City, University of London was a

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from 1966 to 2024 in

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. It merged with

St George's, University of London St George's, University of London (SGUL), legally the St George's Hospital Medical School, was a public medical school from 1733 to 2024 in South London, England. It merged with City, University of London to form City St George's, University of ...

to form

City St George's, University of London City St George's, University of London is constituent research university of the federal University of London. It was established in 2024 by a merger between City, University of London and St George's, University of London. Organisation an ...

in August 2024. The names "City, University of London" and "St George’s, University of London" continued as trading names until March 2025. Originally founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, it officially became a university when The City University was created by

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in 1966. The

Inns of Court School of Law The City Law School is a law school in London, England, and it is one of the six schools of City, University of London. The law school traces its origins to the Inns of Court School of Law (ICSL), which was founded in 1852. The ICSL became par ...

, which merged with City in 2001, was established in 1852, making it the university's oldest constituent part. City joined the federal University of London on 1 September 2016, becoming part of the eighteen colleges and ten research institutes that then made up that university. City has strong links with the

City of London The City of London, also known as ''the City'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and Districts of England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in England. It is the Old town, his ...

, and the

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serves as the university's rector. The university has its main campus in

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in the

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, with additional campuses in Islington, the

, the West End and East End. It is organised into six schools, within which there are around forty academic departments and centres, including the Department of Journalism,

Bayes Business School Bayes Business School, formerly known as Cass Business School, is the business school of City St George's, University of London, located in St Luke's, London, St Luke's, just to the north of the City of London. It was established in 1966. Bayes ...

(formerly Cass Business School), and

City Law School The City Law School is a law school in London, England, and it is one of the six schools of City, University of London. The law school traces its origins to the Inns of Court School of Law (ICSL), which was founded in 1852. The ICSL became par ...

which incorporates the Inns of Court School of Law. The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £262.1 million, of which £12.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £328.2 million. City is a founding member of the WC2 University Network which developed for collaboration between leading universities of the heart of major world cities particularly to address cultural, environmental and political issues of common interest to world cities and their universities. The university is a member of the

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and

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. Alumni of City include

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

, members of

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s, politicians and CEOs.

History

Origins

City traces its origin to the Northampton Institute and the City Law School (established in 1852). The first was named after the

Marquess of Northampton Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice, firstly in the Peerage of England (1547), then secondly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1812). The current holder of this title is Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton ...

who donated the land on which the institute was built, between

Northampton Square Northampton Square, a green town square, is in a corner of Clerkenwell projecting into Finsbury, in Central London. It is between Goswell Road and St John Street (and Spencer and Percival Streets), has a very broad pedestrian walkway on the no ...

and St John Street in

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. The institute was established to provide for the education and welfare of the local population. It was constituted under the City of London Parochial Charities Act (1883), with the objective of "the promotion of the industrial skill, general knowledge, health and well-being of young men and women belonging to the poorer classes". Northampton Polytechnic Institute was an

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Clerkenwell Clerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an Civil Parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The St James's C ...

, London, founded in 1894. Its first Principal was Robert Mullineux Walmsley. Alumni include

Colin Cherry Edward Colin Cherry (23 June 1914 – 23 November 1979) was a British cognitive scientist whose main contributions were in focused auditory attention, specifically the cocktail party problem regarding the capacity to follow one conversati ...

, Stuart Davies and

Anthony Hunt Anthony James Hunt (22 June 1932 – 16 August 2022), familiarly known as Tony Hunt, was a British structural engineer of numerous buildings, with a career spanning from the 1950s until his retirement in 2002. As a leading proponent of Briti ...

Arthur George Cocksedge Arthur George Cocksedge (4 September 1892 – 30 September 1973) was a British gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and a member of the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olym ...

, a British

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed in the

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, was a member of the Northampton Polytechnic Institute's Gymnastics Club and was Champion of the United Kingdom in 1920. In 1937 Maurice Dennis of the (Northampton Polytechnic ABC) was the 1937

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Frederick Handley Page Sir Frederick Handley Page (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the aircraft industry and became known as the father of the heavy bomber. His company Handley Page, Handley Page Limited wa ...

was a lecturer in

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at the institute. The

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, the first powered aircraft designed and built by him, ended up as an instructional airframe at the school. The novelist

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studied engineering at the institute. The six original departments at the institute were Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; Artistic Crafts; Domestic Economy and Women's Trades; Electro-Chemistry;

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; and Mechanical Engineering and Metal Trades.

20th century

A separate technical

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department was established in 1903–04. In 1909, the first students qualified for

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BSc degrees in engineering as internal students. The Institute had been involved in

education since that year, and the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences celebrated the centenary of aeronautics at City in 2009. The institute was used for the

1908 Olympic Games The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

;

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took place there. In 1957, the institute was designated a " College of Advanced Technology". The institute's involvement in information science began in 1961, with the introduction of a course on "Collecting and Communicating Scientific Knowledge". City received its

in 1966, becoming "The City University" to reflect the institution's close links with the City of London. The

Apollo 15 Apollo 15 (July 26August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the Apollo program and the fourth Moon landing. It was the first List of Apollo missions#Alphabetical mission types, J mission, with a longer stay on the Moon and a greate ...

astronauts visited City in 1971, and presented the Vice-Chancellor, Tait, with a piece of

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from the Apollo 15

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. In October 1995, it was announced that City University would merge with both the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and the Charterhouse College of Radiography, doubling the number of students in City's Institute of Health Sciences to around 2,500.

