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Academic excellence for business and the professions
Welcome to
City University London
Professor Paul Curran Vice-Chancellor
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www.city.ac.uk/about/city-information/city-annual-report-2012
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There are three things that, together, make us unique:
1. A commitment to academic excellence
• City is among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher
Education World Universities Rankings) and top 30 in the UK (Times
Higher Education Table of Tables 2012)
• City has 15 areas undertaking research of a quality comparable with
the very best in the world (latest Research Assessment Exercise)
• City has a history and heritage stretching back to Victorian times
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There are three things that, together, make us unique:
2. Education relevant to business and the professions
• City ranks in the top 10 in the UK for both employability (The
Sunday Times University Guide) and starting salaries (Which
University?)
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There are three things that, together, make us unique:
3. An enviable central London location
• City is not a campus University: we offer the unmatched cultural,
sporting and social opportunities that only a major world city can offer
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History
• 1852 Inns of Court
School of Law founded
– now part of City Law
School
• 1877 St Bartholomew’s
College of Nursing
founded – now part of
School of Health
Sciences
• 1894 Northampton Institute founded by City of London livery companies.
• Many original subjects still offered
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History
• 1909 BSc offered
• 1927 One of the first to educate Optometrists
• 1966 City University London received Royal Charter
• 2002 Sir John Cass Business School endowed by former Lord Mayor of London Sir John Cass
• Strong links with City of London maintained through The Lord Mayor of London being the Chancellor of the University
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Some contemporary City alumni
• Sir Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC
• Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer
Science at the University of Southampton and
inventor of the Microcosm hypermedia system
• Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News Today presenter
• Ashley Highfield, CEO, Johnston Press
and former VP, Microsoft
• Jo Whiley, Radio DJ and Television Presenter
• Tiff Needell, racing driver and former BBC Top Gear presenter
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Law alumni
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Clement Attlee
• Margaret Thatcher
• Tony Blair
• Many of the country’s QCs
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City offers
• High quality academic staff including over 130 newly-appointed
professors and lecturers
• Education informed by academics developing their subjects through
research and enterprise
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City offers
• Generous scholarships of up to £3,000 for highly qualified students
• Accommodation guarantee, even if you live in London
• Excellent facilities and support
o City won the 2011Times Higher Education Leadership &
Management award for Outstanding Student Services and
was short listed in 2013
o City is the only University to have The Institute of Customer
Service ‘ServiceMark’ accreditation
o City is investing £165M in its estate and IT.
City offers
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Services for Students
• Financial advice
• Accommodation support
• Health advice
• Careers advice
• A vibrant Students’ Union
• Cultural, sporting and
social opportunities: new Sports Centre
opens in 2014
• and other support
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Today’s programme
• Workshops
• Tours
• Presentations
• Debates
• Academic talks
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Not sure what to do today?
• Open Day Guide
• Help Desk
• Staff and Student Ambassadors
• Student Centre
• Free tea and coffee
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Welcome to your Future
Welcome to City University London