Queen Mary, University of London Proflie
History
•Queen Mary's roots lie in four ancient colleges: Westfield College, Queen Mary College, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College and the London Hospital Medical College.
•The college was first established in the year 1887 and was admitted to University of London in the year 1915.
Location and transport
•Queen Mary is inner London’s campus based on university. The main campus at Mile End is also the biggest self-efficient university campus in London.
•A quiet campus set along the Regent’s Canal and just 15 minutes from Oxford Street, central London.
Student mix
•Queen Mary has a strong international reputation, with around 30% of students coming from over 100 countries includes 2,000 students studying in China on joint degree programs offered with the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications).
Academic strengths
•The Medical School includes specialist centres researching cancer, cardiology, clinical pharmacology, inflammation, infectious diseases, stem cells, dermatology, diabetes, neuroscience, surgery and dentistry.
•The Centre for Commercial Law Studies, the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, and the Arts Research Centre are located within Humanities.
Sport
•The recently opened Health & Fitness Centre offers a range of exercise classes and industry standard gym equipment for use by Queen Mary students. A women’s only gym is also available.
•Facilities on campus include a sports hall for badminton, fencing, basketball, and indoor football.