By tracing the location of millions of devices, Google has mapped the pandemic response at a scale never seen before.
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City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions. City St George’s attracts around 27,000 students from more than 150 countries. Our academic range is broadly-based with world-leading strengths in business; law; health and medical sciences; mathematics; computer science; engineering; social sciences; and the arts including journalism, dance and music.
In August 2024, City, University of London merged with St George’s, University of London creating a powerful multi-faculty institution. The combined university is now one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students. City St George’s campuses are spread across London in Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting, where we share a clinical environment with a major London teaching hospital. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to go out and get good jobs.
Our research is impactful, engaged and at the frontier of practice. In the last REF (2021) 86 per cent of City research was rated as ‘world-leading’ 4* (40%) and ‘internationally excellent’ 3* (46%). St George’s was ranked joint 8th in the country for research impact with 100% of impact cases judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. As City St George’s we will seize the opportunity to carry out interdisciplinary research which will have positive impact on the world around us.
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Professor of Management, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer in English Literature and Publishing, City St George's, University of London
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Executive Dean, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Sociology, City St George's, University of London
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Reader in English, City St George's, University of London
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Professor in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer in Psychology, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, City St George's, University of London
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Director, European Social Survey, City St George's, University of London
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Research Fellow, Centre for Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer in Digital Media Sociology., City St George's, University of London