A vibrant academic community

Birkbeck’s flexible approach and academic reputation attract more than 7000 degree students a year, more than half of whom are studying undergraduate courses. Our students come to us from all over the world and represent over 100 countries.

This makes for a student community as diverse and cosmopolitan as London’s population; committed, hard-working and highly motivated, they are a source of great pride to Birkbeck and of mutual support to each other.

Our students also have the opportunity to attend lectures and talks by high-profile speakers and commentators from around the world.

Recent examples include:

• leading public intellectual Professor Slavoj Žižek
• well-known historians Professor Joanna Bourke, Professor Orlando Figes and Professor Simon Schama
• world-class speakers on molecular biology research Sir John Skehel, FRS and Professor Gabriel Waksman
• the former Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen
• Professor of Crystallography at Birkbeck, Helen Saibil, FRS
• renowned historian and Birkbeck President, Professor Eric Hobsbawm

Find out more

• Visit our events calendar
• Check out the Birkbeck Youtube channel