Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London, is a research university located in the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' Institute by its founder Sir George Birkbeck and its supporters- Jeremy Bentham, J. C. Hobhouse and Henry Brougham- Birkbeck is one of the few universities to specialise in evening higher education in the United Kingdom.
Sir George Birkbeck, founder of Birkbeck, University of London
Part of the main Birkbeck campus in Bloomsbury, showing the main entrance (on the right).
The former main entrance of Birkbeck College; the new entrance is on the other side of this building.
The interior of the new library.
The University of London is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London, King's College London and "other such institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". It is one of three institutions to have advertised themselves as the third-oldest university in England. It moved to a federal structure with constituent colleges in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018.
General Examination for Women certificate from 1878. These were issued 1869–1878, before women were admitted to degrees of the university.
Somerset House in 1836. The university had its offices here from 1837 to 1870.
King William IV, who granted the University of London its original royal charter in 1836
An illustration of 6 Burlington Gardens, home to the university administration from 1870 to 1900