| Although London does not immediately conjure up | | | | College London, science and medicine at Imperial |
| images of a typical student town, there is still a | | | | College London, and humanities at University |
| lively and active element of student life running | | | | College London, to name but a few institutes and |
| rampant through the historic veins of the city. | | | | their specialities. With such a dense concentration |
| Apart from the various conservatoires, such as | | | | of colleges and universities, no matter what your |
| the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College | | | | interests are, you will be sure to find the right |
| of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and | | | | place to study in London. In addition to this, |
| Drama, London is also home to the | | | | London is such an active city that you will never |
| predictably-named University of London which is | | | | have a problem in finding the occasional student |
| the largest contact-teaching university, not only in | | | | job or employment for work experience. |
| England but in Europe as well. Imperial College | | | | The universities and colleges in London are far too |
| London, which specialises in science, engineering, | | | | numerous to name here and, with a student |
| medicine and business, and University College | | | | population of nearly 400,000 people, it's not |
| London, which was the first university in Britain to | | | | surprising that there is such a strong and diverse |
| admit students regardless of their gender or | | | | student sub-culture in the city. This is good news |
| religion, are both ranked in the top ten universities | | | | for everyone under the age of 25, and for all |
| in the world. | | | | students regardless of the university to which |
| When thinking about studying in the United | | | | they are affiliated. At a large number of |
| Kingdom, the universities that probably leap to | | | | cafés, cinemas and shops, showing a |
| mind are Oxford and Cambridge, and the | | | | student or young person's card will ensure a |
| universities of London may not seem such an | | | | discount. Reduced travelling fares are also available |
| obvious choice. Although some of the universities | | | | to those under 25 and to full-time students. The |
| lack the same tradition and heritage of Oxford | | | | night-life in London is vibrant with such a huge |
| and Cambridge, they are, nevertheless, expert | | | | variety of pubs, clubs and bars to visit that even |
| institutions and are ranked highly in world tertiary | | | | if you went to a different one every night you |
| education. You can study music at the Royal | | | | would probably never find yourself running out of |
| Academy of Music, drama at the Royal Academy | | | | new places to party. |
| of Dramatic Arts which is affiliated to King's | | | | |