Since 1826, UCL have championed independent thought by attracting and nurturing the world's best minds. For almost 200 years, UCL are proud to have opened higher education to students from a wide range of backgrounds and to change the way we create and share knowledge.

UCL was the first university in England to welcome women to university education. Today, UCL’s community of 51,000 students from 150 countries and over 16,000 staff pursue academic excellence, breaks boundaries, and makes a positive impact on real world problems. 

UCL is the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year 2024: acknowledging UCL’s world-leading performance in multidisciplinary research and education, the enhanced career prospects of UCL’s graduates, along with ambitious work around sustainability.

An independent report into the university’s economic and social impact, issued in June 2022, found that UCL’s annual impact of £9.9bn across the UK economy is comparable to the trade boost delivered by the London 2012 Olympics.