About Us

About Bloomsbury Institute

We're a higher education institute with a big heart and an important purpose: we work together to break down the barriers that hold people back. We make things happen by daring our community to be different and kind.

2002
Founded
1st
London Business wellbeing — NSS 2026
Birkbeck
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Life at Bloomsbury

Life at Bloomsbury Institute

Located in the heart of Bloomsbury, central London's academic and intellectual hub, we're surrounded by the best our great city has to offer. You'll have access to top quality learning facilities and social spaces through our long-term relationship with Birkbeck, University of London. Our richly diverse community will work relentlessly with you, building your confidence, developing your skills and giving you all the support you need to succeed.

Student life
Our Mission

A 21st century education in the heart of the world's greatest city.

We deliver degrees in business, law and accounting. We value strong ideas, innovation, hard work and intellectual stimulation. Your success is our mission, so we prioritise giving you a top-quality, career-focused higher education.

The education we offer takes a transformative whole-person approach. Our students are nurtured, challenged and ultimately empowered to become well-rounded individuals, prepared to make a positive impact in the world. Our dedicated faculty members are not just experts in their fields; they are mentors, guides, and collaborators who are invested in our students' success.

As you journey through our website, you'll discover that our community is very much rooted in Bloomsbury, London's academic heartland, but it doesn't end here. Our civic engagement and academic interests stretch across the globe. Through friendships and partnerships with international organisations, such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities, we work to create leaders who are committed to justice, sustainability and fair play in enterprise, trade, commerce and law.

Piccadilly Circus, central London
Our History

Over two decades of breaking barriers

We built our academic community on hard work, curiosity and a respect for diversity. Founded in 2002 as The London School of Business and Management, we became Bloomsbury Institute in 2019. Our brand is rooted in our community and signals our commitment to civic engagement and educational excellence.

2002
2002

Launched as The London School of Business and Management (LSBM), offering Pearson HND courses in business and computing.

2011
2011

Our higher education courses were approved by the UK government, and we developed a suite of degrees in business, law and accounting.

2014
2014

Launched our innovative two-year undergraduate degrees.

2015
2015

Commended by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for our enhancement of student learning opportunities.

2017
2017

We began the process of applying for Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP), paving the way to awarding our own degrees in the future.

2019
2019

The London School of Business and Management was rebranded as Bloomsbury Institute — a confident step into our future, rooted in our community.

2020
2020

Bloomsbury Radio was launched — enhancing communications within the institute and extending our civic engagement with the wider world.

2022
2022

The National Student Survey (NSS) ranked us first in London for our Law Degree, second in London for overall student satisfaction, and third in London for our Business Degree.

2022
2022

Bloomsbury Law Clinic was launched to provide free legal advice to people who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay legal fees.

2022
2022

We enhance our academic offering by developing a new range of accredited degrees, which focus strongly on sustainability, justice and inclusion.

Strategic Plan 2026–27

Our Strategic Framework is split into six goals and represents our institutional strategic targets.

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Regulation, Quality and Governance

The Quality and Enhancement Manual (QEM) sets out our Quality Assurance Framework. It aims to act as a central source of information on how we do things to provide assurance on the quality of our course delivery. This includes the key policies and procedures which guide and support our approaches to quality assurance.

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Our People

Bloomsbury Institute attracts people who believe in contributing to the public good, people who want to make a positive change to themselves and the world around them. Our people make a positive difference to society.

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Key Partnership

Key Partner: Birkbeck, University of London

We are partnered with Birkbeck, University of London who award all our degree qualifications. These degrees are internationally recognised qualifications, designed and taught by Bloomsbury Institute lecturers.

Many of our lectures, seminars and workshops take place in Birkbeck's world-class Bloomsbury campus. These buildings are just around the corner from our main office at Bedford Square.

Key Partner: Birkbeck, University of London

We are partnered with Birkbeck, University of London who award all our degree qualifications. These degrees are internationally recognised qualifications, designed and taught by Bloomsbury Institute lecturers.

Student Facilities

Many of our lectures, seminars and workshops take place in Birkbeck's world-class Bloomsbury campus. These buildings are just around the corner from our main office at Bedford Square.

Schools and Colleges

Working with our education partners enables us to determine together how we can add value to young people's learning experiences throughout their education, leaving no one behind.

Civic Engagement

We work hard to cultivate and enhance connection with individuals and organisations beyond the Institute. The Centre for Community Engagement and Learning spearheads these efforts.