University of East London - Definition and Overview

The University of East London (UEL) is a university in London. It is a new university which was granted university status in 1992. It was founded in 1970 as the North East London Polytechnic which later changed its name to the Polytechnic of East London.

Campuses

The university is located on three main campuses, all within East London. These are:

• the Stratford Campus, at Stratford;
• the Docklands Campus, in London's redeveloped Docklands area; and
• the Barking Campus, at Barking.

External link

• UEL web site (http://www.uel.ac.uk/)