The University of London is a federal institution: the University (Senate House headquarters) determines exam standards, awards degrees, & maintains certain facilities/ specialist research institutes etc., whilst academic teaching & research are conducted by the various constituent "colleges".
These constituent colleges vary considerably in size & character: some have a specialist focus & are relatively small (eg London School of Economics - Social Sciences, law etc; Goldsmiths - arts, design etc; Heythrop - theology/ religion, philosophy etc; Birkbeck - part-time study for mature students; Institute of Education - education; the Royal Veterinary College - veterinary medicine), whilst others are much larger (probably 20,000 +), & are, in fact, comprehensive universities in their own right covering everything from arts/ humanities, social sciences, languages, maths & science to engineering, law, medicine & dentistry, & business.
Such "colleges" include University College, King's College, & Queen Mary College. UCL & King's are the oldest (and arguably most prestigious) - the "foundational" colleges of London University. Royal Holloway is another - located at Egham, Surrey, on the fringes of London proper: originally it was a female only college. Today Royal Holloway is co-ed, & covers arts/ humanities, languages, sciences/ maths, social sciences etc, but not engineering, medicine, dentistry.
St George's, South London, is a very big medical school/ centre for health sciences: teaching & research are entirely medical & health science focused, including nursing, podiatry, optometry, physiotherapy, as well as its large medical school.
Imperial in South Kensington (science, maths, engineering & technology, medicine etc) has recently (2007) left the University of London federal structure, & is now a separate university in its own right, awarding its own degrees.
There are also numerous research institutions under the London University umbrella - eg Institute of Historical Research; specialist schools of Oriental, African, Eastern European, French & German research; various medical institutes (eg Cancer Research; Tropical Medicine & Hygiene); the Courtauld Institute (Fine Art/ Art History), as well as the School of Pharmacy, & the London Business School.
London University is huge: if "external" students (ie students studying for certain degrees via distance learning or in associated institutions abroad or elsewhere in the UK - law & economics are very popular) are included, it has well over 170,000 students. On a practical day to day basis, however, most students live & study in the individual colleges to which they belong, & the University of London is simply the overarching authority that awards degrees. UCL students will, therefore, spend their time in & around the University College campus in Bloomsbury/ Central London; Queen Mary students will be in the rather different environment of the East End, whilst those at Royal Holloway will be in the very wealthy, semi-rural, environment of Egham, Surrey... but all are students of the University of London.
University College London was created in 1826.
In the year 1826, as "London University". It became "University College", as part of an expanded London University in 1836.
University College London Union was created in 1893.
University College London Boat Club was created in 1864.
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.AND HIS COLLEGE WAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE IN LONDON
Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London was created in 1954.
Samaldas College, then University College London.
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They met during their time at University College London in London, England in 1996.
The biggest university in London is London University with around 135,000 students.
Mohandas Gandhi studied law in London, England. He attended University College London and the Inner Temple to become a barrister.
London University itself is the most famous university in the capital. It comprises many colleges, including: Birkbeck College, Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths College, Heythrop College, Imperial Colleges of Science, Technology and Medicine, Institute of Education, King's College, London Business School, London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Queen Mary College, Royal Academy of Music, Royal Holloway College, School of Oriental and African Studies, St George's, University of London The Institute of Cancer Research, The Royal Veterinary College, University College London