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SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
The School of Advanced Study is comprised of ten prestigious research institutes in the humanities and social sciences. The University of London founded the School in August 1994. The Institutes already functioned as international centres of excellence in their respective fields but it was felt that creating a federation would act as a catalyst and support individual and collaborative research in the humanities and social sciences, not just in London, but throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. ![]() UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE IN PARIS The University of London Institute in Paris, formerly the British Institute in Paris, was founded in 1894 as the Franco-British Guild. The Institute trains professional translators of French and English and English language teachers to Certificate, Diploma and MA level. It publishes an academic journal, Franco-British Studies and offers a BA Honours course in French Studies, leading to a University of London degree taken entirely in Paris. At MA level it specialises in Contemporary French Studies as well as translation and foreign language teaching. A range of specialised diplomas in English and French are awarded under the aegis of the University of London. UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION, MILLPORT The Station’s origins can be traced back more than a century to the earliest days of organised marine biology in Scotland. The University Marine Biological Station, Millport (UMBSM) is located on the eastern shore of Great Cumbrae Island in the Firth of Clyde. It is ideally situated for marine biological teaching and research, being sheltered and close to examples of a variety of marine habitats, such as rocky, sandy and muddy shores, salt marshes, a large estuary, and deep water with soft mud, gravel and rocky bottoms. The station provides marine biological teaching support to the University of London. |