We are rooted in East London and have a uniquely diverse and inclusive community drawn from the area and across the world.
Never Not
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Community
East London is our home but we’re also well connected to the rest of the capital and the world. Our Docklands campus is located by a DLR station and London City Airport is just over the river. At Stratford, we’re a 10 minute walk from Stratford station – a major transport hub for London and the whole of the UK.
London is moving East
STRATFORD’S LONDON STADIUM IS HOME TO WEST HAM UNITED, UK ATHLETICS AND THE 2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP
EAST LONDON’S BOROUGHS REPRESENT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROWTH POINT IN THE UK, WITH A PROJECTED INCREASE OF £6-7BN CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY
THE OLYMPIC BOROUGHS POSSESS THE YOUNGEST, FASTEST-GROWING AND MOST MULTICULTURAL NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THE UK
LONDON IS THE AI GROWTH CAPITAL OF EUROPE, WITH £200M INVESTMENT IN LONDON’S AI SECTOR IN 2017
A NEW TECH COMPANY IS FORMED EVERY HOUR IN LONDON
10,885 NEW STARTUPS IN EAST LONDON A YEAR (BASED ON 2014)
THERE WILL BE 125,000 NEW JOBS IN EAST LONDON BY 2030
Opportunities everywhere.
The Olympic Park revolutionised the East End. New businesses are flooding to the Docklands. Disruptive start-ups thrive at Silicon Roundabout in Shoreditch: London truly is moving East.
You’ll find our main campus by the Royal Albert Docks, which is London’s most exciting regeneration project – we’re literally watching the area evolve around us. Global businesses are making the area their base and experts here have a growing reputation for their tech developments.
We are at the heart of the area’s regeneration – working with local industries, connecting with businesses and giving our students the chance to meet employers, find industry placements and to make an impression.
Our
Community
A truly inclusive community.
Everyone fits in at the University of East London.
Students, academics, researchers and industry experts are attracted by our unique campuses in this fantastic part of London. We embrace diversity – our community has over 17,000 students from 147 different countries.
When you step onto our campuses, you never know who you might meet or what stories they’ll share. Diverse, creative and unique. That’s how we describe our global community. No matter where you’re from or who you are, you’ll feel at home at the University of East London.
We’ve collected amazing human stories from our East London community, read them here >
2nd
GLOBALLY IN REDUCING INEQUALITIES
(TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACT RANKINGS 2020)
8th
GLOBALLY IN GENDER EQUALITY
(TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACT RANKINGS 2020)
A unique London campus
Unlike most London universities, we have a self-contained and well-connected campus in Docklands with riverside accommodation for our students. Our Stratford campus and the nearby teaching site at University Square Stratford (USS) are full of state-of-the-art teaching facilities, including Psychology and Biosience labs, libraries and computer suites.
World-class facilities
From bars to accommodation, we’ve invested £170 million in our facilities. Including a childcare centre for students and staff with families and our £21 million sports facility, SportsDock.
£170
MILLION INVESTED IN OUR FACILITIES
Rooted in east London, we are deeply connected to our local community – many of our students hail from the local area, our graduates often go on to work in east London, and we encourage volunteering and community work at every opportunity.
– Our award-winning OLIve course was set up to give refugees and asylum seekers in London the chance to access education.
– The Legal Advice Centre at UEL does valuable work in the community by giving local residents free legal advice.
– Many of our alumni have made a mark since graduating too; Abdal Ahmed works tirelessly to organise sporting events for local children, and Martine Wright is a renowned charity ambassador and motivational speaker, as well as a succesful Parlympian.
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OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO VOLUNTEERING AWARD
Discover East London
Everything on our doorstep.
As well as being a hive of opportunity and growth, our corner of London is the most culturally diverse and exciting region of the capital. There’s something for everyone to enjoy in East London.
We Love
EAST LONDON
Our students recommend:
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Sipping on a pint by the river in Hackney Wick or exploring Hackney’s many micro-breweries
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Finding affordable food at one of east London’s many hidden gems – check out Eater London’s amazing guide to budget outlets
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Rowing, swimming, running and more at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Saving money on premium brands at outlets at The O2
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Looking for Banksy murals on buildings nearby
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Exploring gigs, comedy, theatre and art in hotspots like Dalston, Bethnal Green, Stoke Newington and Shoreditch
East London celebrates creativity, from street murals to disruptive art galleries.
If good nightlife is important to you, east London is tough to beat. The streets of Shoreditch are lined with unique places to go, and Hackney Wick is full of venues, restaurants and bars in converted warehouses. Walk up Kingsland Rd in Dalston to find leftfield music venues and some of the best Turkish food around.
Connecting with nature boosts your mental health, and east London is great for outdoor activities too: Mudchute City Farm is a 32-acre site dedicated to biodiversity the Hackney Marshes are known as the spiritual home of England’s Sunday League football.