21st century

The university formed a strategic alliance with

Queen Mary, University of London Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Today, ...

, in April 2001. In May 2001, a fire in the college building gutted the fourth-floor offices and roof. In August 2001 City and the

agreed to merge. Following a donation from Sir John Cass's Foundation, a multimillion-pound building was built at 106 Bunhill Row for the Business School. CollegeBuilding

A new £23 million building to house the School of Social Sciences and the Department of Language and Communication Science was opened in 2004. The reconstruction and redevelopment of the university's

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college building (following the fire in 2001) was completed in July 2006. In 2007 the School of Arts received a £10m building refurbishment. A new students' union venue opened in October 2008 called "TEN squared", which provides a hub for students to socialise in during the day and hosts a wide range of evening entertainment including club nights, society events and quiz nights. In January 2010, premises were shared with the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...

(UEA) London, following City's partnership with

INTO University Partnerships INTO University Partnerships is a British for-profit pathway education provider focused on the provision of foundation courses for international students. History and ownership INTO University Partnerships was founded in 2005 by Andrew Colin, ...

. Since then City has resumed its own International Foundation Programme to prepare students for their pre-university year. City was ranked among the top 30 higher education institutions in the UK by the ''Times Higher Education Table of Tables''. In April 2011, it was announced that the current halls of residence and Saddler's Sports Centre will be closed and demolished for rebuilding in June 2011. The new student halls and sports facility, now known as CitySport, opened in 2015. In September 2016 The City University became a member institution of the federal

and changed its name to City, University of London. In 2023, a merger was proposed between City and

. On 1 August 2024, City merged with

to form

Campus

City has sites throughout London, with the main campus located at

in the

Finsbury Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manorialism, Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as ''Vinisbir'' (1231) and means "manor of a man c ...

area of

. The Rhind Building which houses the School of Arts and Social Sciences is directly west of Northampton Square. A few buildings of the main campus are located in nearby

Goswell Road Goswell Road, in Central London, is an end part of the A1. The southern part ends with one block, on the east side, in City of London; the rest is in the London Borough of Islington, the north end being Angel. It crosses Old Street/Clerkenwel ...

. Other academic sites are: * The City Law School (incorporating the former ''Inns of Court School of Law'') on Sebastian Street, Islington. *

in St Luke's, Islington, and at

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in Smithfield, City of London * INTO City in

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Organisation and administration

City University of London Northampton Square Clerkenwell London EC1V 0HB

The rector of City St George's, University of London, is ''

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'' the

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. The day-to-day running of the university is the responsibility of the

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

. The current president is Sir

Anthony Finkelstein Sir Anthony Charles Wiener Finkelstein (born 28 July 1959) is a British engineer and computer scientist. He is the President of City St George's, University of London. He was Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security to HM Government until ...

Schools

City St George's, University of London, is organised into six schools: * The City Law School, incorporating ''The Centre for Legal Studies'' and the

* School of Health & Psychological Sciences, incorporating St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery * School of Communication & Creativity, including the Department of Journalism * School of Policy and Global Affairs * School of Science & Technology *

(formerly Cass Business School)

Finances

In the financial year ended 31 July 2011, City had a total income (including share of joint ventures) of £178.6 million (2008/09 – £174.4 million) and total expenditure of £183.62 million (2008/09 – £178.82 million). Key sources of income included £39.58 million from Funding Council grants (2008/09 – £39.52 million), £116.91 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2008/09 – £104.39 million), £7.86 million from research grants and contracts (2008/09 – £9.29 million), £1.04 from endowment and investment income (2008/09 – £1.83 million) and £15.05 million from other income (2008/09 – £19.37 million). During the 2010/11 financial year, City had a capital expenditure of £9.77 million (2008/09 – £16.13 million). At year end, City had reserves and endowments of £112.89 million (2009/10 – £110.05 million) and total net assets of £147.64 million (2008/09 – £147.27 million).

Academic profile

Courses and rankings

City St George's, University of London, offers Bachelor's, Master's, and

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as well as certificates and diplomas at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. More than two-thirds of City's programmes are recognised by the appropriate

professional bodies A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that prof ...

such as the

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, BPS,

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, HPC etc. in recognition of the high standards of relevance to the professions. The university also has an online careers network where over 2,000 former students offer practical help to current students. The

offers courses for undergraduates, postgraduates, master graduates and professional courses leading to qualification as a solicitor or barrister, as well as continuing professional development. Its Legal Practice Course has the highest quality rating from the

Solicitors Regulation Authority The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales. It is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of more than 125,000 solicitors and other authorised individuals at more than 11,00 ...

. The Department of Radiography (part of the

School of Community and Health Sciences The School of Health Sciences at City, University of London, is composed of the former St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and School of Allied Health Science. The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees as well a ...

) offers two radiography degrees, the BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) and BSc (Hons) Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology), both of which are recognised by the

Health Professions Council The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), formerly the Health Professions Council (HPC), is a statutory regulator of over 280,000 professionals from 15 health and care professions in the United Kingdom. The Council reports its main purpos ...

