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The University of London is a public research university located in London， England， consisting of 18 constituent colleges， 9 research institutes and a number of central bodies. The university is the largest university by the number of full-time students in the United Kingdom， with 161，270 campus-based students and over 50，000 distance learning students in the University of London International Programmes. The university was established by royal charter in 1836， as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London and Kings College London and other such educational institutions. The university moved to a federal structure in 1900.

For most practical purposes， ranging from admissions to funding， the constituent colleges operate on an independent basis， with some recently obtaining the power to award their own degrees whilst remaining in the federal university. The ten largest colleges of the university are UCL， Kings College London， Queen Mary， City， Birkbeck， the London School of Economics and Political Science， Royal Holloway， Goldsmiths， SOAS， and St Georges. The specialist colleges of the university include the London Business School， the Royal Veterinary College and Heythrop College， specialising in philosophy and theology. Imperial College London was formerly a member， before leaving the university a century later in 2007. City is the most recent constituent college， having joined on September 1， 2016.

University of Londons alumni include at least 4 monarchs， 52 presidents or prime ministers， 74 Nobel laureates， 6 Grammy winners， 2 Oscar winners， and 3 Olympic gold medalists. Many notable alumni also include several diplomats and civil servants across the world and staff associated with the collegiate research university.

Word bank

1.charter n.许可证;特许状

2.veterinary adj.兽医的

3.theology n.神学

4.monarch n.君主;帝王

伦敦大学是位于英国伦敦的一所公立研究型大学，由18个校属学院、9个研究所和若干中心機构组成。 伦敦大学是英国全日制学生人数最多的大学，有161，270名在校学生，就读伦敦大学国际课程的函授学生有50，000多名。伦敦大学于1836年皇家特许成立，作为一个学位授予考试委员会，它负责管理持有伦敦大学学院、伦敦国王学院和其他教育机构的毕业证书的学生。伦敦大学于1900年改为联邦制。

从招生到经费等实际运作情况来看，各校属学院都是以独立的方式运作，一些学院最近在仍然留在联邦制大学内的同时，获得了自己授予学位的权力。伦敦大学的10所最大的学院是伦敦大学学院、伦敦国王学院、伦敦玛丽女王学院、伦敦城市学院、伦敦伯克贝克学院、伦敦政治经济学院、皇家霍洛威学院、伦敦大学金史密斯学院、伦敦东方与非洲研究学院和圣乔治学院。其专科院校包括伦敦商学院、皇家兽医学院学院和专攻哲学和神学的海斯洛普学院。帝国理工学院原是大学内的一个学院，一个世纪后在2007年退出。伦敦城市学院是2016年9月1日新近加入的一所校属学院。

伦敦大学的校友包括至少4位君主、52位总统或首相、74位诺贝尔奖获得者、6位格莱美奖获得者、2位奥斯卡奖获得者和3位奥运会金牌获得者。许多著名校友还包括世界各地的数位外交官和公务员，以及与这所研究型大学有关的工作人员。