Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, 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.
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| Latin: Collegium Birkbeck Londiniense | |
| Motto | Latin: In nocte consilium |
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Motto in English | Advice comes at night |
| Type | Public research university |
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Parent institution | University of London |
| Endowment | £10.2 million (2022) |
| Budget | £108.2 million (2021–22) |
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal (University of London) |
| President | Baroness Bakewell |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sally Wheeler |
| Students | 11,425 (2019/20) |
| Undergraduates | 6,680 (2019/20) |
| Postgraduates | 4,745 (2019/20) |
| Location | London, England, United Kingdom 51°31′19″N 0°07′49″W |
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| Affiliations | ACU European University Association Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Universities UK |
| Website | bbk |
Birkbeck's main building is based in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden in Central London. Birkbeck offers over 200 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Birkbeck's academic activities are organised into five constituent faculties which are subdivided into nineteen departments. The university is a member of academic organisations such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the European University Association. The university is also a member of the Screen Studies Group, London. The university's Centre for Brain Function and Development was awarded The Queen's Anniversary Prize for its brain research in 2005.
Birkbeck's alumni and staff include five Nobel laureates, numerous political leaders, members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a British prime minister.