’s Hospital Medical School

St Mary’s Hospital Medical School

United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals

University College London

University College London Medical School

University College, Wye

Their individual numbers appear under the entry for University of London in the London Business Directory.  There is also a central number for general enquiries.

There are many other universities either in, or close to, central London offering a huge selection of courses, some of which are the University of Westminster, London Metropolitan University, South Bank University, University of East London, Brunel University, City University, The London Institute, University of Roehampton, University of Greenwich and Kingston University, their contact numbers are listed in the London Business Directory or on www.yell.com.

Further Education

There are many further education colleges in London and the surrounding area providing part-time and full-time courses covering a wide spectrum of qualifications up to professional/degree level.  Information about these can be gained directly from the local colleges themselves, their contact numbers appear under their individual names in the London Business and Services telephone directory or on www.yell.com under ‘Further Education’.

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