London South Bank University (LSBU) is a
public university
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in
Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground station ...
,
London
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. It is based in the
London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark ( ) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council ar ...
, near the
South Bank
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert ...
of the
River Thames
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, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic Institute, it achieved university status in 1992 under the
Further and Higher Education Act 1992
The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within England and Wales, with consequential effects on associated matters in Scotland which had previously been g ...
.
In September 2003, the university underwent its most recent name change to become London South Bank University (LSBU) and has since opened several new centres including the School of Health and Social Care, the Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Buildings (CEREB), a new Student Centre, an Enterprise Centre, and a new media centre Elephant Studios. The university has students and 1,700 staff.
In November 2016, the university was named the Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the
Times Higher Education Awards
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
.
In the inaugural 2017
Teaching Excellence Framework
The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) is a controversial government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers in England, which may be used from 2020 to determine ...
, London South Bank University was awarded a Silver rating.
History
Origins
London South Bank University was founded in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic Institute. It has since undergone several name changes, becoming the Polytechnic of the South Bank in 1970, South Bank Polytechnic in 1987, South Bank University in 1992 and London South Bank University in 2003. The university has also merged with a number of other educational institutions.
In 1888, Edric Bayley, a local solicitor and member of the
London School Board
The School Board for London, commonly known as the London School Board (LSB), was an institution of local government and the first directly elected body covering the whole of London.
The Elementary Education Act 1870 was the first to provide fo ...
, set up the South London Polytechnics Committee whose members included the
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional pow ...
,
Archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen y ...
,
Lord Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death o ...
and
Sir Lyon Playfair
Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair (1 May 1818 – 29 May 1898) was a British scientist and Liberal politician who was Postmaster-General from 1873 to 1874.
Early life
Playfair was born at Chunar, Bengal, the son of George Playfair (1782-1846) ...
. The committee was successful in persuading the Charity Commissioners to pledge to match whatever could be raised from the public, up to the sum of £200,000 to establish polytechnics in South London. A public meeting at
Mansion House
A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word ''manse'' originally defined a property la ...
kick-started the public appeal and by 1891 enough money had been raised to establish polytechnics at
Battersea
Battersea is a large district in south London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and extends along the south bank of the River Thames. It includes the Battersea Park.
History
Batte ...
and at Borough Road, Southwark, now LSBU.
During 1890, the former buildings of
Joseph Lancaster
Joseph Lancaster (25 November 1778 – 23 October 1838) was an English Quaker and public education innovator. He developed, and propagated on the grounds both of economy and efficacy, a monitorial system of primary education. In the first dec ...
's
British and Foreign School Society
The British and Foreign School Society (BFSS) offers charitable aid to educational projects in the UK and around the world by funding schools, other charities and educational bodies. It was significant in the history of education in England, suppor ...
were purchased for the Borough Polytechnic Institute. In May that year, the South London Polytechnics Institutes Act was passed, so that by June 1891 the governing structure and general aims of the new Institute had been created. These aims were "the promotion of the industrial skills, general knowledge, health, and well-being of young men and women" and also for "instruction suitable for persons intending to emigrate". W. M. Richardson was chosen to be clerk to the Governing Body, C. T. Millis was appointed as Headmaster, Miss Helen Smith was appointed Lady Superintendent and Edric Bayley was appointed the first Chair of Governors.
On 30 September 1892, the Borough Polytechnic Institute was officially opened by
Lord Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death o ...
, with a remit to educate the local community in a range of practical skills. The Polytechnic was given a seal based on the Bridge House emblem of the
City of London
The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...
and a motto taken from
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes (; hbo, קֹהֶלֶת, Qōheleṯ, grc, Ἐκκλησιαστής, Ekklēsiastēs) is one of the Ketuvim ("Writings") of the Hebrew Bible and part of the Wisdom literature of the Christian Old Testament. The title commonly ...
— "Do it with thy Might". A gala event was held to mark the occasion which was widely reported in the press because of
Lord Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895. Between the death o ...
's speech on the banning of smoking in the new Institute. One of the speeches made included the hope that "the Polytechnic would do its share towards perfecting many a valuable gem found in the slums of London".
[F. G. Evans, ..Borough Polytechnic 1892–1969''.'']
