We are delighted to share that UCL has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide! ๐
Read more โก๏ธ
@thetimes
#GoodUniGuide
#LoveUCL
We are today issuing a public apology for UCLโs history and legacy of eugenics. UCL played a fundamental role in the development, propagation and legitimisation of eugenics. We deeply regret this and apologise.
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Tune in to
@PepTeam
's press conference ahead of tomorrow's
@UCL
quarter-final with Atletico Madrid, live on our official app! ๐ฒ
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Weโre so proud of Team UCL for making it to the finals of
#UniversityChallenge
.
It wasnโt to be in the end, but to make it this far is such an incredible feat.
3 cheers for James Hall, Ali Izzatdust, Tayana Sawh and Jacob Finlay - we canโt wait to see what you do next ๐๐
Appalling recent events in the US have shone a clear light on racialised inequality & injustice. Any form of discrimination anywhere is opposed to our values. We stand in solidarity with our Black & racially minoritised students & staff.
#BlackLivesMatter
Almost 50 years ago, UCL
@School_Pharmacy
Emeritus Professor Gregory Gregoriadis discovered that encasing vaccines in fat droplets could help their efficacy. Yesterday he received his first dose of the Pfizer
#COVID19
vaccine which uses similar technology:
UCL is ranked among the top 10 universities worldwide for the 12th year running, in the 2024 QS World University Rankings! ๐
#QSWUR
@worlduniranking
Prime Minister
@RishiSunak
made a surprise visit to
@TheUnionUCL
today to help our students pack clothes, blankets, tents and baby food, that are being put together in support of the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief effort.
@10DowningStreet
"A part-time PhD is a perfect retirement project โ and UCL's History department is a truly excellent place to do it." Congratulations to Roderick White of
@UCLHistory
on receiving his PhD at age 79, proving you're never too old to go to university!
Profs
@PeterFonagy
& Eamon McCrory
@UCLPALS
are among eight experts from across academia, science and the early years sector appointed on the new
@Earlychildhood
Advisory Group, meeting with HRH The Princess of Wales for the first time yesterday:
An insightful first meeting with our
@Earlychildhood
Advisory Group, discussing a shared passion for the extraordinary impact of the first five years of life and its role in shaping us. Very exciting things aheadโฆ!
Face-to-face teaching at UCL has been suspended for the remainder of this academic year and the university is moving towards delivery online wherever possible. 1/2
It is with great sorrow that we hear of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II. We extend our very deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the Royal Family at this extremely difficult time.
We are proud to announce that we officially opened our new east London campus,
@UCLEast
, today! ๐
The interdisciplinary campus is our largest expansion in our almost 200-year history.
Learn more:
#UCLEast
#EastBank
UCL has come second in the UK for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) announced today. Find out why 93% of our research was graded โworld leadingโ and โinternationally excellentโ:
#UCLResearch
#REFResults
The Duchess of Cambridge has arrived at UCL to visit developmental neuroscientists
@UCLPALS
to learn about their ground-breaking research into how environment and biology interact to shape the way in which children develop both socially and emotionally.
@KensingtonRoyal
UCL has nine subject areas ranked in the global top 10 in the latest QS World University Rankings 2022 (
@TopUnis
), including
@IOE_London
which maintained its position as first in the world for Education for the ninth year in a row!
#QSWUR
UCL ranks in the top 10 globally in 10 subject areas in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 (
@TopUnis
) with two subjects ranked first in the world - Education (
@IOE_London
) and Architecture and Built Environment (
@TheBartlettUCL
).
#QSWUR
What a year. From our students to our staff, we are immensely proud of you for your perseverance and adaptability, whether studying, graduating, teaching or looking after our campus, through such challenging times. Wishing you a very relaxing break and a far better year in 2021!
UCL welcomes the governmentโs decision that A-level results will be now determined by teacher-predicted grades, rather than the Ofqual algorithm.
Click to read our full statement.
UCL has risen two places to eighth in the 2020 QS
@TopUnis
World University Rankings! ๐๏ธ #๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ ๐๐ This makes us the top ranked institution in London, third in the United Kingdom, and fourth in Europe!
Today marks the start of our 2023-24 academic year and we are so happy to see so many of you on campus!
