City, University of London million of which £11.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £221.4 million. Cass Business School is ranked 5th in the UK and top 40 in the world in the Financial Times' 2017 Global MBA Rankings. City, University of London, is a member of the Association of MBAs, EQUIS and Universities UK. City University traces its origin to the Northampton Institute, established in 1852 and named after the Marquess of Northampton who donated the land on which the institute was built, between Northampton Square and St John Street in Islington. The institute was established to provide
City of London Corporation Corporation also sponsors City Academy, Hackney and City of London Academy, Islington. The City of London controls three other independent schools – the City of London School (for boys), the City of London School for Girls, and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School. The Lord Mayor also holds the posts of Rector of City University and President of Gresham College, an educational institution for advanced study. The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is owned and funded by the Corporation. Writing in "The Guardian", George Monbiot claimed that the corporation's power "helps to explain why regulation of the banks