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Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of . The Royal School of Mines was established in 1851, as the Government School of Mines and Science Applied to the Arts. The School developed from the Museum Of Economic Geology , a collection of minerals, maps and mining equipment made by Sir Henry De La Beche , and opened in 1841. The Museum also provided some student places for the study of Mineralogy and Metallurgy . Sir Henry was the director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and when the collections outgrew the premises the Museum and the Survey were placed on an official footing, with Government assistance. The Museum of Practical Geology and the Government School of Mines Applied to the Arts opened in a purpose designed building in Jermyn Street in 1851. The officers of the Geological Survey became the lecturers and professors of the School of Mines. The name was changed in 1863 to the Royal School of Mines, and was moved to South Kensington in 1872, leaving the Museum of Practical Geology behind in Jermyn Street. In 1907 , the RSM was incorporated into Imperial College of Science and Technology, but remains a "Constituent College" of Imperial. The current Dean of the Royal School of Mines is Professor John Monhemius. Today, the RSM no longer exists as an academic entity. The RSM is both the building in which the departments are housed, and the student body that organises social events, sports teams, clubs and societies for students within those departments. The RSM students union, or "RSM C&SC" as it is now known, has a constitution written in very formal terms that states the RSM exists for:
These are achieved through our sports teams, our unique societies and our countless events which span the academic year from October to July. The highlight of the sporting and social calendar is the annual Bottle Match against Camborne School Of Mines , the second oldest varsity match in the world. THE BUILDING Designed by Sir Aston Webb , the RSM building was erected between 1909 and 1913 specifically to house the Royal School of Mines, which was previously resident in the Huxley Building on Exhibition Road, now the Henry Cole wing of the Victoria And Albert Museum . The RSM was the last of many buildings that Webb designed for the Albertopolis area (including the Cromwell Road frontage of the V&A ) and, some would argue, his least resolved. Constructed in Portland Stone , the entrance is formed by a three storey, semicircular niche, flanked by large memorials to Alfred Beit and Julius Wernher (P.R. Montford, 1916-1920). The western wing of the building is named for Webb, while the eastern end is named for the Goldsmiths' Company who helped to finance the building of the RSM. NOTABLE PAST STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS
REPUTATION The Royal School of Mines has a deservedly high reputation in Geology, Geophysics, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Materials Science, Petroleum Science and Engineering. Through societies such as the RSM Association and the Chaps Club, the RSM maintains a strong alumni network in the global mining community. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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