The Polytechnic specialised in courses that reflected local trades including leather tanning, typography, metalwork, electrical engineering, laundry, baking, and boot & shoe manufacture. Instruction was also given in art, science, elocution, literature and general knowledge and the Polytechnic held public lectures by the likes of
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
,
J. A. Hobson
John Atkinson Hobson (6 July 1858 – 1 April 1940) was an English economist and social scientist. Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption.
His principal and ea ...
,
Henry M. Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician who was famous for his exploration of Central Africa and his searc ...
, and
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
.
On 10 October 1894, the National School of Bakery and Confectionery (later the
National Bakery School
The National Bakery School, a culinary school at London South Bank University, London, England, was founded in 1894 and is now the world's oldest bakery school. ) was opened with 78 pupils. In 1897, the Polytechnic was let to sightseers who wished to see the Diamond Jubilee parade for
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...
.
In 1902, the Borough Road building was once again let to sightseers who wished to see the Coronation parade of
King Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910.
The second chil ...
. Through a donation from Edric Bayley, the Edric Hall was built in 1908, along with the Lancaster Street extension buildings which gave the Polytechnic new bakery rooms, gymnasium, workshops and its triangular campus site.
In 1911, the Governors commissioned
Roger Fry
Roger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Establishing his reputation as a scholar of the Old Masters, he became an advocate of more recent developm ...
to create a set of seven murals to decorate the student dining room with the theme of "London on Holiday". These comprised:
* "Bathing" and "Football",
Duncan Grant
Duncan James Corrowr Grant (21 January 1885 – 8 May 1978) was a British painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets and costumes. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
His father was Bartle Grant, a "poverty-stricken" major i ...
*

"The Zoo",
Roger Fry
Roger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Establishing his reputation as a scholar of the Old Masters, he became an advocate of more recent developm ...
* "The Fair",
Frederick Etchells
Frederick Etchells (14 September 1886 – 16 August 1973) was an English artist and architect.
Biography
Etchells was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. His early education was at the London School of Kensington, now known as The Royal College ...
* "Toy Sailing Boats",
Bernard Adeney
Bernard Adeney (2 August 1878 – 4 April 1966) was an English painter and textile designer. He was a founding member of the London Group, an artists' exhibiting society, and was its president from 1921 to 1923. Between 1930 and 1947, he was ...
* "Punch & Judy", MacDonald Gill
* "Paddling",
Albert Rutherston
Albert Daniel Rutherston (5 December 1881 – 14 July 1953) was a British artist. He painted figures and landscape, illustrated books and designed posters and stage sets.
Personal life and education
Albert Daniel Rothenstein born 5 December 18 ...
In 1931, they were sold to the
Tate Gallery
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.
During the
First World War
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, the Polytechnic manufactured munitions and
gas mask
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s for the
war effort
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and ran courses for the army. After the War, the
National Certificate
The National Certificate is a higher education qualification in a technology discipline offered by higher institutions across the globe. Each country has its own specifications about the certificate.
Ireland
The National Certificate ( ga, Tea ...
system was taken up, engineering courses were offered to women in the 1920s and printing classes were dropped and run at Morley College. J W Bispham was elected the new Principal in 1922 when C T Millis retired and a rebuilding scheme was undertaken including a new facade for the
Borough Road
Borough Road is in Southwark, London SE1. It runs east–west between St George's Circus and Borough High Street.
History and location
The route was created as part of the planning and road improvements associated with the completion of We ...
building. Class numbers increased to 8,682 students by 1927 and on 20 February 1930 the
Duke of York
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officially opened the Polytechnic's new buildings. In 1933, Dr D H Ingall took over as Principal and a sports ground at Turney Road
Dulwich
Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half ...
was obtained for the Polytechnic. In 1933,
farriery
A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjus ...
was dropped as it was too difficult to bring horses into the building.
During the
Second World War
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, a third of the Polytechnic's campus was destroyed or damaged from the
Blitz
Blitz, German for "lightning", may refer to:
Military uses
*Blitzkrieg, blitz campaign, or blitz, a type of military campaign
*The Blitz, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War
*, an Imperial German Navy light cruiser b ...
.
Southwark
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was bombed seven times and its population halved by the end of the War. At the start of the War the boys and girls from the Polytechnic's Trade Schools were evacuated to
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal c ...
. From 1940 to 1941, the Polytechnic was bombed five times but continued to provide hundred of meals a day to the homeless of Southwark during this period.
From 1945 to 1953, British painter
David Bomberg
David Garshen Bomberg (5 December 1890 – 19 August 1957) was a British painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys.
