Queen Mary, University of London (known as Queen Mary and Westfield College until 2000, and still officially named as such in its charter) is a constituent college of the University of London with roots dating back to 1785. The modern Queen Mary is formed from four historic colleges and since joining the University of London in 1915 has become one of the University's largest Colleges, offering degree programmes and research across 21 academic departments and institutes. Its degree courses in English, History, Linguistics, Law and those based at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry are particularly strong, ranking in the top 10 of national academic league tables. Queen Mary is a world leading research-focused university, which was highly ranked in the official 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, placed 11th (The Guardian) and 13th (The Times Higher) nationally, out of 132 higher education institutions submitted. As of 2009, the college has produced 6 Nobel Laureates.
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