Brief Introduction
University College London (UCL) is a public research
university in London,England and a constituent
college of the federal University of London. It is the largest postgraduate institution in the UK by
enrollment and is regarded as one of the world's leading
multidisciplinary research universities. Established in 1826 as London University by founders inspired by the radical ideas
of Jeremy
Bentham, UCL was the first university institution
to be established in London, and the first in England to be entirely secular
and to admit students regardless of their religion.
Campus
UCL is primarily based in
the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, in Central
London. The main campus is located around Gower Street and includes the biology, chemistry, economics,
engineering, geography, history, languages, mathematics, management, philosophy
and physics departments, the pre clinical facilities of the UCL Medical School, the London Centre for Nanotechnology, the Slade
School of Fine Art, the UCL Union, the main UCL Library, the UCL Science Library, the Bloomsbury Theatre, the Petrie
Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, the Grant Museum of Zoology and the affiliated University
College Hospital. Close by in Bloomsbury are the
UCL Cancer Institute, the UCL
Faculty of the Built Environment (The Bartlett),
the UCL Faculty of Laws, the UCL
Institute of Archaeology, the UCL Institute of Education, the UCL School of Pharmacy, the UCL School of Public Policy and the UCL School of Slavonic and East
European Studies
Faculties in UCL
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Faculty
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UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences
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UCL Faculty of the Built Environment (The
Bartlett)
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UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences
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UCL Faculty of Laws
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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
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UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences
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UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences
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UCL Faculty of Social and Historical
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UCL Institute of Education
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Student Facilities
Accommodation
UCL Halls of Residence
UCL's three Halls of Residence provide catered accommodation close to the main campus.
- Student Houses
UCL's range of Student Houses offer self-catered accommodation.
- Intercollegiate Halls
There are several catered Intercollegiate Halls of Residence available to students attending UCL and any college of the University of London. - Private providers
Independent organisations offering accommodation to students in London.
Tution Fees
UK/EU student’s fees
UCL's tuition fees for 2016 entry are set at £9,000 per year for UK and EU students on all undergraduate programmes. Fees for 2017 entry may be higher; the Prospectus will be updated with 2017 entry fees when they are set in Summer 2016.
Oversees Students fees
- £16,130 for most Arts, Humanities and Social Science-based programmes;
- £16,690 for most Law and Economics programmes;
- £18,670 for Arts and Sciences (BASc) programmes;
- £18,830 for most Mathematics and Statistics programmes;
- £21,320 for most Science programmes but including Archaeology, Fine Art and Architecture;
- £22,380 for most Engineering and Astrophysics programmes;
- £31,720 for Medicine (£21,320 for the integrated BSc year).
Notable Alumni
Television, film and music
- Jeremy Bowen
- Ricky Gervais
- Chris Martin
- Guy Berryman
- Jonny Buckland
- Will Champion
Authors
- Robert Browning:
- Raymond Briggs
Scientists and engineers
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Marie Stopes:
Artists, architects and designers
- Sir Quentin Blake
- Wayne Hemingway
- Rachel Whiteread
Politicians
- Ito Hirobumi
- Baroness Shreela
- David Gower
- James Cracknell
- Christine Ohuruogu
- Rob Williams
Contact Details
Address:- University College London
Gower Street,
London WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2000