Bomberg was one of the most audacious of the exceptional generation of artists who studied at the Slade School of Art under Henr ...
taught art at the Polytechnic forming the '
Borough Group
The Borough Group was a collective of mid-20th-century artists from the Borough area of Southwark, South London. The group was associated with David Bomberg, who was then teaching a number of the artists that formed the group at the Borough Pol ...
' of artists with his pupils in 1946. In 1956, the Polytechnic was designated a Regional College of Technology and Dr J E Garside was installed as the new Principal until 1965, when Vivian Pereira-Mendoza took over. Further extensions to the buildings were made during the 1960s with the opening of the National College Wing in 1961 and the extension buildings and Tower Block in 1969, which were officially opened by
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...
.
In 1970, the Brixton School of Building (founded in 1904), the City of Westminster College (founded in 1918 – and not the same institution as the current
City of Westminster College
City of Westminster College is a further education college in the City of Westminster, England, founded originally as Paddington Technical Institute in 1904 and gaining its current name in 1990. The college has two centres in central London, loc ...
) and the National College of Heating, Ventilating, Refrigeration and Fan Engineering (founded in 1947) merged with the Polytechnic to become the
Polytechnic of the South Bank
London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...
. The new institution adopted a coat of arms designed to include two
Thames barge
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and na ...
s set above a pentagon surrounded by five other pentagons. An official designation service took place the following year, at which
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...
was the guest speaker. In 1972 the purpose-built Wandsworth Road site opened, providing space for the Polytechnic's Faculty of the Built Environment, which at the time was the biggest and most comprehensive faculty in Europe for teaching built environment subjects such as surveying, town planning, architecture and other property related professional disciplines. In 1975, the extensive
London Road
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United Kingdom
England
There are countless London Roads in the UK. Only those significant outside their local area are listed here:
* London Road (Bri ...
building was opened, providing space for expanding business courses and the library. In 1976, part of Rachel MacMillan College of Education merged with the Polytechnic along with the Battersea College of Education bringing with them sites at
Manresa House,
Roehampton
Roehampton is an area in southwest London, in the Putney SW15 postal district, and takes up a far western strip running north to south of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It contains a number of large council house estates and is home to the U ...
and Manor House,
Clapham Common
Clapham Common is a large triangular urban park in Clapham, south London, England. Originally common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, it was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878. It is of ...
.
In 1985
South Bank Technopark
South Bank Technopark at London South Bank University, England, houses the main administration for the university, including the Vice-Chancellor's Office, under the leadership of Prof. David Phoenix.
The Technopark building was opened in Novembe ...
opened on London Road and in 1987 the Polytechnic changed its name again to become South Bank Polytechnic. In the same year, the
British Youth Opera
British Youth Opera (BYO) is an opera company in the United Kingdom. It aims to give young singers, conductors, directors and production staff training and experience through workshops and full-scale operatic productions at venues such as the Pe ...
(BYO) was founded and made a home at the Polytechnic's Southwark campus. In 1987,
Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark
Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark (née Welch; born 15 October 1931) is an educator, educationist, academic, and activist. She is a Conservative politician and was for 25 years a working member of the British House of Lords. In 1981 sh ...
was appointed Director, who oversaw the conversion of the Polytechnic into a flagship university.
In 1990, the Polytechnic was accredited for Research Degrees and in 1991 the Central Catering College at Waterloo and South West London College merged with it. In 1992, the newly created Baroness Perry (August 1991) became the University's first Vice-Chancellor.
In 1992, the Polytechnic was granted university status and accordingly changed its name to South Bank University. That year also saw the new university celebrate its centenary and adopt the marketing slogan, "the University without Ivory Towers". In 1993,
Gerald Bernbaum
Gerald Bernbaum FRSA (born 25 March 1936, died 16 September 2017) was an educationist and university administrator. He was Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of South Bank University (now London South Bank University), London, England.
Bern ...
was appointed Vice-Chancellor and the Centenary Library was renamed the Perry Library. Redwood College of Health Studies and
Great Ormond Street
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School of Nursing merged with the university in 1995, leading to the establishment of two satellite campuses teaching Health at
Havering
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and Whipps Cross (which closed in 2011).
21st century
In 2001,
Deian Hopkin
Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin (born 1 March 1944) is an academic and historian, former vice chancellor and former President of the National Library of Wales. From 2013 to 2020, he served as Chair of Wales Remembers 1914-1918 and was expert adviser to t ...
became Vice-Chancellor and the Wandsworth Road site was sold.