(HPC).

Partnerships and collaborations

CETL

, and City St George's, University of London, were jointly awarded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) status by the

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(HEFCE) in recognition of their work in skills training for 3,000 students across six healthcare professions.

City of London

City St George's, University of London, has links with businesses in the

. City has also joined forces with other universities such as Queen Mary and the

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(both part of the

) with which it jointly delivers several leading degree programmes.

LCACE

London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange is a consortium of nine universities. It was established in 2004 to foster collaboration and to promote and support the exchange of knowledge between the consortium's partners and London's arts and cultural sectors. The nine institutions involved are:

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;

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; City St George's, University of London;

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;

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;

Guildhall School of Music & Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz along with drama ...

;

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

;

, and

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WC2 University Network

City is a founding member of the WC2 University Network, a network of universities developed with the goal of bringing together leading universities located in the heart of major world cities in order to address cultural, environmental and political issues of common interest to world cities and their universities. In addition to City St George's, University of London, the founding members of WC2 members are:

City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven ...

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Berlin Institute of Technology and Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public university, public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first ...

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Boston and

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Erasmus Mundus MULTI

City was selected as the sole British university to take part in the selective Erasmus Mundus MULTI programme, funded by the

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to promote scientific exchange between Europe and the industrialised countries of South-East Asia. It is the first Erasmus program to involve universities outside of Europe. In addition to City, the partner universities are:

Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...

(France), Univerzita Karlova v Praze (Czech Republic),

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(Germany),

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(Germany),

Università di Pisa The University of Pisa (, UniPi) is a public research university in Pisa, Italy. Founded in 1343, it is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Together with Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, it is part ...

(Italy),

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(Spain),

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(Hong Kong, SAR China),

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(Brunei),

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(Macau, SAR China),

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(Singapore), and

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(Taiwan).

UCL Partners

City has joined the executive group of

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, one of five accredited academic health science groups in the UK. City was invited to join the partnership in recognition of its expertise in nursing, allied health, health services research and evaluation and health management.

City Research Online

''City Research Online'' provides

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to, and reliable information about, research produced by City staff and research students, as permitted by publishers and copyright law, of content and

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Student life

Students' Union

The City Students' Union is run primarily by students through four elected sabbatical officers, the chief executive and an elected assembly (composed of current students), with oversight by a trustee board. The Students' Union provides support, representation, facilities, services, entertainment and activities for its members. It is run for students, by students. The Students' Union manages most aspects relating to students' societies, such as booking spaces for events on campus, holding funds and distributing grants, and providing training to their committees.

Student media

City currently has two student-run media outlets, including Carrot Radio, which was co-founded by journalism postgraduates Jordan Gass-Pooré and Winston Lo in the autumn of 2018. Carrot Radio currently records weekday podcasts. The second is the student-led online magazine, ''Carrot Magazine''. They released their first print magazine in December 2017.

Other

For a number of years, City students have taken part in the annual

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, representing the university in one of the country's largest and liveliest parades.

Sustainability ranking

City ranked joint 5th out of the 168 universities surveyed in the 2019

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league table of the most sustainable UK universities having climbed from 7th place in the 2016 league. In both the 2016 and 2019 rankings, it was the highest ranking University of London institution, and one of only four London institutions in the top twenty. The league table's ''Fossil Free Scorecard'' report, drawn from Freedom of Information requests, found that £800,000 (6.4%) of City's £12.5m endowment was invested in

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, and that the institution had not made a public commitment to

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. It also noted nearly £1m of research funding into

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since 2001 with just £64k of total funding from fossil fuel companies; and no

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s or board positions held by fossil fuel executives. City announced on 4 July 2023 that it was divesting its investments from fossil fuel producers.

Notable people

Notable alumni

Government, politics and society

– founder of Pakistan, first

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graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law (now part of The City Law School) *

Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. At ...

– Labour

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from 1945 to 1951 *

H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928) was a British statesman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last ...

–

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 * Sir Tony Blair – Labour Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law (now part of The City Law School) * Christos Staikouras – Finance Minister of Greece from 2019 to present *

Roderic Bowen Evan Roderic Bowen QC (6 August 1913 – 18 July 2001) was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal Party politician. Bowen was educated at Cardigan County School, University College, Aberystwyth, where he graduated LLB in 1933, and St John's College, C ...

– Welsh Liberal Party politician * Robert Chote – chief of the

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; former director of

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* Ali Dizaei – former police commander * Sir James Dutton – Royal Marine general and former deputy commander of the

International Security Assistance Force The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, Resolution 1386 ac ...

Chloë Fox Chloë Catienne Fox (born 22 February 1971) is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bright from 2006 to 2014 for the Labor Party. Personal life Fox is the daughter of Australian children's au ...

– Australian politician, former

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MP for the South Australian

electoral district of Bright Bright is a former electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was named in honour of Charles Bright, at various times South Australian Supreme Court Judge, Flinders University Chancellor, Health Commission chairman, and Electora ...

– Leader of the

Indian Independence Movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic ...

