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THE laying of the foundation stone of the new buildings of the University of London by His Majesty the King on June 26 will mark, in more than one sense, the beginnings of a new chapter in the development of the University, The centenary of the University of London is still distant by some three years, by which time presumably some part of the great new buildings in Bloomsbury should be in occupation, but the years which have passed since its Charter was granted in 1836 have been years of remarkable development. Beginning as an examining body only— a product of the compromise so dear to British Governments — and occupying for the greater part of its existence an anomalous position in the university world, it has during the present century found itself as a great federal university with a huge student population, a great number of distinguished teachers and investigators, and an impressive and growing record of achievement in scholarship and research.
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The University of London and the Development of Science. Nature 131, 896–897 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131896a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131896a0