The University of London is a federal public research university in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for
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
The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate-only institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social scien
The School of Advanced Study at the Senate House History Day, 2016