, graduated in 1891 from the Inns of Court School of Law (now part of The City Law School) *

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Sharifuddin Pirzada () NI (12 June 1923 – 2 June 2017) was a Pakistani barrister who served as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Personal life Sharifuddin Pirzada was born in the city of Burhanpur, in what is today Madhya P ...

– Noted Pakistani lawyer & Politician. Also served as 5th secretary general of

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. * James Hart – Commissioner of the

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* David Heath – Politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome *

Syed Kamall Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall (born 15 February 1967) is a British politician and academic, who from September to October 2022 served in HM Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media an ...

– Conservative Party politician and

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for the London European Parliament constituency *

David Lammy David Lindon Lammy FRSA (born 19 July 1972) is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held vario ...

– Labour MP for Tottenham *

Sandro Marcos Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III ( , , ; born March 7, 1994) is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district since 2022, and the eldest of three sons of Philippine President Bon ...

– Member of the Philippine House of Representatives, eldest son of

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...

President of the Republic of the Philippines The president of the Philippines (, sometimes referred to as ) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-c ...

* Barbara Mensah – Judge * Liu Mingkang – Chinese Politician and Businessman, current Chairman of the

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, former Vice-Governor of the

China Development Bank China Development Bank (CDB) is a policy bank of China under the State Council. Established in 1994, it has been described as the engine that powers the national government's economic development policies.

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...

– First

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of the Republic of India *

Houda Nonoo Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (; born 7 September 1964) is a Bahraini politician who served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. ...

– Bahraini Ambassador to the United States *

Patrick O'Flynn Patrick James O'Flynn (29 August 1965 – 20 May 2025) was an English journalist and Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2014 to 2019. He was elected for t ...

–

UK Independence Party The UK Independence Party (UKIP, ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of parliament (both through defect ...

MEP *

Stav Shaffir Stav Shaffir (; born 17 May 1985) is an Israeli politician and former member of Knesset. She is the leader of the Green Party and was a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Union alliance. She came to national prominence as one of the leade ...

– Youngest member of the Israeli

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, leader of the

social justice Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has of ...

movement *

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– Minister of Greek Tourism *

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013), was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of th ...

– Conservative Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law (now part of The City Law School) *

Ivy Williams Ivy Williams (7 September 1877 – 18 February 1966) was the first woman to be called to the English bar, in May 1922. She never practised, but she was the first woman to teach law at a British university. Education Williams studied law a ...

– First woman to be called to the

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Arts, science and academia

Darshana Rajendran Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. Darshana is best known for her performance in the 2022 films—''Hridayam'' and '' Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey''. The latter earned her Filmfare ...

- Indian Actress * L. Bruce Archer – British mechanical engineer and Professor of Design Research at the

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Hüseyin Şehitoğlu Hüseyin Şehitoğlu (born October 23, 1957, in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish mechanical engineer who holds the John, Alice, and Sarah Nyquist Endowed Chair at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham ...

– Turkish Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, former department head, University of Illinois *

Susan Bickley Susan Bickley is a British mezzo-soprano singer who performs in opera, Baroque and contemporary classical music. Personal life and education Susan Rochford Bickley was born into a Welsh family in Liverpool, England. Her father was a primary sch ...

– Mezzo-soprano in opera and classical music * George Daniels –

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and inventor of the

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* Jerry Fishenden – Technologist, former Microsoft National Technology Officer for the UK * Julia Gomelskaya – Ukrainian contemporary music composer, professor of Odesa State Music Academy in Ukraine *

Norman Gowar Professor Norman William Gowar (born 7 December 1940) is an academic from the United Kingdom who served as the Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, from 1990 to 2000. Prior to that he had served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Open ...

– Professor of Mathematics at the

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and Principal of

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, University of London *

Clare Hammond __NOTOC__ Clare Hammond (born 1985) is a British concert pianist. In 2016, she was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artist award. Early life and education Hammond grew up in Nottingham, was educated at Nottingham Girls' High School ...

– Concert pianist *

David Hirsh David Hirsh (born 29 September 1967) is a professor of sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and co-founder of Engage, a campaign against the academic boycott of Israel. Early life and education Hirsh was raised in a Jewish family ...

– Academic and sociologist *

Muhammad Iqbal Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 187721 April 1938) was a South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician. Quote: "In Persian, ... he published six volumes of mainly long poems between 1915 and 1936, ... more or less complete works on philoso ...

– Muslim poet, philosopher and politician, born in present-day Pakistan, graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law and University of Cambridge *

John Hodge John Hodge may refer to: *John R. Hodge (1893–1963), United States Army officer *John E. Hodge (1914–1996), American chemist *John Hodge (politician) (1855–1937), British politician *John Hodge (engineer) (1929–2021), British-born aerospace ...

– Aeronautical Engineer who played a key role in

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and America's space race. * John Loder – Sound engineer, record producer and founder of

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, as well as a former member of

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Sharon Maguire Sharon Maguire (born 17 August 1960) is a film director best known for directing the romantic comedy film '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001). The film was based on the book of the same name by her close friend, Helen Fielding, and one of the ma ...

– Director of ''

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'' *

Rhodri Marsden Rhodri Marsden (born 1 October 1971) is a London-based writer and musician. Journalism Prior to the demise of the print edition of ''The Independent'', Marsden wrote a technology column for nearly ten years, along with other columns on a range o ...

