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The London School of Business and Finance (informally LSBF) is a private business school in the United Kingdom, owned by the for-profit education corporate group Global University Systems. It was founded in 2003 by the entrepreneur Aaron Et
The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, known by its trade names Imperial College London and Imperial, is a public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, wh
The University of Greenwich (formerly Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic) is a university within the London and South East University Group (LASE) in Greenwich, England. It was an independent university from 1992 to 2026, when it m
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. Queen
The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the England with campuses in Ealing, Brentford and Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing College of
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. As a legal deposit library,
Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1899. It received universi
The London Library is an independent lending library in London, established in 1841. Membership is open to all, on payment of an annual subscription, with life and corporate memberships also available. As of December 2023 the Library had ar
Lloyd's Coffee House was a significant meeting place in London in the 17th and 18th centuries. Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register and Lloyd's List all have origins connected to the coffee house. In 1686, the coffee house was opened by
The Anglo-Saxon period of the history of London dates from the end of the Roman period in the 5th century to the beginning of the Norman period in 1066. Romano-British Londinium was abandoned by the late 5th century, although the London Wa
The University of Roehampton is a public research university in Roehampton, London. Founded as the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, the university was established by four institutions, founded in the 19th century, which today make
The Cotton or Cottonian library is a collection of manuscripts that came into the hands of the antiquarian and bibliophile Sir Robert Bruce Cotton MP (1571–1631). The collection of books and materials Sir Robert held was one of the three "f