London Metropolitan University
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"London Met" redirects here. For the police force, see Metropolitan Police.
Not to be confused with list of universities and higher education colleges in London.
This article is about the UK university. For other institutions with similar names, see Metropolitan University.
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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]