About University of Sunderland in London
What is the University of Sunderland in London?
The University of Sunderland in London is, in its own words, "a teaching-focused branch campus located near Canary Wharf", part of the University of Sunderland, whose main campus is in north-east England. Its information pack gives 2012 as the year the campus opened (the Head of London Campus was appointed "when it opened in April 2012") and lists 200 members of staff and 5870 students. It runs "four intakes per year" and says it delivers "teaching and support all year round", with programmes in business and finance, health and nursing, and tourism and hospitality. In 2025 it moved to a new campus at Harbour Exchange, which the pack calls "a £11.5m investment" with "a state-of-the-art medical simulation ward" for nursing, and it reports £211,000 of Innovate UK funding for a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership in Social Care.
Where will I work?
The campus is the Harbour Exchange Building, 4 Harbour Exchange Square, London E14 9GE, on the Isle of Dogs, "next to South Quay DLR station". The pack says the new building gives "staff with a modern working environment", and that the University provides "teaching and support to our students from Monday to Friday", so roles are campus-based. One senior role adds that "National travel, including to our campus in Sunderland, is required". On 2026-10-19 the London page of the University's jobs board said "There are currently no vacancies for this Location, please check again soon", so there are no open London roles to show today; they appear here when the board lists them.
What is the University of Sunderland in London team like?
The pack calls the campus "a collaborative, forward-thinking, fast-paced and exciting place to work" with a staff and student community "as diverse and international as the global city we call home". Its role profiles put academic and professional services staff side by side: a Clinical Link Tutor / Lecturer (Nursing) on Band 4, and a Student Support and Administration Senior Lead on Band 6 who provides "leadership to 31 members of staff in total" across the student support and student administration teams. The pack says the Student Experience and Administration department was reshaped after the University reviewed the future direction of its professional services. The University cites its own 2025 staff engagement survey, in which it "achieved an 81% engagement score, placing us in the top quartile of UK universities".
Work-Life Balance
The headline is a four-day week. The pack says "Since 2024, we have been running a 4-day week pilot" and that "We reduced standard weekly working hours to 32, with no change to staff salaries, worked over four days with one non-working day." It adds "The pilot has been a great success, and we are planning to make it permanent in 2027." A nursing lecturer role profile states the hours as "35 hours per week for nominal purposes (32 hours for nominal over four days during 4-day week pilot)", so the shorter week reaches teaching posts as well as professional services. The campus wellbeing page says "The University of Sunderland in London is piloting a 4-day work week" and that "availability of individual advisers on the team will vary across the week", with services running Monday to Friday. The senior role profile also warns that "there may be times when out of hours and weekend work is necessary". The four-day week is described as a pilot that is not yet permanent.
Perks and Benefits
The campus does not publish a benefits list for London staff: the London page of its jobs board says "For the information about working at the University of Sunderland in London, including benefits and reward packages, please contact their HR team directly". The role profiles state pay as a band (Band 4 and Band 6) rather than a figure. What the pages do state is the shorter week itself, 32 hours over four days with no change to salaries, and the new Harbour Exchange campus as the place of work.