London Metropolitan University

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London Metropolitan University


Established	2002
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	Brian Roper
Staff	3,300^[1]
Students	30,920 ^[2]
Undergraduates	22,390 ^[2]
Postgraduates	7,235 ^[2]
Location	London, UK
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

London Metropolitan University (sometimes abbreviated LMU or London Met) is a university in London. It was formed in August 2002 by the amalgamation of London Guildhall University and the University of North London. The University is based in the centre of London with one campus in the 'City', at Moorgate, Tower Hill and Aldgate, and one campus in Islington, north of the central zone of London and next to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. The University has a long tradition of offering vocational degree courses.

London Met operates the archive, library and museum The Women's Library, which houses the archives of the Fawcett Society, and other material on the history of feminism. Other special collections are the TUC Library and the Irish Studies Collection (links below).

1 History
2 Notable alumni
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

London Metropolitan University was created on 1 August 2002 by the merger of London Guildhall University (now London City campus) and the University of North London (now London North campus). It is the largest single University in London and the fifth largest in the UK.

Prior to the merger both institutions had long histories of providing vocational education in the City and north and east London, both as previous Polytechnics.

In October 2006 the university opened a new Science Centre, part of a £30m investment in its sciences department. Close to its Holloway Road site, the facility includes a "Super Lab" claimed to be one of Europe's most advanced science teaching facilities with some 280 workstations equipped with digital audio visual interactive equipment.

Its Vice-Chancellor is Brian Roper. The President Emeritus is Sir Roderick Floud.

The Deconstructivist, Graduate Centre on Holloway Road designed by Daniel Libeskind.

[edit] London City campus

The London City campus is the site of the former London Guildhall University, near Aldgate East, Tower Hill and Liverpool Street tube stations.

There are buildings located at Minories, Jewry Street, Moorgate, Calcutta House, and Goulston Sreet.

[edit] London North campus

London North campus is the site of the former University of North London, near Holloway Road and Highbury & Islington tube stations.

[edit] Students' Union

London Metropolitan University Students' Union (MetSU) is affiliated to the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom. The day to day running of the Union is organised by a team of officers who together make up the Executive Committee. The Student Council set policy and can set the direction that the Executive take. They can also censure and remove officers from their postions.

The University directly manages the Rocket complex and courtyard located on Holloway Road at North campus and the Sub bar and club located on Goulston Street at City campus. Both venues offer a wide range of entertainment in a modern, contemporary environment. The Rocket is renowned for the famous Big Fish club night, which was voted best student night out in London by Time Out. At the Sub bar you can enjoy live music and the hugely popular Eclectic DJ sessions.

Both the Rocket and Sub bar are favored by club and live music promoters for high profile public events. Recently these have included Maximo Park, the Real Stone Roses, DJ Spoony, Loose Cannons, Wiley, 80’s Matchbox B Line Disaster, DJ Hanif, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Jeff Mills, Lab 4, Frantic, Hallucinogen, Latina Max and London’s largest Brazilian Carnival.