– Journalist, musician and blogger; columnist for ''

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'' *

Robin Milner Arthur John Robin Gorell Milner (13 January 1934 – 20 March 2010) was a British computer scientist, and a Turing Award winner.ACM ACM or A.C.M. may refer to: Aviation * AGM-129 ACM, 1990–2012 USAF cruise missile * Air chief marshal * Air combat manoeuvring or dogfighting * Air cycle machine * IATA airport code for Arica Airport in Amazonas Department, Colombia Computing ...

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Bernard Miles Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles (27 September 190714 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century. He was ...

– Actor and founder of the

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. *

John Palmer John Palmer may refer to: People Politicians * John Palmer (fl. 1377–1394), English politician * Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (1735–1817), British politician *John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. congressman from New York * John Palmer (1842–190 ...

– Instrumental and electroacoustic music composer *

Ziauddin Sardar Ziauddin Sardar (; born 31 October 1951) is a British-Pakistani scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and public intellectual who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futurology Critique of modernity, postmodernism an ...

– Academic and scholar of Islamic issues, Commissioner of the

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Theresa Wallach Theresa Wallach (30 April 1909 – 30 April 1999) was an adventure motorcyclist, engineer, mechanic and author. In 1935 with another experienced motorcyclist named Florence Blenkiron, she rode a 600 cc single-cylinder Panther motorcycle comp ...

– Pioneer female engineer, motorcycle adventurer, author, educator and entrepreneur, holder of

Brooklands Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfields, ...

Gold Star.

Business and finance

Winston Set Aung Set Aung () who is also known as Winston Set Aung is former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (Myanmar), Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. He also had multiple roles as Chairperson of Thilawa Special Econ ...

– Politician, Economist and Management Consultant, incumbent Deputy Governor of the

Central Bank of Myanmar The Central Bank of Myanmar (; ; abbreviated CBM) is the central bank of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Organisation Its headquarter is located in Nay Pyi Taw, and has branches in Yangon and Mandalay. History The Central Bank of Myanmar was ...

Brendan Barber Brendan Paul Barber, Baron Barber of Ainsdale (born 3 April 1951), is a British trade union official and life peer. He served as chair of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) Council until 2020. He is a former general secre ...

– former General Secretary of the

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* Jonathan Breeze – Founder and CEO of Jet Republic, private jet airline company in Europe *

Michael Boulos Michael Boulos (born ) is a Lebanese-American business executive. He is a son-in-law of the 45th and 47th U.S. president Donald Trump through his marriage to Tiffany Trump. His father is Massad Boulos. Early life and education Born in Housto ...

– Associate director of Callian Capital Group, and partner of

Tiffany Trump Tiffany Ariana Trump (born October 13, 1993) is the fourth child of Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and his only child with his second wife, Marla Maples. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and primarily raised by her mother ...

* William Castell – Former Chairman of the

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predec ...

and a Director of

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the New York (state), state of New York and headquartered in Boston. Over the year ...

and BP, former CEO of

Amersham plc Amersham plc was a manufacturer of radiopharmaceutical products, to be used in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures. The company became GE Healthcare following a takeover in 2003, which was based at the original site in Amers ...

* Peter Cullum – British entrepreneur * James J. Greco – Former CEO and President of

Sbarro Sbarro, LLC ( : stylized in all caps) is an American fast food restaurant that specializes in New York–style pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine. In 2011, the company was ranked 15th in foreign sales among U.S.-based ...

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (; born 14 February 1967) is a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost airline easyJet and the Stelmar shipping line with start-up funds provided by ...

– Founder of

easyGroup EasyGroup Ltd (styled as easyGroup, or simply easy) is a British multinational corporation, multinational venture capital conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1998. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and privately owned b ...

Tom Ilube Thomas Segun Ilube ( ; born July 1963) is a British entrepreneur and educational philanthropist and former chair of the Rugby Football Union making him the first black chair of a major sport in England. He is the Chair of The King’s Trust in ...

– CBE, British entrepreneur and Chair of the RFU * Bob Kelly – Former CEO of

Bank of New York Mellon The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY, is an American international financial services company headquartered in New York City. It was established in its current form in July 2007 by the merger of the Bank of New York an ...

and CFO of

Mellon Financial Corporation Mellon Financial Corporation was an American investment firm which was once one of the world's largest money management firms. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it was in the business of institutional and high-net-worth individual asset managem ...

and

Wachovia Corporation Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total asset ...

Muhtar Kent Ahmet Muhtar Kent (born December 1, 1952) is a Turkish-American business executive. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company. He became CEO in 2008, and chairman in 2009, leaving those positions in 2016 and 2 ...

– Former CEO and chairman of

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* William Lewis – Former CEO

Dow Jones Dow Jones is a combination of the names of business partners Charles Dow and Edward Jones. Dow Jones & Company Dow, Jones and Charles Bergstresser founded Dow Jones & Company in 1882. That company eventually became a subsidiary of News Corp, an ...

Publisher, ''The Wall Street Journal'' *

Ian Livingstone Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of the '' Fighting Fantasy'' series of role-playing gamebooks, and the author of many books within that ...

