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University College London

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About the university

University College London (UCL) was founded in 1826 and was the first university in England to welcome students of any religion, and to women to pursue a university education. UCL is a multidisciplinary university located at the heart of London.

  • UCL has 50,000 students from over 150 countries around the globe
  • UCL has 16,000 staff.
  • UCL is ranked 8th best university in the 2023 QS World University Ranking.
  • UCL was rated 2nd in the UK after Oxford in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
  • UCL has 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff to date.

UCL provides strong support to students and staff to pursue a successful career through mentoring programmes, courses, and lectures.

UCL is a leading institution that promotes the career of women as demonstrated by the awards it received from the Athena SWAN, a charter that recognises and promotes gender equality practices in higher education. UCL was awarded its first university wide Bronze award in 2006, and has since renewed this award in 2009 and 2012. In 2015, UCL also received its first institutional Silver Athena SWAN award which was renewed in 2021.

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