Queen Mary
university

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is a public research university based in Mile End, London. It also has campuses in Whitechapel, Charterhouse Square, Lincoln's Inn Fields and West Smithfield.

The university was founded in 1785 alongside the London Hospital Medical College. As such, many of its subjects are medical and the university is well known for medicine, dentistry, chemical science, global health, materials science and a range of other subjects.

As a research university, QMUL is also known for AMIS (Advanced Molecular Imaging Services), the Barts and The London Genome Centre, the CRoss-InstitutE Advanced Tissue Engineering (CREATE) Lab, CRUK Barts Centre Mass Spectrometry Facility and its Lipid Mediator Unit among other things.

Despite an emphasis on medicine and health, Queen Mary University is also known for drama, filmmaking, geography, genomics and technology.

Being a student in a capital city promises to be an exciting time. There is always something to see and do, a party to go to, an event to see or participate in, shopping to enjoy and food and drink to indulge in.

Queen Mary University is in Mile End which is east of the city close to Bethnal Green. It’s a suburban area with a lot going on both locally and in the city. With excellent transport links into the City of London and hundreds of places to eat, drink and be merry all around, your main problem will be fitting everything in!

City highlights are many but include Old Spitalfields Market, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Museum of London Docklands, CanaryWall Climbing Centre, St. Paul's Cathedral, Royal Courts of Justice, Buckingham Palace, Tate Britain, London Eye and The British Museum.

We ensure all our accommodation in London for students is close to class as well as any local highlights!

The last count had 15,960 students enrolled at Queen Mary University. That’s a mixture of undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers. It’s not a huge university but it is spread over five campuses within a relatively small geographical area.

Queen Mary University is regarded as a good school to go to. It’s a Russell Group member which is a positive thing and has lots of global links, especially in Asia. The university attracts lots of guest lecturers and has The Princess Royal as chancellor.

London is a safe city considering it’s a capital and its size. The police force is effective and crime is relatively low considering how many people live here.

There is crime of course, but our student houses in London are carefully positioned in student areas to minimise risk. As long as you take the usual precautions you would take anywhere, London is a safe place to study.

Sanctuary Students provides excellent value in its short term lets in London. That said, the city is an expensive place to live with the highest property values in Europe. That does equate to a higher cost of living than other UK cities. It does compare well with other European capitals though.

We do our best to provide affordable accommodation for students without compromising on cleanliness, amenities and living space and pride ourselves on the quality of what we offer.

What’s more, we’re proud to offer more than just a room. By joining our student community, you’ll be surrounded by a friendly, welcoming team and well-maintained facilities, with a fun-filled events calendar to help you make friends and quickly feel at home in our student halls.

If there’s a world cuisine you want to try, you’ll find it somewhere in the city! London has more Michelin-starred restaurants than anywhere else in the world. It also has a thriving casual dining scene, vibrant artisanal food and drink scene and some of the best pubs, bars and clubs anywhere.

Shopping and entertainment are well catered for too with lots of local shops, shopping centres, markets and more within a short Tube or bus ride from your student accommodation.

Yes, it does! Queen Mary University has students from over 160 countries and counting and welcomes everyone, from anywhere. Each course lists international entry requirements as well as UK ones and the university does everything it can to welcome people from across the world.

Our student halls in London also welcomes international students so feel free to contact us if you’re looking to stay with us!