– chairman and co-owner,

London & Regional Properties London & Regional Properties Limited (L&R) is a private real estate and leisure investment firm based in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest privately held principal investors in Europe, performing private equity style investments ...

* Liu Mingkang – Former Chairman of the

Dick Olver Sir Richard Lake Olver FREng (born 2 January 1947) was the chairman of BAE Systems, one of the world's largest defence contractors. Biography Early life Richard Olver was born on 2 January 1947. He studied at City University London, where he g ...

– Former Chairman of

BAE Systems BAE Systems plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Aerospace industry, aerospace, military technology, military and information security company, based in London. It is the largest manufacturer in Britain as of 2017. It is ...

, member of the board of directors at

Reuters Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency ...

Syed Ali Raza Syed Ali Raza is a Pakistani businessman and author. He became the president of the National Bank of Pakistan, being the longest-serving president of the bank up to that point, and has also worked at the North African branch of Bank of America. ...

– Former president and Chairman of the

National Bank of Pakistan National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of December 2022, it has over 1,500 branches across Paki ...

Martin Wheatley Martin Wheatley is a British financier, formerly managing director of the Consumer and Markets Business Unit of the Financial Services Authority in the UK, and is the former CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority. In London Wheatley worked for t ...

– Former CEO of the

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Brian Wynter Brian Wynter OJ (born in Jamaica, 1959) is a Jamaican banker and financial regulator, who is notable for his work with the Financial Services Commission (FSC).

– Governor of the Bank of Jamaica *

Durmuş Yılmaz Durmuş Yılmaz is a Turkish economist, politician and was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2006 and 2011. Biography Born in the western Anatolian city of Uşak in 1947, Yılmaz obtained a B.A. degree in econo ...

– Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey

Media and entertainment

Samira Ahmed Samira Ahmed (born 15 June 1968) is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster at the BBC, where she presents '' Front Row'' on Radio 4 and '' Newswatch'' on the BBC News channel and BBC One during '' BBC Breakfast'', and regularly present ...

–

Channel 4 News ''Channel 4 News'' is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982. Current productions ''Channel 4 News'' ''Channel 4 News'' ...

presenter,

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presenter, writer and journalist *

Decca Aitkenhead Jessica "Decca" Aitkenhead (born 1971) is an English journalist, writer and broadcaster. Early life and education Aitkenhead's family lived in Wiltshire when she was born; she has three older brothers. Her father was a teacher in Bristol befor ...

– Journalist *

Joanna Blythman Joanna Blythman (born 1956) is a British investigative food journalist and writer and a commentator on the British food chain who has covered subjects including salmon farming, supermarkets, intensive pineapple production, bird flu and the ca ...

– Non-fiction writer, Britain's leading investigative food journalist *

Emily Buchanan Emily Margesson Buchanan is a British journalist who has worked for the BBC, in both radio and television. Early life Born in Hammersmith, West London, Buchanan is the daughter of George Buchanan, a novelist and poet from Northern Ireland, and t ...

– BBC World Affairs correspondent *

Sally Bundock Sally Elizabeth Bundock (née Jackson) (born 1972) is a British news chief presenter for BBC News, who presents ''BBC News'' on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She joined '' World Business Report'' in September 2002 and presented its early morn ...

– BBC presenter *

Ellie Crisell Ellen Jane Crisell (born 19 July 1976) is an English journalist and television presenter working for the BBC. Crisell has presented the BBC One 8:00 pm news summary, and is a relief presenter on the BBC regional news programme BBC South Ea ...

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presenter *

Joe Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American former politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in ...

- Journalist and presenter *

Imogen Edwards-Jones Imogen Edwards-Jones (born June 1968, in Birmingham), is a British writer, author and journalist, who blogs for doyoutravel.com and Get the Gloss. Biography Edwards-Jones was educated at Malvern Girls' College, a boarding independent school in ...

– Novelist *

Gamal Fahnbulleh Gamal Fahnbulleh (born April 1982) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITV Granada. He presents Granada Reports, an evening news programme for North West England and the Isle of Man. He also is now a relief ...

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Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of ...

presenter and journalist *

Mimi Fawaz Mimi Fawaz is a Nigerian-Lebanese sports journalist, show host and presenter who currently works as a sports presenter on Focus on Africa, a BBC news programme broadcast on BBC World News alongside BBC Africa and BBC Sports. She has worked for CN ...

, BBC presenter and journalist *

Michael Fish Michael Fish (born 27 April 1944) is a British weather forecasting, weather forecaster. From 1974 to 2004, he was a television presenter for BBC Weather. Career Fish was born on 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, Sussex. Educated at Osmington Sch ...

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weatherman * Adam Fleming –

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

reporter *

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro Lourdes "Lulu" Garcia-Navarro is an American journalist who is an Opinion Audio podcast host for ''The New York Times.'' She was the host of National Public Radio's ''Weekend Edition Sunday'' from 2017 to 2021, when she left NPR after 17 year ...

– Journalist,

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foreign correspondent for

National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...

(NPR) * Alex Graham – chairman of PACT and the

Scott Trust The Scott Trust Limited is the British limited company that owns Guardian Media Group and thus ''The Guardian'' as well as various other media businesses in the UK. It was created to acquire ''The Guardian'' in 1936, and reorganised as a limited ...

