Public research university City University London is situated in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and when The City University was established by Royal Charter in 1966, it changed its name to a university. The Inns of Court School of Law was founded in 1852 and joined City University in 2001, making it the institution's oldest constituent portion. The main campus of City University is located in the Islington neighborhood of central London, and there are also campuses there as well as in the nearby neighborhoods of Holborn, Smithfield, and Whitechapel. It is organised into seven Schools, within which there are around 40 academic departments and centres, including the City University Department of Journalism, the Cass Business School and the Inns of Court School of Law (part of the City Law School).