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Welcome presentation from City University London's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Curran. Presentation was given as part of the programme of the City University London Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 29th June 2013.
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Academic excellence for business and the professions
Welcome to
City University London
Professor Paul Curran Vice-Chancellor
www.city.ac.uk/about/city-information/city-annual-report-2012
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
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?)
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
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
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
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
Law alumni
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Clement Attlee
• Margaret Thatcher
• Tony Blair
• Many of the country’s QCs
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
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
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
Today’s programme
• Workshops
• Tours
• Presentations
• Debates
• Academic talks
Not sure what to do today?
• Open Day Guide
• Help Desk
• Staff and Student Ambassadors
• Student Centre
• Free tea and coffee
Welcome to your Future
Welcome to City University London