Michael Grothaus Michael Grothaus (born August 1977) is an American novelist and journalist. He is best known for the novel '' Beautiful Shining People'' and for his writing about internet subcultures in the digital age. Biography Michael Grothaus was born ...

– Novelist and journalist; author of ''Epiphany Jones'' *

Rachel Horne Rachel Horne ( Gibson) is a Northern Irish newsreader and journalist. She presented the BBC children's news programme '' Newsround'' from 2002 until 2006. She also presented BBC News' business bulletins on the BBC News Channel and travel news o ...

– BBC and

Virgin Radio Virgin Radio is a branding of radio stations broadcast in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. As of April 2024, there were over 40 stations globally. The stations ...

presenter and journalist *

Faisal Islam Faisal Islam (born 29 May 1977) is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and an occasional presenter of ''Newsnight''. He was the political editor of Sky News from 2014 to 2019, and from May 2004 wa ...

– BBC News economics editor *

Gillian Joseph Gillian Angela Joseph (born 20 July 1969) is a British newscaster currently working for Sky News. Joseph is the anchor of weekend editions of '' Sky News at Ten''. Early life Joseph was born in 1969 in Coventry, England. Her parents originated ...

– Sky News presenter *

Kirsty Lang Kirsty Lang (born July 1962) is a British journalist and broadcaster who works for BBC Radio and Television. Earlier in her career, she was on the staff of ''The Sunday Times'' and ''Channel 4 News'', working as a presenter and reporter. Lang wa ...

– BBC presenter and journalist *

Ellie Levenson Ellie Levenson (born July 1978) is a freelance journalist and author in the United Kingdom. She has written for ''The Guardian'' and ''New Statesman'' among others and is an occasional columnist for ''The Independent'', writing opinion pieces and ...

– Freelance journalist and author * William Lewis – Journalist and editor of ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...

'' *

Donal MacIntyre Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various UK channels. In 2007, ...

– Investigative journalist *

– Writer and director, directed ''

'' *

– Journalist, musician and blogger; columnist for ''

'' * Sharon Mascall – Journalist, broadcaster and writer; lecturer at the

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Lucrezia Millarini Lucrezia Gaia Millarini (born 18 February 1976) is an English news journalist. She is currently employed by ITN and presents ITV News. Early life Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born in London on 18 February 1976 into a family of Italian descent. ...

– Freelance journalist and

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: Television TV stations/networks/channels ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network and company, including: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network in the United Kingd ...

newsreader *

Dermot Murnaghan Dermot John Murnaghan (; born 26 December 1957) is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, I ...

– Presenter on Sky News *

Tiff Needell Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of '' Lovecars'', and formerly served as co-presenter of '' Top Gear'' and '' Fifth Gear''. Biography Needell attende ...

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Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural ''Grands Prix'') most commonly refers to: * Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition ** List of Formula One Grands Prix, an auto-racing championship *** Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious ...

driver, presenter of ''

Fifth Gear ''Fifth Gear'' is a British motoring television magazine series which has been broadcast since 2002. Originally shown on Channel 5 from 2002 to 2011 (and branded as ''5th Gear'' until 2005), it began as a continuation of the original version ...

'' on

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* Maryam Nemazee – presenter for

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London *

Linda Papadopoulos Linda Papadopoulos (born February 3, 1971) is a Canadian psychologist based in England. Education Papadopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 3, 1971. She earned a BA degree in psychology from York University in Toronto, On ...

– psychologist, appearing occasionally on TV * Lilah Parsons - freelance broadcast journalist for

* Sebastian Payne – Journalist *

Catherine Pepinster Catherine Marie Pepinster (born 7 June 1959) is an English editor, historian, commentator and writer with a focus on theology, Catholic and Anglican ecumenism, church history, and religion and politics. She was the first female editor of ''The ...

– journalist, religion writer *

Raj Persaud Rajendra "Raj" Persaud (born 13 May 1963) is an English consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster and author of books about psychiatry. He is known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media, has publi ...

– British consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster, and author on psychiatry *

Richard Preston Richard Preston (born August 5, 1954) is a writer for ''The New Yorker'' and bestselling author who has written books about infectious disease, bioterrorism, redwoods and other subjects, as well as fiction. Biography Preston was born in Cambr ...

– Novelist *

Gavin Ramjaun Gavin Ramjaun (born 13 December 1981) is a British journalist known for his work with the BBC, Sky Sports and ITV Breakfast. His parents hail from Mauritius. He was born in Worcester. Education Ramjaun was educated at the University of Cardiff's ...

– Television presenter and journalist *

Sophie Raworth Sophie Jane Raworth (; born 15 May 1968) is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly ''BBC News at Six'' and '' BBC News at Ten''). S ...

– Newsreader, presenter on BBC One O'Clock News * Apsara Reddy – Journalist *

Joel Rubin Joel Rubin is an American clarinetist, klezmer musician, Ethnomusicology, ethnomusicologist, and scholar of Jewish music. Since becoming involved in the klezmer revival in the late 1970s, he has been researching, teaching and performing klezmer m ...

