UCL (University College London)  is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with 8,000 staff and 22,000 students. Over 140 nationalities are represented among UCL students with overseas students making up nearly a third of the student body. UCL is now ranked seventh in the world by the Times Higher – QS World University Rankings, and our publications in clinical medicine attract more citations from fellow researchers than any other university outside North America.

Our excellence extends across all academic disciplines; from one of Europe’s largest and most productive centres for biomedical science interacting with eleven leading London hospitals, to world-renowned centres for architecture (UCL Bartlett) and fine art (UCL Slade School).

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’.  The RAE confirmed UCL’s multidisciplinary research strength with outstanding results achieved across the subjects, ranging from Biomedicine, Science and Engineering, and the Built Environment to Laws, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.  UCL put forward over 1,800 submissions in 49 of the 67 Units of Assessment. Details of which can be found here.  In the vast majority of UCL’s submissions, at least 50% were ranked at either the highest grade of 4* (‘of world-leading quality’), or 3* (‘internationally excellent’).

UCL is London’s global university - a research and teaching powerhouse in the heart of one of the most dynamic cities in the world.  To find out more about UCL's impact on London, visit the UCL & London website.

UCL students are given opportunities to excel and to find their place in the world.  Each student is prepared for their role as ‘global citizens’ through an international curriculum, local volunteering opportunities and cross-disciplinary research-led teaching.

Focused on the translation of research into solutions to the world’s major problems, UCL works across the disciplines and with partners all over the world.  Current activities include leading the search for an HIV vaccine to developing the clinical use of stem cells in heart disease, blindness and spinal cord repair.

The university is committed to combining the talents of world-class researchers and business brains to allow commercial and social achievements to flourish. Through licensing technologies, joint ventures, consultancy and partnerships, UCL transfers its world-renowned expertise and knowledge to policymakers and the commercial world.

UCL publishes regular news updates of what’s going on at the university. To keep abreast of current developments, see UCL News.