We hope that the information provided on this page will give you an insight into how the merger with City, University of London, may affect your application and studies.
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St George’s, University of London and City, University of London have signed an agreement to work towards merging both universities to establish a new, multi-site, combined institution.
This development marks an important milestone for both institutions, bringing together each of our strengths to form one world-class University. With our reputation as a world-leading specialist health university and City's excellence in a range of disciplines including health, business, law, creativity, and communications, the merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in healthcare. It will mean that we are one of the largest multi-faculty institutions in London. The combined institution will also constitute a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, and the NHS.
The merged institution will, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, be called City St George’s, University of London and is intended to begin operating from 1 August 2024.
The new institution will be led by Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein, the current President of City.
For students joining us in 2024, there would be no change to the delivery, content and structure of your course. You can still expect the same excellent teaching, taught by the same subject experts, and will be based at our campus at St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
We’ll be going through the process to enable us to offer our students the choice to still graduate with a St George’s Hospital Medical School degree certificate or choose to graduate with a degree certificate from City St George’s.
The legal effect of the merger of St George’s, University of London and City, University of London would be that all of St George’s’ business and assets (including all student contracts) will transfer to City, which we intend will be renamed City St George’s, University of London. This means that if the merger is completed by 1 August, you will be joining City St George’s (not St George’s) when you enroll for the 2024/25 academic year.
Students joining us from 2025 can still expect excellent teaching, taught by subject experts, at a university that is committed to health education.
Between now and when you enrol there may be some changes made to courses and the university services and facilities may change (or not be available). You will need to accept the terms and conditions relating to that year of entry, which will be available to view online prior to enrolment.
The St George’s campus in Tooting will remain. The merged institution will recognise and value the importance of the unique co-location of St George’s within the wider St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust campus.
There is no change of location planned to students enrolling in 2024.
For 2025 entry and beyond, it is likely you will still be based in Tooting. We will update our FAQs as soon we are able to confirm location of study.
No, the merger will not increase the number of Medicine places. Through the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, we may increase our number of Medicine places in the future, but this will not be as a consequence of the merger.
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