Universities

The environmental technologies sector is increasingly demanding more graduates and highly technical staff, and London has a huge talent pool for environmental engineering and waste management. East London is home to some of the most advanced facilities in the UK, which are significantly upgrading the skills base.

The six major universities in London Thames Gateway - City, Goldsmiths, Greenwich, Queen Mary's, University of East London and London Metropolitan - are leading the way in cleantech and environmental science research and study.

London Higher and higher education in London
London Higher is an 'umbrella' body representing over 40 Publicly funded universities and colleges in London, and is the biggest and most varied of the regional universuty associations in the UK.

London Higher is a membership organisation that promotes and acts as an advocate for higher education(HE) in London.

The organisation currently runs five core programmes each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities along with discrete projects.

Our outputs are diverse and include research reports, promotional material, meetings and workshops, parlimentary lobbying, media management and receptions. We also run a wide range of advisory groups and networks.

London Higher works closely with partner organisations including the London Development Agency (LDA), the Greater London Authority (GLA), First London and with the business sector.

For more information on London Higher please visit www.londonhigher.ac.uk