UCL slideshow

UCL - University College London : 

UCL - University College London LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

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UCL is consistently ranked amongst the world’s top 10 universities More than 4,000 academic and research staff at UCL are dedicated to research and teaching of the highest standards.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) UCL was rated the best research university in London, and third in the UK overall, for the number of its submissions which were considered of ‘world-leading quality’.: 

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) UCL was rated the best research university in London, and third in the UK overall, for the number of its submissions which were considered of ‘world-leading quality’. UCL has the highest number of professors of any university in the UK, with 705 established and personal chairs, as well as the joint highest number of female professors with 135.

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Our academic community includes 46 fellows of the Royal Society, 55 Fellows of the British Academy, 10 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering and 99 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 21 former academics and graduates.

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UCL has 25,000 students Almost 10,000 students come from outside the UK There are students from 150 different countries at UCL More than 40% of the student community is engaged in graduate studies, with over a third of these graduate students pursuing research degrees.

In the beginning...: 

In the beginning... Founded in 1826, UCL is the third oldest university in England. It was decided that UCL would be a radically different university, opening up English higher education for the first time to people of all beliefs, social backgrounds, and nationalities. UCL was the first English university to admit women students on equal terms as men, in 1878

A pioneering approach to education...: 

A pioneering approach to education... UCL was the first English university to offer the systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine UCL had the first professorships in English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, chemical engineering, chemistry, geography, and zoology... UCL established the first Department of Economics in England and the first Department of Mechanical Engineering in the UK

Our pioneering approach to education continues to this day, with the emphasis now on putting an interdisciplinary approach at the heart of our teaching and research: 

Our pioneering approach to education continues to this day, with the emphasis now on putting an interdisciplinary approach at the heart of our teaching and research

UCL is a multi-faculty university : 

UCL is a multi-faculty university There are ten faculties in total...

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Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment: 

Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

Faculty of Brain Sciences: 

Faculty of Brain Sciences

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Faculty of Engineering

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Faculty of Laws

Faculty of Life Sciences: 

Faculty of Life Sciences

Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: 

Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

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Faculty of Medical Sciences

Faculty of Population Health Sciences: 

Faculty of Population Health Sciences

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Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences

UCL is located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of London: 

UCL is located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of London

The UCL campus in Bloomsbury, central London, is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, and archives in Europe. The British Library has the largest collection in the world.: 

The UCL campus in Bloomsbury, central London, is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, and archives in Europe. The British L ibrary has the largest collection in the world.

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UCL offers a wide range of programmes

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Preparatory certificates last for one year Undergraduate programmes are 3 to 4 years Master’s courses are usually only one year An MPhil/PhD is a minimum of 3 years.

UCL has a student to staff ratio of 9:1, the best in the UK. : 

UCL has a student to staff ratio of 9:1, the best in the UK. This means that we can offer small-group teaching

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All graduate students at UCL can make use of the free Skills Development Programme The Skills Development Programme offers a wide range of courses, including statistics, presentation skills, languages, IT and library software, research methodology, and stress and time management

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There is a large number of support services available to UCL students

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UCL has both student halls of residence (meals provided) and student houses (self-catered)

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All single, international undergraduate students, and all international graduate students are guaranteed an offer of accommodation, subject to conditions .

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The UCL Union (UCLU) is one of the largest in the UK As well as representing the rights of the students, UCLU provides a number of key services: clubs and societies Volunteering Services Unit Rights & Advice Centre Bloomsbury Fitness Centre

There is an orientation programme for all new students at the start of the year: 

There is an orientation programme for all new students at the start of the year