David Weston Birkbeck

Birkbeck, University of London, is a research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' Institute by its founder Joseph Clinton Robertson and its supporters Sir George Birkbeck, Jeremy Bentham, J. C. Hobhouse and Henry Brougham, Birkbeck is one of the few universiti…
Birkbeck, University of London, is a research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' Institute by its founder Joseph Clinton Robertson and its supporters Sir George Birkbeck, Jeremy Bentham, J. C. Hobhouse and Henry Brougham, Birkbeck is one of the few universities to specialise in evening higher education in the United Kingdom.
  • Established: 1823 (as London Mechanics' Institute) · 1866 (as Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution) · 1907 (as Birkbeck College)
  • President: Baroness Bakewell
  • Motto: Latin: In nocte consilium
  • Motto in English: Advice comes at night
  • Parent institution: University of London
  • Endowment: £10.2 million (2022)
  • Budget: £108.2 million (2021–22)

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