Academic culture
The Graduate School
The Graduate School is at the heart of postgraduate academic
culture at the University. It provides a focus for all aspects of
postgraduate development and provision throughout the University,
through Postgraduate Centres and Research Offices at both campuses.
Our striking Graduate Centre at our North campus is another space set
aside specifically for our graduate students, providing centralised
administrative support and social space, as well as teaching and
computing facilities.
Our eight Postgraduate Centres (situated in most of the main University
buildings) function as the first port of call for queries on everything
from class times, room locations and administrative arrangements about
your course, once you have registered as a student. For academic
queries, you will also have a Course Leader, who can advise you on
course content, your dissertation/project and assist with tutorial
support.
In addition, you will have Module Leaders or tutors who can be of
assistance on the detailed aspects of particular modules. Many of our
professors are leaders in their fields. Our central London location
attracts many well-respected visiting academics and professionals who
contribute to the University's research culture by giving seminars and
lectures, assisting in new course development, and working closely with
us in partnerships of many different kinds.
In common with the agenda set by many social challenges, much of our
research crosses traditional subject boundaries, providing an
exciting and stimulating academic experience.
For further information about the Graduate School see: www.londonmet.ac.uk/research
International links
As well as in the UK, we run our degree courses in Shanghai,
Moscow, Hong Kong, Athens, the Netherlands, Spain and France. Our staff
have a long tradition of undertaking international research and of
building and maintaining international links. We try to ensure that our
postgraduate students gain an international outlook and engage with
global academic issues as a key aspect of their study and personal
development.
International research
The university is an active partner in a wide range of international research projects, including:
- Research on the Euro and European financial markets and on international capital markets integration
- 'Alternative hedonism': a research council-funded project examining changing representations of 'the good life' in Western consumerist society
- Research on the Indian constitutional assembly and on Indian nationalism
- Collaboration with universities in Belgium, Laos, Indonesia and Bali on improving tourism's positive impact on the poor of south-east Asia
- Research into and advice on the restructuring of integrated public transport in Latvia and Lithuania
- Collaborative research in neuroscience and brain chemistry with partners in Israel, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Canada and Norway
- Collaborative research in environmental management with partners in Canada, Germany, Ireland and Jamaica
- Leadership of Multiverse, a national consortium funded by the Teacher Training Agency supporting teachers in enhancing the educationachievements of students from minority ethnic backgrounds
