📸 At a Glance
🌍 Bloomsbury, London, England
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ❌
💷 Scholarships Available ✅
🏅 Ranking: N/A (Complete University Guide 2026)
🔎 Overview
Birkbeck, University of London (Birkbeck College) is a public research university located in Bloomsbury, central London, and part of the University of London. It specialises in evening and flexible study, making it popular with mature students and those balancing education with work. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses across arts, humanities, social sciences, law, and sciences, with a strong focus on access to education and part-time learning.
📊 Ethnicity Breakdown
- Black: 15%
- Mixed race: 9%
- White: 55%
- Asian: 13%
- Other: 6%
- Not known: 2%
💷 Scholarships & Funding
- Cowrie Foundation Scholarship – In partnership with the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, Birkbeck is offering two scholarships for Black African and Caribbean heritage students from socio-economically underrepresented backgrounds starting in September 2026. To be eligible you must be a UK home student with a household income of no more than £35,000, and have firmly accepted a full-time undergraduate place at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus.
- The Access to Postgraduate Study Scholarship – Funded by Birkbeck alumni, this scholarship supports master’s students facing barriers to higher education. To be eligible you must have Home fee status, a household income below £42,875, and be starting a master’s at Birkbeck in 2026/27 without an existing level 7 qualification. Priority is given to disabled students, care leavers, single parents, carers, those with refugee status, and Black or mixed Black heritage students.
- The Aziz Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship – Birkbeck is a partner of the Aziz Foundation, which offers full tuition fee scholarships for British Muslims studying at master’s level. Scholarships are available for students with career aspirations in media and journalism, technology, sustainability, law, policy, or creative content, studying at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus.
🔔 No Africa-specific scholarships currently identified for 2026/27 entry. African students may also wish to explore the university’s general international scholarships.
You may be eligible for the following scholarships, alongside other international scholarships:
Chevening Scholarship
Commonwealth Scholarship
👩🏿🎓👨🏾🎓 Student Life & Support
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ℹ️ The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.
📣 Things Uni To Know
- BAME Students’ Union Network – A representative network that provides community, peer support and campaigns for students who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) or People of Colour (POC).
- Amplify Programme – A careers and employability programme specifically for Black and Black Mixed Heritage students, offering networking events, mentoring, workshops, employer engagement and paid micro-placements.
