The Inns of Court School of Law was founded. One of the earliest providers of legal education in London, it became a part of The City Law School in 2001.

St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery was founded, in affiliation with London’s oldest hospital, St Bartholomew’s. The College of Nursing was later incorporated into the School of Health Sciences.

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Planning began for the Northampton Institute, to be built on what is now the main part of City’s present-day campus. The land was bequeathed by the Marquess of Northampton and the Earl of Compton and generous benefactors included the Worshipful Company of Skinners and the Worshipful Company of Saddlers.

The College Building was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London.

The Department of Technical Optics was established within the Northampton Institute, marking the beginning of City’s important contribution to the study of optometry.

The University Great Hall played host to the boxing competition of the first London Olympic Games. Great Britain excelled, winning  14 of the 15 medals awarded.

The Northampton Institute introduced courses in Aeronautical Engineering, the first offered in the UK. In this year the Institute presented its first candidates for University of London BSc degrees.

With the founding of the Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences, the Northampton Institute became one of the first establishments in the world to educate optometrists.

The Northampton Institute once again played a key part in the war effort, providing training courses for members of the armed forces in skills ranging from optics manufacturing to wireless mechanics. The University buildings suffered bomb damage, notably the Great Hall. Post-war reconstruction work was completed in 1953.

The Northampton Institute offered a summer school on the use of electronic digital computers and calculators in accountancy, costing and management, laying the groundwork for the foundation of the British Computer Society.

Following a Government review highlighting the growing need for technical and scientific personnel in British industry, the Northampton Institute became a College of Advanced Technology, with a mandate to increase student numbers, offer advanced degrees and retain its close links with industry.

The Department of Social and Industrial Studies was formed, offering education in social sciences, industrial administration and management studies.

A Government report into higher education recommended that the Northampton College of Advanced Technology become a university, retaining its balance between education and research while increasing its postgraduate activity.

The Drysdale and Centenary Buildings were completed. The University Building opened a year later and the Tait Building in 1974. Dr James Tait was knighted for services to higher education.

The astronauts of Apollo 15 visited City and presented Vice-Chancellor Sir James Tait with a piece of heat shield from the Apollo 15 command module.

The first students of City’s new degree in Music began their studies and benefitted from City’s links with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

City launched a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism, capitalising on its proximity to Fleet Street.

The Centre for Legal Studies was established and the Graduate Diploma in Law was offered. City Technology Ltd began to develop a new oxygen sensor, designed by City academics. The sale of the company in 1977 for £245 M marked one of British academia’s most successful commercialisations of intellectual property.

Professor Raoul Franklin was appointed Vice-Chancellor. He remained in post for 20 years and was appointed CBE in 1994 for services to higher education.

The School of Engineering was formed under the guidance of Professor Ludwig Finkelstein, its first Dean.

The School of Informatics was formed, bringing together the departments of Information Science, Business Computing and Computer Science. Undergraduate degrees in Law were offered for the first time.

St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery and the Charterhouse College of Radiography became parts of the School of Health Sciences.

Professor David Rhind was appointed Vice-Chancellor, remaining in post until 2007.

Following a generous donation from the Sir John Cass Foundation towards the Business School’s new building, the School was renamed the Sir John Cass Business School. Her Majesty the Queen opened the new building two years later.

The School of Arts was formed, bringing together the departments of Music, Journalism & Publishing and Cultural Policy & Management.

The Social Sciences Building was opened (since named the Rhind Building). City underwent a major restructure of its governance.

Professor Sir Paul Curran was appointed as City’s seventh Vice-Chancellor. The University was ranked in the top five per cent of universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and in the top 30 higher education institutions in the UK by the Times Higher Education.