Founded in 1838 as Britain's first polytechnic,
Westminster has locations in central London and Harrow well-served by transport links. It is also a leading modern university for research in
Art and Design (including
Music),
Asian Studies (Chinese),
Communication,
Cultural and Media Studies,
Electronic Engineering,
Law,
Linguistics, and
Politics and International Relations. More than 800 teaching staff are supported by up to 800 visiting specialists and tutors to provide high quality higher education and research in both national and international contexts to over 20,000 students.
The University has very high ratings for courses in Arabic, building, housing and surveying, Chinese, communication and media (including music), French, integrated health, politics and international relations, psychology, subjects allied to medicine and tourism. Professional accreditation is offered in all core disciplines. Quality learning and
research is designed in partnership with businesses to meet the needs of London's international economy.
The University has more than 20,000 students - 25 per cent at postgraduate level as well as libraries housing 440,000 volumes, 7,200 subscriptions and numerous electronic resources (databases, e-journals, the University's website, exam papers, CD-ROMs and Internet links). Over 5,000 international students attend from over 150 countries.
The RAE 2008 results, announced in December 2008, confirmed Westminster's position as a leading modern University with an outstanding record of achievement in research. In the Res Highlights include:
- Almost 80 per cent of our submitted research across 20 subject areas was judged to be of international quality (2 star and above)
- World leading (4 star) and internationally excellent (3 star) status for the majority of our research in Media and Communication; Art and Design; and Architecture and the Built Environment.
- International quality recognition (2-star) for the majority of our work submitted in Law; Life and Health Sciences; Computing; Business and Management; Town and Country Planning; Environmental Studies and others.
The University has more than 20,000 students - 25 per cent at postgraduate level as well as libraries housing 440,000 volumes, 7,200 subscriptions and numerous electronic resources (databases, e-journals, the University's website, exam papers, CD-ROMs and Internet links).
Over 5,000 international students attend from over 150 countries.
