London University - Student View

London University is possibly the most diverse university in the UK - with well over 100,000 students, it's certainly the largest. You could be studying at a Senate Institute with 300 students or a large multi-faculty college with nearly 20,000 students but you are at the same university. Because of this it is possible for everyone to find their place.

There is the opportunity to participate fully in university life at the various colleges, but it is just as easy to lead your own separate life outside college - or do both. London contains opportunities for you to do anything you have never done before and now wish to do - but it is up to you to seek it out and get involved.

If you live in London, you will have to get used to spending large amounts of your day travelling; even if you live close to the centre, the specialist libraries, research centres etc may not be. London is also relatively expensive, although it is possible to live quite cheaply with a wide range of rented accommodation available.

Student Unions make the expense easier to bear, offering cheaper food and drink etc; each college and institute has its own and you can use the University of London Union (ULU) in Malet Street. It is easy to get lonely in London - but it is also easy to make friends with so many different activities going on.

All the colleges have student sport clubs and societies and ULU has many federal ones; ULU also has a very good and comprehensive range of sports facilities. The opportunity for part-time work is also great in London with so many retail and service outlets. Whatever you are looking for from university, London offers it.