St George's, University of London
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| St George's, University of London | |
| Image:Sgul logo.gif | |
| Established | 1733 |
| Principal | Professor Farthing |
| Location | London, England |
| Member of | University of London |
| Homepage | http://www.sgul.ac.uk |
St George's, University of London (SGUL) is, a specialist medical college of the University of London. The college was founded in 1733, and was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors (after the University of Oxford).
Originally set up in 1733 next to Hyde Park Corner, in Central London, the college was transferred to its current site, Tooting in South London in 1980, where it shares a site with St George's Healthcare NHS Trust. In early 2005, following some heated debate, the institution's name was changed from St George's Hospital Medical School to St George's, University of London. It was argued that this change would allow greater recognition of the medical school within the University of London's family of colleges.
Following QAA inspections St George's gained an excellent score of 23 out of 24 for it's teaching of medicine - the highest of any of the London medical schools - making it, the best medical school in London and second only to Oxford and Cambridge among England's 25 or so medical schools.
The Students' Union (until recently, the School Club) organises various activities, the best known being its fancy dress discos and its contributions to Rag Week, the annual series of fund-raising events, when it regularly raises more money for charity than any other London medical school.
St. George's also boasts a plethora of sports including rowing, volleyball, rugby, football, netball, hockey and many others. In 2005-2006 the 1st XII Hockey team managed to win their BUSA league, ULU premier league and UL cup beating much bigger universities in London such as UCL, Kings and Imperial. The netball team has had a similar successful story.
Most recently, St George's along with other london medical schools has been the setting for new television drama Vital Signs, on ITV 1 (Channel 3 for non-digital age).
Famous alumni include Edward Jenner, John Hunter, William Hunter, Thomas Young, Patrick Steptoe, Henry Gray and Harry Hill
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Birkbeck | Goldsmiths | Heythrop | Imperial | Institute of Cancer Research | Institute of Education | King's | London Business School | LSE | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Queen Mary | Royal Academy of Music | Royal Holloway | Royal Veterinary College | St George's | SOAS | School of Pharmacy | UCL |
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University of London Institute in Paris | Courtauld Institute of Art | School of Advanced Study | University Marine Biological Station, Millport |