Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê has more than 250 buildings comprising 6.5 million square foot across the UK. This mixture of owned and leased space is used as accommodation, teaching and research space, public realm and offices
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Building factsÌý
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê was the first university institution to be established in London.
- Our first building was bought in 1826Ìýfor £100 byÌýJeremy Bentham, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's founder.Ìý
- Our original campus is in Bloomsbury, central London although we have buildings acrossÌýthe United Kingdom.Ìý
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê opened the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê East campusÌýinÌýQueen Elizabeth Olympic ParkÌýinÌýStratford, East London. Our second campus since our founding in 1826.Ìý
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê sustained considerable bomb damage during the Second World War, including to the Great Hall and the Carey Foster Physics Laboratory.Ìý
- Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê campusÌýhas been used as a location for a number of film and television productions, includingÌýDoctor in the HouseÌý(1954),ÌýGladiatorÌý(2000),ÌýThe Mummy ReturnsÌý(2001),ÌýThe Dark KnightÌý(2008) andÌýInceptionÌý(2010).
The Future of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's buildingsÌý
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê EastÌý
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê East represents the largest ever single expansion of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê since the University was founded nearly 200 years ago. A new campus located on the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park, to the south of the Aquatics Centre and the ArcelorMittal Orbit. One Pool Street and Marshgate are openÌýand will be the core of the new campus as it continues to expand over the next decade.