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Our next Open Day is Saturday 9 October 2021, 10-3pm and we'll have activities for you online and on-campus at our Croydon and Southwark campuses too!

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Welcome to LSBU

We’re very excited to welcome you to LSBU. Here’s everything you need to know about joining us.

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Why
choose LSBU?

Location

Our London location is the perfect base to explore the capital’s rich history and culture, including world-renowned art galleries, museums and theatres. We’re close to many of the world’s most influential brands, offering our students unparalleled networking and job opportunities.

Teaching

Our teaching is designed with industry partners, with placements and work experience to give you a head start in the working world. Our lecturers know their subjects like the back of their hands because they’ve more than likely lived it.

Employability

Our career-focused courses are supplemented by mentoring and internship opportunities. Before and after graduating, you’ll be benefitted by our Employability Service, which can support you in finding a job and mastering your interview techniques.

Facilities

From state-of-the-art virtual engineering labs to our multi-million pound media facility, Elephant Studios, our facilities are extensive, cutting edge and highly specialist. ZONES, our learning environment transformation programme, continues this legacy, with over £65 million being invested into our London campus.

Community

Here, you’ll join a talented community of like-minded students. Our Students’ Union has over 50 sports clubs and societies, all with unique interests and a diverse range of activities.

Our
Campuses

Southwark South London

Welcome to the heart of South London. Discover everything that our city has to offer you.

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Southwark South London

Croydon South London

Our new healthcare and business campus is opening 2021.

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Croydon South London

Havering Essex

Our supportive community of Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing students.

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Havering Essex

Featured
News

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New Chiropractic Clinic opens in Central London to treat up to 300 patients a year

LSBU will open a new student-led Chiropractic Clinic on 20 September 2021 at its Southwark campus which will treat up to 300 patients a year. LSBU is the only London university to offer Chiropractic c...

Climate change and Covid-19 could be tackled through new human behaviour research

LSBU and an international consortium of researchers around the world has uncovered new insights into cultural differences in ‘social mindfulness’.

5 games to break the ice with your new flatmates!

Our best ways to break the ice with your new flatmates - with a health dose of competition!

‘Alcoholic’ language puts off many heavy drinkers off cutting down

New research by London South Bank University (LSBU) academics has found that heavy drinkers may be less likely to make changes to their drinking if they think about it in terms of ‘alcoholism’.

Southwark sightseeing – our favourite spots!

Southwark has been our home for over 100 years, so we know the area pretty well. Here are just 5 of our favourite sights around the borough. Even the Mayor works here...

Shading with blinds & shutters promoted as a passive solution by the Climate Change Committee

Dr Deborah Andrews has collaborated with the British Blind and Shutters Association (BBSA) for about 10 years on a number of research projects with colleagues including Dr Elizabeth Newton, Professor ...

New study calls for five big changes to increase women and girl’s access to physical activity

New research by academics from London South Bank University (LSBU) has called major changes in the design and delivery of physical activities in schools, gyms, sporting clubs etc to raise participatio...

New £380,000 funding for mental health services for Black students at LSBU and Lambeth College

London South Bank University (LSBU) has announced a new £380,000 programme to directly address and reduce the inequality experienced by Black students in higher education, through better mental health...

Government, universities and business urged to back new academic field which could change millions of lives

Academics at London South Bank University (LSBU) and University of Washington have defined a completely new academic field, Anthroengineering, which brings together Engineering (science of technology)...

Visiting a London barbershop could save your life – don’t delay!

Londoners are being urged to visit eight barbershops who recently started offering free blood pressure tests to their customers.

Life at LSBU

We believe that there should be no barriers to brilliance. We enable students from every background to gain the skills and self-confidence they need to become the best version of themselves #WeAreLSBU.

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Fiona Stewart, Performer, TransformArts!

Our student company, TransformArts! have been selected to perform at this year’s International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF). Our students work alongside professional creatives to develop new work for the festival. LSBU drama student, Fiona Stewart, discusses what the opportunity means to her.

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Mariam Katamadze, BA (Hons) Marketing with Public Relations

Mariam Katamadze, BA (Hons) Marketing with Public Relations student at LSBU Business School knew that LSBU was the right fit for her when she found out about her course

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Sarah McCulloch, alumna, MSc Occupational Therapy

Sarah McCulloch graduated with an MSc Occupational Therapy in 2015 from London South Bank University (LSBU) and wants this to be the go-to community for autistic people.

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Ruth Michael, alumnus, Bioscience

Ruth graduated from LSBU in 2017, where she studied Bioscience. She's now Project Coordinator at the NeuroLeadership Institute.

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Paul Gilbert, alumnus, Sociology

LSBU alumnus Paul Gilbert discusses becoming the first to graduate in his family, working as a nurse and answering life's philosophical questions.

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Hitesh Tailor, Honorary Fellow

Hitesh is an Honorary Fellow, former Vice Chair of LSBU Board of Governors and now Chair of the South Bank Academies Group and sponsor of our first ever Group-wide donor supported prize scheme designed to recognise the outstanding contribution of South Bank Academies students.

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Jessica McFaul, BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion and Marketing

Whilst studying at LSBU, Jessica has learnt a lot about the fashion world, spanning from industry etiquette such as how to approach modelling agencies to fashion styling workshops.

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Denis Nwanshi, BSc Computer Science

LSBU alumnus, Denis Nwanshi, recently volunteered his time to organise an inter-University Coding Hackathon event, in collaboration with the LSBU Computer Science academic team and other institutions around the world.

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Clearing - Last chance to apply!

This is your time to rise. Find your 2021 place at London South Bank University (LSBU) through Clearing. Applications close at the end of this week

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