City, University of London that make up the University. The university has strong links with the City of London, and the Lord Mayor of London serves as the University's Rector. The university has its main campus in central London in the Islington borough, with additional campuses in Islington, the City, the West End and East End. It is organised into seven schools, within which there are around 40 academic departments and centres, including: the Department of Journalism, the Cass Business School, and City Law School which incorporates the Inns of Court School of Law. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £227.0
City, University of London its royal charter, becoming "The City University" to reflect the institution's close links with the City of London. In 1971 the Apollo 15 astronauts visited City and presented the Vice-Chancellor, Tait, with a piece of heat shield from the Apollo 15 rocket. In October 1995 it was announced that City University would merge with both the St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and the Charterhouse College of Radiography, doubling the number of students in City's Institute of Health Sciences to around 2,500. The University formed a strategic alliance with Queen Mary, University of London, in April 2001. In May