St George's, University of London

About

St George’s Hospital Medical School was established in 1733 and initially based at Hyde Park Corner, before moving to our Tooting site in 1980. It was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors. 

St George’s alumni include pioneers in medicine, John Hunter, Edward Jenner, Henry Gray, and Patrick Steptoe.

St George’s has a dynamic research culture, with teams working to improve the health of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, in populations locally and globally.

We are the only UK university based in a hospital (St George’s Hospital). This is also where Channel 4 television series 24 hours in A&E is filmed). 

St George’s is the only university in the UK to specialize in healthcare and medicine. 

St George’s has a 12.8 student-to-staff ratio.

St George’s is home to over 5,500 students and over 800 members of staff. 

St George’s is ranked first for graduate prospects by the Complete University Guide. 

St George’s holds a coveted Athena SWAN institutional ‘Silver’ Award from Advance HE in recognition of its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for the whole University community. 

St George’s is ranked 4th in the UK for our Research Impact Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.