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https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b369f933-e7bf-464a-a19e-fabdae6b3902/@@images/32295144-503d-49ca-adcb-bec55f3552d8.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Undergraduate study</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Browse our full- and part-time undergraduate courses and find out what it's like to study at our central London campus.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545"> <a href="/prospective/postgraduate" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545/@@images/f6d73ac0-561a-46d0-b1c5-ffd05731e093.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545/@@images/f6d73ac0-561a-46d0-b1c5-ffd05731e093.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545/@@images/486e84bc-a5a5-42bf-b4a5-8324663ce25b.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545/@@images/dd95c91e-e06d-47bc-93e6-04ed05a99a61.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/de4444e6-886f-497b-be94-5094623c0545/@@images/69e87eb6-4383-400e-a26e-ad6e591dd112.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Postgraduate study</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Choose the best postgraduate course for you from our wide range of study options, and find information about entry requirements and how to apply.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> 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https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/d6d31d93-e702-40ba-a3ed-e17fc3a8efe6/@@images/62a23f21-7d7b-4f4f-aff6-f6839eb4735d.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">International students</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>There is nowhere better to study than London and Birkbeck is at its geographic and academic heart. Find out everything you need to know about coming to study here.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e"> <a href="/prospective/student-life" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e/@@images/2c3df5db-b3bb-4e22-aa1a-1d89242c5dd1.jpeg" height="399" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e/@@images/2c3df5db-b3bb-4e22-aa1a-1d89242c5dd1.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e/@@images/6718cf2f-afc0-46b5-a853-01eea2a51fd1.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e/@@images/9537f8da-939c-4bb9-aca2-278287cce195.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e9e5f81a-fb4b-40fa-920d-60a266c4061e/@@images/8101858f-f21c-4abb-8907-ddc0dbbf38e9.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Student life</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Find out what it's like to study in the heart of central London and what facilities and services are on offer to students.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f"> <a href="/prospective/top-10-reasons-to-choose-birkbeck" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f/@@images/73e9f180-0889-4591-86e6-65ee70c27204.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f/@@images/73e9f180-0889-4591-86e6-65ee70c27204.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f/@@images/0c5c9bfa-28ec-4c88-a229-9ad678f409fa.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f/@@images/e3840782-adcd-455f-934b-60b633f88863.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e54c76c8-358b-49a6-b15b-2edf5666ea2f/@@images/c0322fd7-778e-40eb-b91d-bad9d3e68e64.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Top reasons to choose Birkbeck</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Birkbeck is a member of the prestigious University of London and a leading research university. Find out more about the ways Birkbeck could change your life.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b"> <a href="/student-services/financial-support" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b/@@images/b4fc2516-8e5b-48ca-92eb-f728a73fce8f.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b/@@images/b4fc2516-8e5b-48ca-92eb-f728a73fce8f.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b/@@images/c575ea69-ddd3-4092-8eef-6b9b17e7215d.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b/@@images/e0fd3719-220f-44d2-829e-16ccbd02aace.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e4069908-6b80-4d99-9803-3e119430bd6b/@@images/ed2fe93a-bd69-4232-b5ef-3cf46249b8ba.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Funding</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Birkbeck is committed to doing everything we can to help you finance your studies. Find out what is available, how to apply and the advice and support we provide.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="column medium-12 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="df3c29000f724356a22ac8eafa7f7add"> <div class="card card--media-embed"> <div class="card__media"> <div class="responsive-embed widescreen"><iframe width="560" height="315" data-src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/v0TYgWtab5k?si=I3eFXt4-fhir4TOH" src="about:blank" class="lazy" data-cookiecontrol="cookieControlTargeting" title="Video player: Birkbeck Campus Tour" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> </div> <a class="card-section" href="/prospective/open-days"> <h2 class="card__title ">Birkbeck campus tour</h2> <div class="card__body"> <p>Follow Birkbeck student Charlie as she takes you on a tour of our central London campus. You can see our teaching spaces, library, cafe and restaurant, as well as the beautiful green spaces that surround our buildings.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> <div class="card__cta">Come and meet us</div> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e"> <a href="/research" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e/@@images/4859e8ac-85bd-46d8-8273-b1bdc4ed8daf.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e/@@images/4859e8ac-85bd-46d8-8273-b1bdc4ed8daf.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e/@@images/591caf2b-df49-42de-9892-720171c4650d.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e/@@images/1dff64cc-a65e-4281-be5b-368c172566ca.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/e7a83bc7-7ff2-41cd-a6c6-1efd1ef2355e/@@images/44cfb3e0-90cc-4e2b-b11c-ea023047b8d4.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Research with impact</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Discover how Birkbeck’s socially engaged research informs public policy, pushes scientific, medical and technological advances, supports the economy, promotes culture and the arts and makes a positive difference to society.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96"> <a href="/prospective/research" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96/@@images/941dbe44-164e-4ffa-9b39-0b8232560833.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96/@@images/941dbe44-164e-4ffa-9b39-0b8232560833.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96/@@images/f21ccc1c-76b4-48f8-ba5a-16eca5a20216.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96/@@images/a6d5cda5-8cdd-482c-a442-65f852ebda37.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/bcc88537-a37a-4611-ac31-dbf8eb4dfa96/@@images/6f198e99-d133-446c-85cf-caa870837587.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">MPhil/PhD research</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>Birkbeck has a large, vibrant community of MPhil/PhD researchers. Find out about our lively research culture, world-leading academics and the areas of supervision we offer.</p> </div><!-- close card__body --> </div><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </a><!-- tal omits if required --> <!-- tal omits if required --> </div> </div> <div class="column medium-4 " data-panel=""> <div class="tile tile-default" id="b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745"> <a href="/prospective/full-time-and-part-time-study-explained" class="card "> <img class="card__media lazyload lazyload--blur-up" src="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745/@@images/938b0440-54b6-417d-b102-48ab51a5b921.jpeg" height="400" data-srcset="https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745/@@images/938b0440-54b6-417d-b102-48ab51a5b921.jpeg 20w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745/@@images/259c8a07-4fab-4484-a549-48ba042066c0.jpeg 400w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745/@@images/94a013a9-0cdf-4bab-9350-5c64a21c9563.jpeg 780w, https://www.bbk.ac.uk/home/@@bbk.sharedcorporate.corpsignpost/b8e6b259-81f1-4021-8c04-664ab7432745/@@images/58e040e2-efad-4748-8a25-a1602fb28150.jpeg 1024w" width="400" alt="" data-sizes="auto" /> <div class="card-section"> <h3 class="card__title ">Full- and part-time study</h3> <div class="card__body"> <p>We offer the majority of our undergraduate, postgraduate and MPhil/PhD courses, both full-time and part-time. 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