Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering [1], and Materials [2] at Imperial College London.

History
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 after Webb, while the eastern end is named after the Goldsmiths' Company who helped to finance the building of the RSM.

The building
The distinctively Edwardian and academic styling cues used in the building's architecture have led to the RSM appearing in a number of film and television productions:

1965: The IPCRESS File Directed by Sydney J Furie and starring Michael Caine. The protagonist walks into the RSM and is magically transported to the old Science Museum Library.
1993: Agatha Christie's Poirot (ITV television). Appeared as the frontage and main entrance of "Imperial College" on "Exhibition Road" (although the RSM is on Prince Consort Road, off Exhibition Road) in the episode "The Underdog".
2004: Hustle (BBC television). Generic university frontage, briefly seen as an architecture student exits and is then approached by the main characters. The building in film
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 sports teams, societies and 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 furthering of the interests of the members and the status of the RSM;
The promotion of sport within the RSM;
The promotion of interest in all aspects of geology and materials science;
The promotion of social intercourse among its members.