About City St George's, University of London
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions.
City St George’s attracts around 27,000 students from more than 150 countries.
Our academic range is broadly-based with world-leading strengths in business; law; health and medical sciences; mathematics; computer science; engineering; social sciences; and the arts including journalism, dance and music.
About the merger
In August 2024, St George's, University of London merged with City, University of London creating a powerful multi-faculty institution. The combined university is now one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.
City St George’s campuses are spread across London in Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting, where we share a clinical environment with a major London teaching hospital.
Our impact
- Our students are at the centre of our mission, and we are dedicated to providing them with the support and opportunities they need to achieve successful careers.
- Our research is impactful, engaged and at the frontier of practice. In the last REF (2021) 86% of City research was rated as ‘world-leading’ 4* (40%) and ‘internationally excellent’ 3* (46%).
- St George’s was ranked joint 8th in the country for research impact, according to the Times Higher Education REF2021 Impact Scores, with 100% of our impact cases judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
- As City St George’s we will seize the opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research which will have positive impact on the world around us.
- Over 175,000 former students in over 170 countries are members of the City St George’s Alumni Network.
- City St George’s is led by Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein.
10 things you didn’t know about our Tooting campus
Our history
- St George’s Hospital Medical School was established in 1733 and initially based at Hyde Park Corner, before moving to our Tooting site in 1980. It was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors. Find out more about our history here.
- St George’s alumni include pioneers in medicine, John Hunter, Edward Jenner, Henry Gray and Patrick Steptoe. Find out more about our alumni here.
Our focus
- We have a dynamic research culture, with teams working to improve the health of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, in populations locally and globally. Find out more about our research here.
- Our campus is based in a hospital (St George’s Hospital). This is also where Channel 4 television series 24 hours in A&E is filmed). Find out more about our location here.
Our community
Ranking and awards
*The English Social Mobility Index, London South Bank University