About Us

Never Not Moving Forward

Build your career, follow your passion, be inspired by our environment of success. #BeTheChange

The University of East London is one of the most diverse and vibrant universities in the global capital. Our pioneering and forward-thinking vision is making a positive and significant impact to the communities we serve, inspiring both our staff and students to reach their full potential.

Born in 1898 to serve the skills needs of the 2nd industrial revolution, the University of East London has commenced Year 4 of its transformational 10-year Vision 2028 strategic plan led by our Vice-Chancellor & President, Professor Amanda Broderick, to advance Industry 4.0 careers-1st education. We have a clear route-map to provide a springboard for the jobs and opportunities of the future; drive diversity in the 4.0 talent pipeline – working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found; and to create an inclusive and sustainable, green future.

We are looking for forward-thinking, innovative, curious, high-energy, self-aware people who are passionate about making a positive difference and who will thrive in an inclusive and diverse University community who are never not moving forwards.

As one of the most socially inclusive and international Universities and comprising one of the most diverse staff populations in the UK (50% of our professoriate identify from black or minority ethnic backgrounds), we are hugely proud of our track record in reducing inequalities (ranked 1st in the UK & 2nd globally, Times Higher Education Global Impact Rankings, 2020) and our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of Vision 2028.

We are building an environment of success where colleagues are supported to achieve, and our community can flourish and thrive. We are an accredited Investors in People Award Institution and have achieved the Investors in People Health and Wellbeing Award. With Athena Swan Awards and being one of a small number of Universities to have achieved the Race Equality Charter Award, we continue on our journey to address and reduce barriers to opportunity.

So, if you are looking to build your career in a dynamic, inclusive and performance-focused team and are inspired by our environment and drive for success, we want you to apply to join the University of East London. We are looking for inspirational individuals who have a passion to make a positive difference to people and planet, creating a more sustainable future for everyone.

The Royal Docks School of Business and Law

The Royal Docks School of Business and Law is a pioneering school with a diverse student body in one of the world’s most multicultural and vibrant areas at the heart of £1.7bn regeneration programme in what has been hailed as London’s third financial district.

Our programmes are as dynamic and diverse as our student community and our city. We operate at the crucial interface of business, technology and entrepreneurial thinking and we actively support positive change through championing sustainability, equity and social justice.

With inspiring teaching and by partnering some of London’s most innovative businesses, our students develop their creativity, employability and self-belief. Through a focus on practice-based learning in our new facilities and lively campuses, they experience the benefit of real communities, real challenges and real London.

The School of Business and Law is home to high quality, industry specific, practice related world-class research originating from our staff and research centres, based within our three Departments:

Department of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Finance
Department of Law, Policing and Justice
Department of Innovation and Management

Our Highlights

Our revolutionary Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme recognises the rising demand for human skills, putting these at the heart of all our degrees. These soft skills, such as critical thinking, emotional intelligence and resilience coupled with practical skills, such as digital proficiency and industry connections, will help future-proof your career.
Our teaching staff have extensive professional real-world experience offering courses that are professionally accredited with real-world experience essential to our quest to prepare students for a successful career.
We are an educational hub that reaches out to the world-leading resources on our doorstep. With a wide range of industry links and connections, we give our students exposure to some of the biggest brands and names through partnerships, placement opportunities, live project briefs, joint courses and research collaborations.
Our teaching expertise is supported by our cutting-edge facilities. Our Bloomberg training suite is one of the largest in the country, providing access to the same financial trading facilities used by financial and business professionals around the world.
Our law department celebrated 45 years of teaching law in September 2020 and this tradition of activist law is coupled to the most up-to-date facilities, including a dedicated mooting room, and opportunities to network at the heart of the UK’s world-renowned legal sector.
Our criminology and policing qualifications prepare you for work in the real world. Our new Online Harms and Cyber Crime Unit frequently leads on public policy initiatives while our pro-bono Legal Advice Centre offers help to people facing genuine legal concerns in a community often unable to access help.

The Department of Innovation and Management

The Department of Innovation and Management is a dynamic part of the University of East London and is home to our academics working across Strategy and Leadership research and houses the Institute of Hospitality, Events and Tourism.

Our staff within Strategy and Leadership are at the cutting edge of developments across these disciplines, providing support and industry-led advice across the wide range of the School’s MBA programmes. Included within the Department, The Centre of Innovation, Management and Enterprise (CIME) aims to understand how businesses and enterprises are created, sustained, enhanced, destroyed and rehabilitated, in line with the challenges from the external uncertainty (e.g. pandemics) and technology advancement (e.g. Industry 4.0).

The Institute of Hospitality, Events and Tourism provides industry-inspired and forward-facing events, hospitality, tourism and sports management courses that combine both theory and practice for students.

University of East London Vision 2028

The University of East London is an award-winning careers-first institution. We’ve been preparing our students for the world of work for nearly 125 years, from the 2nd Industrial Revolution through to where we are now, the 4th and 5th Industrial Revolutions.

Located in one of the world’s most multicultural areas, our 25,000 students are a microcosm of creative diversity, representing 156 different nationalities. With London campuses in Stratford and in Royal Albert Dock, the University is at the heart of the industrial and creative shift east. The University offers specialist programmes that ensure our students have the skills, emotional intelligence and creativity necessary to adapt to a constantly evolving world and its new technologies.

With our 10-year strategy, Vision 2028, we are transforming our curriculum, pedagogy, research impact and partnerships, to make a positive difference to student and graduate success and create a lasting impact on our community.

Our vision is to become the leading careers-first university in the UK. But our strategic priorities also include a commitment to becoming a net-zero carbon institution by 2030 and harnessing the power of sport to transform lives individually, locally and nationally.

In 2021, we celebrated the launch of our multi-million-pound Connected Campus improvement programme, designed to increase the accessibility of our campuses to our community and to enhance the education and industry interface digitally and physically.