– World-renowned ''klezmer''

clarinet The clarinet is a Single-reed instrument, single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore (wind instruments), bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a Family (musical instruments), family of instrume ...

ist * Ian Saville – British magician * Barbara Serra – Presenter for

London * Sarah Walker – BBC Radio 3 presenter *

Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He is best known for his appearances on ''The Last Leg'' (2012–present), '' Fighting Talk'' (2014–2016), '' Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019), ''Moc ...

– Comedian and presenter

Notable faculty and staff

* Rosemary Crompton – Professor of Sociology *

Roy Greenslade Roy Greenslade (born 31 December 1946) is a British author and freelance journalist, and a former professor of journalism. He worked in the UK newspaper industry from the 1960s onwards. As a media commentator, he wrote a daily blog from 2006 to ...

– Journalist * Steven Haberman – Professor of

Actuarial Science Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematics, mathematical and statistics, statistical methods to Risk assessment, assess risk in insurance, pension, finance, investment and other industries and professions. Actuary, Actuaries a ...

at City St George's, University of London *

Corinna Hawkes Corinna Hawkes is a specialist in food systems. She is Director, Division of Food Systems and Food Safety for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Between 2016 and 2023 she was Director, Centre for Food Policy at City ...

– Professor of

Food Policy Food policy is the area of public policy concerning how food is produced, processed, distributed, purchased, or provided. Food policies are designed to influence the operation of the food and agriculture system balanced with ensuring human health ...

Rosemary Hollis Rosemary "Rosy" Hollis (27 March 1952 – 5 June 2020) was a British scholar of international relations. Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University London until her retirement in 2018, Hollis was known for her expertise and schol ...

– Professor of

International Politics International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

at City St George's, University of London *

Jamal Nazrul Islam Jamal Nazrul Islam FRAS (24 February 1939 – 16 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He was a professor at University of Chittagong, served as a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Scienc ...

– Physicist, Mathematician, Cosmologist, Astronomer *

Ernest Krausz Ernest (Kopul) Krausz (Hebrew: ארנסט קראוס; August 13, 1931 - December 10, 2018) was an Israeli professor of sociology who served as rector and Acting President of Bar Ilan University. He also taught at Netanya Academic College. Biogr ...

(1931-2018) - Israeli professor of sociology and President at

Bar Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, , ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic university institution. It has 20,000 ...

* David Leigh – Journalist *

David Marks David Lee Marks (born August 22, 1948) is an American guitarist who was an early member of the Beach Boys. While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Marks was a neighborhood friend of the original band members and was a frequent participant at t ...

– Psychologist *

Penny Marshall Carole Penny MarshallBorn Carole Penny Marshall in 1943, as per ''My Mother Was Nuts, a Memoir'', p. 10; . Copyright 2012 (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, film director, and producer. She is best known for ...

– Journalist *

Stewart Purvis Stewart Peter Purvis CBE is a British broadcaster, broadcasting executive, author and academic. Purvis is married with three children. Education Purvis was educated at Southville School, a state primary in Feltham, West London then Dulwich Colleg ...

– Broadcaster *

Denis Smalley Denis Arthur Smalley (born 1946 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a composer of electroacoustic music, with a special interest in acousmatic music. Biography Denis Smalley studied at the University of Canterbury and Victoria University in his native New ...

– Composer * Bill Thompson – Journalist *

David Willets David Linsay Willetts, Baron Willetts, (born 9 March 1956) is a British politician and life peer. From 1992 to 2015, he was the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire. He served as Minister of State for Unive ...

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Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

Member of Parliament for

Havant Havant ( ) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England. Nearby places include Portsmouth to the south-west, Southampton to the west, Waterlooville to north, Chichester to the east and Hayling Island to the south. The wider borough ...

; Shadow

Secretary of State for Education and Skills The secretary of state for education, also referred to as the education secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department for Education. The incumbent is a member of the Ca ...

Vice-Chancellors (Pre-2016) / Presidents (Post-2016)

* 1966–1974: Sir James Sharp Tait * 1974–1978: Sir Edward W. Parkes * 1978–1998: Raoul Franklin * 1998–2007:

David William Rhind David William Rhind (1943 – 6 January 2025) was a British geographer and expert on geographic information systems (GIS). He was Vice-Chancellor of City University, London, until July 2007. Life and career Rhind graduated in geography and ...

* 2007–2009:

Malcolm Gillies Malcolm George William Gillies (born 23 December 1954) is an Australian musicologist and linguist, who served as vice-chancellor of City University, London, from 2007 to 2009, and of London Metropolitan University from 2009 to 2014. Educatio ...

* 2009–2010:

Julius Weinberg Julius Weinberg is a British academic and previously the Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University. He was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford and the Open University. Weinberg is a governor of the Independent school Latymer Upper School in H ...

(acting) * 2010–2021: Sir Paul Curran * 2021–Present: Sir

In popular culture

City University's Bastwick Street Halls of Residence in

was the first home of ''

MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with MasterChef (British TV series), the British version in July 1990. The show aims to discover the culinary talent of chefs of varying sk ...

'' following its 2005 revival.

References

External links

City St George's, University of London

City St George's, University of London, Students Union

Lists of Northampton Polytechnic Institute students

List of Northampton Polytechnic Institute military personnel, 1914–1918
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