On 1 September 2003, the university underwent its most recent name change to become London South Bank University (LSBU)
and in that year officially opened the Keyworth Centre.
Martin Earwicker
Martin John Earwicker (born 11 May 1948) was Director of the National Museum of Science and Industry group of British museums (including the Science Museum, the National Railway Museum, and the National Media Museum) from 2006 until 2009. Prior ...
was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 2009, the year in which another major building on their Southwark campus, the Grimshaw-designed K2, was opened to house the School of Health and Social Care and the Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Buildings (CEREB).
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London South Bank University, UK. The building also houses skills laboratories for the University's nursing students. Further campus developments included a new Student Centre in 2012, followed by an Enterprise Centre in 2013. In 2016 LSBU opened its new media centre, Elephant Studios at LSBU.
On 1 January 2014,
Dave Phoenix was appointed Vice-Chancellor.
In 2014 university officials removed a poster featuring the
Flying Spaghetti Monster and the stand erected by the students from the South Bank Atheist Society during the Fresher's week, claiming it was "
religiously offensive".
[ This action drew criticism from the ]British Humanist Association
Humanists UK, known from 1967 until May 2017 as the British Humanist Association (BHA), is a charitable organisation which promotes secular humanism and aims to represent "people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious be ...
which claimed it amounted to "petty censorship in the name of offence".
The LSBU-sponsored University Academy of Engineering South Bank opened its doors to students in September 2014. The purpose-built facility is in the Walworth
Walworth () is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross.
Major streets in Walworth include the ...
area of Camberwell and can accommodate 150 students aged 11–19.
Lambeth College
Lambeth College is a further education college in the London Borough of Lambeth. It was formed in 1992 from three former institutions – Vauxhall College of Building and Further Education, Brixton College of Further Education, and South London ...
is intending to merge with the University.
Campus
The main campus populates a triangular section of roads in the Borough of Southwark, immediately north of the Elephant and Castle
The Elephant and Castle is an area around a major road junction in London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington, due to the proximity of the London Underground station ...
. London's South Bank
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert ...
is a short tube or bus journey away from Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
* King George Island ...
or London Bridge. To the north of the campus is Borough Road
Borough Road is in Southwark, London SE1. It runs east–west between St George's Circus and Borough High Street.
History and location
The route was created as part of the planning and road improvements associated with the completion of We ...
, where the main entrance is situated and the original building of the Borough Polytechnic Institute. To the west is London Road
London Road is a popular road name in the United Kingdom. Roads called London Road include:
United Kingdom
England
There are countless London Roads in the UK. Only those significant outside their local area are listed here:
* London Road (Bri ...
and to the east is Southwark Bridge Road
Southwark Bridge Road is a road in Southwark, London, England, between Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle and Southwark Bridge across the River Thames, leading to the City of London, in a meandering route.
The road was created by conn ...
. At the northwest corner is St George's Circus
St George's Circus is a road junction in Southwark, London, England. At its centre, which is now a traffic roundabout, is an historic obelisk, designed by Robert Mylne (1733–1811), in his role as surveyor and architect of Blackfriars Brid ...
.
Schiller International University
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It has campuses on tw ...
had a campus in the Technopark Building on the London South Bank University property. In August 2011 Schiller stated that it was closing its London campus and will not start the Autumn 2011 semester there, due to stricter student visa requirements in the United Kingdom.
There is a smaller satellite campus in east London: at Havering
The London Borough of Havering () in East London, England, forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants; the principal town is Romford, while other communities are Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham. The b ...
(LSBU at Havering), diagonally opposite Harold Wood station
Harold Wood railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in east London, serving the Harold Wood area of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Gidea Park and Br ...
. A central Croydon campus is due to open in September 2021: it will be at Electric House in Wellesley Road.
Organisation
The university has seven Schools, they are;
* School of Applied Sciences
* School of Arts and Creative Industries
* School of the Built Environment and Architecture
*School of Business
* School of Engineering
* School of Health and Social Care
* School of Law and Social Sciences
Contraction
The University announced in April 2021 that in 2021 they were not admitting students to study history or human geography.
Academic profile
The British painter David Bomberg
David Garshen Bomberg (5 December 1890 – 19 August 1957) was a British painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys.
