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This article is about the UK university. For other institutions with similar names, see Metropolitan University.
London Metropolitan University
Coat of arms of the university
Former names
University of North London, London Guildhall University, City of London Polytechnic, Polytechnic of North London, Northern Polytechnic Institute, North-Western Polytechnic, City of London College, Sir John Cass College of Arts and Science
Motto
Knowledge in Abundance
Type
Public
Established
1 August 2002 (1 August 2002) (origins from 1848; amalgation of UNL and LGU)
Endowment
£0.25 million (2022)[1]
Budget
£122.5 million (2021-22)[1]
Vice-Chancellor
Lynn Dobbs
Academic staff
2,400 (academic & admin)[2]
Students
10,390 (2019/20)[3]
Undergraduates
8,250 (2019/20)[3]
Postgraduates
2,135 (2019/20)[3]
Location
London
,
England
Campus
Holloway and Aldgate
London Underground Station
Holloway Road Aldgate East
Colours
Purple, grey
Nickname
London Met
Affiliations
ACU EUA IAAPS MillionPlus Universities UK
Website
londonmet.ac.uk
London Metropolitan University, commonly known as London Met, is a public research university in London, England. The University of North London and London Guildhall University merged in 2002 to create the university.[4][5] The University's roots go back to 1848.
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,[6] the Irish Studies Collection and the Frederick Parker Collection.[7]
^ ab"Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2022" (PDF). londonmet.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^Facts and Figures Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine – from official website
^ abc"Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^"160 years of London Met". London Metropolitan University. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^Chris Green. "A-Z Unis & Colleges: London Metropolitan University". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
^"TUC | History Online". Unionhistory.info. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^The Frederick Parker Collection
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