Member institutions of the University of London


Member institutions of the University of London are colleges and universities that are members of the federal University of London.
The institutions that make up the university of London have been referred to by a number of different terms historically. From federation in 1900 until the passing of the University of London Act 1994 they were formally "schools of the university" or "colleges incorporated into the university", from 1994 until the passing of the University of London Act 2018 they were "colleges", and from 2018 they have been "member institutions". A member institution is defined in the 2018 act as "an educational, academic or research institution which is a constituent member of the University and has for the time being — the status of a college under the statutes; or the status of a university". This had the effect of allowing institutions to change their status from colleges to universities in their own right while still remaining part of the University of London.
From 2003 onwards some colleges received their own degree-awarding powers.
However, these were held in abeyance until 2008, when a number of colleges began to award their own degrees.

Member institutions

The member institutions of the University of London are currently divided as follows, in alphabetical order:

Colleges