Advantages: Good quality
Disadvantages: Not well know

...They very fact that this university is not featured in the list of univerisities on this site is a reflection on the attitude of people in general regarding this university. There seems to be a poor recognition of this university, despite it is one of the oldest and arguablely the best university in the North West area. The courses are mainly sciences and management. It comes joint top in management with the likes of the London School of Economics and other top universities. It is the top univerisity in the North West and is one of the first places to stop if you want to be in a large city and have a great education.... Read review

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Advantages: So prestigious with excellent facilities, social life
Disadvantages: Expense

...I was unfortunately unsucessful in my application to do a Masters here. While i had good grades, i was not surprised due to the competition at this prestigious uni. My advice if u want to go here is to apply real early as they make decisions as applications come in. It is rated 4th or 5th in the 'The Times' uni league tables guide. It is internationally renowned with LOADS of famous staff & THE place to be for social sciences . So many core texts are actually written by the staff here. The composition of the student body is truly international. This is also reflected in a Facilities Facilities are great here - well i guess they are reflected in the extortionate fees. They are almost double the amount of comaparable London institutions. Though it is also claimed that they are short of funds. The Library makes me envious... Read review

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Advantages: Lots to see and do, good atmosphere, exciting and cosmopolitan
Disadvantages: A bit too crowded and far too much traffic !

...We went on a school trip it was a budget break but was subsidised. The main purpose of the trip was to see the Millenium dome. The dome itself was very boring and not worth the entry fee! The rest of London was great though. The best thing about London was that was so much to do and everything was so cosmopoltian and there are so many very different attractions so close together. The only downside about our trip was that the transport was very crowded and slow moving.The traffic was very slow moving and the bus was so crowded I had never seen anything like it in my life! The bus was so packed people were unable to get on or off at the stops! Eventually we asked someone which bus to get, she was very friendly and helpful as were most of the people we met in London. If you want to visit London it is a very interesting experience... Read review

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Advantages: small
Disadvantages: London is expensive

...School of pharmacy or SOP for short is a great place is you want a good degree in Pharmacy - one of the best in fact. Eventhought the college is small the union is active and is close to UCL and all the other major colleges in London. If you are looking for a social life that will rival UCl then SOP is not for you but being part of the unieristy of London does give you access to the biggest students' union in the UK. Being so small also gieve you the opprotunity to join the union and help make it even better which is one of the best things about it.... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent reputation,
Disadvantages: Hard to get into, old, expensive

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Advantages: A brilliant city that has everything
Disadvantages: Expensive

...London is my favourite city and I wouldn’t trade it for any other city in the world. I know London like the back of my hand; composed of boroughs and areas London is a very large and complex city that can take years to know. Having grown up in London I have seen the city change over the years. Although London has become one of the most expensive cities in Europe, it still has not lost its appeal and continues to draw in the tourists in numbers. London has everything............. Education: *********** British education – You have lots of schools, colleges and universities that offer all levels of education. There are more courses on offer now than they were ten years ago. You can practically study any subject you like and there are now more evening courses for mature adults that want to get back to studying. Attractions... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent insight into London, short and accessible
Disadvantages: Selection of photographs could have been better.

...I feel it is a common misconception that people who are born in an area and brought up in an area know it very well. In fact, in my case the opposite is true. I was born and have lived in London most of my life yet my knowledge of this city is patchy to say the least. Peter Ackroyd - another superb London historian - points out that Londoners have a village mentality, frequently they live all their lifes in the immediate borough they were born in. I once taught at a school in London where none of the children knew where Trafalgar Square, King's Cross, Regents Street etc were. So this in part explains my interest in the history of London. I just want to know the place I live in better. Having started to read books on London it has really helped me to see everything afresh and understand much more. If you are interested in learning... Read review

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Advantages: A great history of the earliest days of a great city
Disadvantages: -

...'Londinium: London in the Roman Empire' by John Morris is an absolutely wonderful book on the history of London's origins. A narrative history that is thorough and interesting, this text covers a wide range of historical issues. Morris organises the book in three sections: The Making of London, Roman London, and The Survival of London. Apart from these three primary sections is an Introduction, notes, bibliography, and an index. Morris correctly identifies that prior to Rome, there was no London, and after Rome, not much is known about/heard of from London for hundreds of years. Therefore, to understand London, one must have at the very least a basic understanding of Rome -- Roman architecture, Roman social structures and hierarchy, Roman military and economic institutions, and Roman concerns. There are two primary sources... Read review

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Advantages: Good history, interesting topics
Disadvantages: -

...'Londinium: London in the Roman Empire' by John Morris is an absolutely wonderful book on the history of London's origins. A narrative history that is thorough and interesting, this text covers a wide range of historical issues. Morris organises the book in three sections: The Making of London, Roman London, and The Survival of London. Apart from these three primary sections is an Introduction, notes, bibliography, and an index. Morris correctly identifies that prior to Rome, there was no London, and after Rome, not much is known about/heard of from London for hundreds of years. Therefore, to understand London, one must have at the very least a basic understanding of Rome -- Roman architecture, Roman social structures and hierarchy, Roman military and economic institutions, and Roman concerns. There are two primary sources... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent in Research
Disadvantages: only mature students can be accepted

...Law School of Birkbeck is awarded Grade 5A for Excellence in Research. This is the first London University evening degree programme in Law. It is in an ideal position to reflect contemporary developments in the legal profession. Costas Douzinas, who is the head of school, introduces postmodern culture study into legal study in Birkbeck. It's one of the reasons that Birkbeck's Law School is so famous for critical legal study, not like most law departments or colleges which only identify themselves as career training centres. Law can be looked at not as a good thing but as a system of oppression. That's the reason we need critical legal study and we need Birkbeck's Law School.... Read review

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