London Metropolitan University, commonly known as London Met, is a public research university in London, England. The University of North London (formerly the Polytechnic of North London) and London Guildhall University (formerly the City of London Polytechnic) merged in 2002 to create the university. With roots going back to 1848, it is one of London’s oldest educational institutions. The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington, a museum, archives and libraries. Special collections include the TUC Library,[the Irish Studies Collection and the Frederick Parker Collection.
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1 History
1.1 London Guildhall University
1.2 University of North London
1.3 Dalai Lama Honorary Doctorate controversy
1.4 Student number controversy
1.5 2011 course changes
1.6 Proposed alcohol-free zones
1.7 UK Home Office/Border Agency action, and consequences
2 Campuses
3 Academic profile
3.1 Faculties and schools
3.2 Scholarships
3.3 Rankings and reputation
4 Student life
4.1 Student union
4.2 Media
5 In fiction
6 Notable people
6.1 Notable alumni
6.1.1 Arts and media
6.1.2 Business, marketing and law
6.1.3 Politics and public affairs
6.1.4 Royalty
6.1.5 Sciences
6.1.6 Sports
6.2 Notable staff
7 References
8 External links
History
London Metropolitan University was formed on 1 August 2002 by the merger of London Guildhall University and the University of North London. In October 2006, the University opened a new Science Centre, part of a £30m investment in its science department at the North campus close to Holloway Road, with a "Super Lab" claimed to be one of Europe's most advanced science teaching facilities, and 280 workstations equipped with digital audio visual interactive equipment.
London Guildhall University
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Crosby Hall in 1848, where the Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men started
In 1848 Charles Blomfield, the Bishop of London, called upon the clergy to establish evening classes to improve the moral, intellectual and spiritual condition of young men in London. In response, the bishop Charles Mackenzie, who instituted the Metropolitan Evening Classes for Young Men in Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate, London, with student fees at one shilling per session. Subjects on the original curriculum included Greek, Latin, Hebrew, English, History, Mathematics, Drawing and Natural Philosophy. This fledgling college came under royal patronage following the visit of Prince Albert to the classes in 1851. In 1860 the classes moved to Sussex Hall, the former Livery Hall of the Bricklayers' Company, in Leadenhall Street. By this time, some 800 students were enrolled annually.
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