Bomberg was one of the most audacious of the exceptional generation of artists who studied at the Slade School of Art under Henr ...
taught Art at the Borough Polytechnic between 1945 and 1954. One of the university's halls of residence, David Bomberg House
Borough High Street is a road in Southwark, London, running south-west from London Bridge, forming part of the A3 route which runs from London to Portsmouth, on the south coast of England.
Overview
Borough High Street continues southwest as ...
, carries his name and a handful of his works are on display at the University. Major paintings by Bomberg were acquired by the Tate Gallery
Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
after his death.
London South Bank University works in partnership
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with institutions in the UK, Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. It currently works closely with the Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing Institute of Technology (abbreviated BIT; Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学; Traditional Chinese: 北京理工大學; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué), is a national leading co-educational public university located in Beijing, Chi ...
, Hunan University
Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Projec ...
, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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, Northwestern Polytechnical University
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The university is a Chinese national Class A Doub ...
, and the National Academy of Education Administration. The collaborative educational programmes both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels have been running for over ten years with the Chinese partners. LSBU established the first Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2007.
Rankings and reputation
In November 2016, the university was named the Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards.
''The Guardian
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Newspapers can cover a wide ...
s 2018 league table of teaching excellence ranked the university 92 out of 121 British institutions. The Sunday Times
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' league table, measuring a number of different factors including teaching quality, research quality and employment rates, ranks the university 120th. However, ''The Guardian'' rated LSBU joint 13th for law
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students.
In the inaugural 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework
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assessment which ranked the quality of undergraduate teaching across UK universities and applied either a bronze, silver or gold ranking, LSBU was awarded a "Silver" ranking.
Admissions
70% of UK students at London South Bank University are Londoners. Students primarily come from the South London Boroughs of Southwark
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, Lambeth
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, Lewisham
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and Croydon
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, and the East London Borough of Newham
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. Around 12% of students from the EU and overseas, which equate to over 3,000 EU and other international students, from more than 130 countries. 56% of the student population are from ethnic minorities
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and over 80% of the students are classified as mature
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(21 or over when they start their course).
Notable alumni
* Sir David Adjaye
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, architect
* Patrik Schumacher
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Schumacher studied Philosophy and Mathematics at the Friedr ...
, architect, company director Zaha Hadid Architects.
* Wavinya Ndeti
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, politician
* Frank Auerbach
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, painter
* Shaun Bailey Shaun Bailey may refer to:
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* Shaun Bailey (cricket ...
, politician
* Sue Black, computer scientist
* Paul Burstow
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He was appointed Minis ...
, former politician
* Mel Calman
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, cartoonist
* Edd China
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, television presenter and engineer
* June Clark June Clark may refer to:
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* June Clark (artist) (born 1941), Canadian artist
* June Clark (musician) (1900–1963), American jazz trumpeter and cornetist
* June Clark (bowls)
...
, nurse
* Dennis Creffield
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, artist
* Cliff Holden
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, painter
* Edna Adan Ismail
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, former foreign minister of Somaliland
* Jordan Kensington
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* Leon Kossoff
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Kossoff was born in Islington, London, and spent most of his early ...
(Art)
* Don Lawrence
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(Illustration)
* Nick Leslau
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(Surveying)
* Russel Lissack
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, musician
* Norma Major
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Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff is the daughte ...
, philanthropist and wife of Sir John Major
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* Shahid Malik
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, politician
* Zacarias Moussaoui
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(International business)
* Sarah Mullally
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* Bridget Prentice
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(Law)
* Bali Rai
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Rai was born in Leicester in 1971, to Punjabi parents. At the age of eleven, he read '' The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' by Sue Townsend ...
(Politics)
* Miles Richmond
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(Art)
* Joan Ryan Joan Ryan may refer to:
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* Joan Ryan (politician)
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, politician
* Marsha de Cordova
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* Greg Searle
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Career
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* Enoch Showunmi
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Career
Luton Town
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(Business)
* Edward Skoyles
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* Phil Spencer (Estate management)
* Mike Weatherley
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, politician
* Charlie Whiting
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* Kevin McGrath
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(Estate management)
* Louise Woodward
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(Law)
See also
* Armorial of UK universities
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* Borough Road Gallery
The Borough Road Gallery is an art gallery at London South Bank University on Borough Road in south London, England.
The gallery celebrates the artist David Bomberg who taught at the Borough Polytechnic, now London South Bank University. Th ...
, opened 2012
* List of universities in the UK
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* Post-1992 university
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References
External links
London South Bank University website
London South Bank University Archives
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