We want to wish all our new students a warm welcome to UCL, and for many of you, to London ๐ฌ๐ง
To our returning students, itโs great to have you back again! ๐
#WelcomeToUCL
Welcome home Jeremy Bentham! He has returned to UCL following his 6-month trip to New York. To celebrate his return we have a new exhibition in the South Cloisters revealing the many myths surrounding his legacy.
@UCL_Culture
#JeremyBentham
Wishing a happy and safe Pride to our LGBTQ+ community and everyone celebrating 50 years since the first Pride took place in the United Kingdom. Weโre so proud.
#PrideInLondon
Today we welcome UCLโs new Provost Dr Michael Spence.
โIโm incredibly excited about joining this remarkable community. UCL has a deep commitment to students and the communities it serves. The challenge is to build upon โ and ensure the sustainability of โ its excellent work.โ
Her Majesty The Queen today spoke with pioneering UCL scientists, who are at the forefront of research aimed at finding a cure for type 1 diabetes, as part of a visit organised by the charity
@JDRFUK
.
Read more:
@iit_ucl
@RoyalFreeChty
#UCLResearch
UCL students can get a free COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday 5 June 2021 at The Bloomsbury Surgery near campus. A limited number of vaccinations are available and they're being offered on a first come, first served basis.
UCL was founded 195 years ago today! Did you know that the Flaxman Gallery hosts this painting of a fictional meeting of Jeremy Bentham and the four UCL founders? Commissioned for UCL's centenary, it was painted by Slade Professor Henry Tonks (1862-1937).
Incredible work from
@uclmecheng
/
@Health_Eng
engineers, with
@uclh
&
@F1
, to bring this life-saving technology to the
@NHSuk
. Just 10 days from first team meeting to regulator approval!
A device which helps patients breathe has been modified and improved by the Mercedes F1 team in less than a week, it has now been approved for use โฌ๏ธ
More here:
UCL was founded on 11 February 1826 with the signing of a Deed of Settlement with money to be raised via shares.
This share belonged to Isaac Lyon Goldsmid one of our most important early supporters.
Find out more in the World of UCL:
#UCLFoundationDay
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We extend our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family at this difficult time.
Undergraduate medicine students at UCLโs Medical School are offering to help critical NHS staff with their childcare and household chores so they can stay on the frontline treating Covid-19 patients or take a break.
#UniSupport
UCL maintains top global ranking for Education (
@IOE_London
) and Architecture & Built Environment (
@TheBartlettUCL
) with 10 subjects in the top 10 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
#QSWUR
Read more:
Congratulations to UCL's Institute of Education alumna Andria Zafirakou, who has been announced as the worldโs best teacher after winning the 2018 Global Teacher Prize! .
We are delighted to welcome Dr Michael Spence as our new President & Provost today. "UCL is Londonโs first and most comprehensive university and Iโm incredibly excited to be joining this remarkable community.โ โ Dr Spence
Medical students are providing invaluable support to NHS staff by volunteering in hospitals across the UK. Watch
@uclmedsci
student
@Sun_Soony
sharing his experience of his first day volunteering on a
#covid19
ward in London:
#ClapforCarers
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London remains the best city in the world for university students to study, maintaining the top spot in the
#QSBestCities
ranking for 2024 (
@worlduniranking
) ๐
At UCL, students are given the opportunity to make the most out of studying in London:
Happy 1st birthday to the UCL Student Centre!
What a year:
- 1.7 million visits
- 39,000 student walk-in enquiries
- 3,600 drop-ins to the Disability, Mental Health & Wellbeing Team
- 153 student events, and
- saved ยฃ4,000 on electricity bills thanks to its rooftop solar panels!
UCL has performed strongly again in this yearโs QS
@worlduniranking
by subject with
@IOE_London
maintaining its No 1 spot for 'Education' for the 7th year running, congratulations! ๐ UCL also made the top 10 in further eight subjects.
#QSWUR
#weareioe
The new
#UCLStudentCentre
is now open! The ยฃ67.4 million building in the heart of London provides 1,000 new study spaces for students over eight levels. And it's open to students 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year!
(Alan Williams Photography)
Congratulations to our
#loveUCL
Photo of the Year winner,
@BartlettUCL
graduate Runsu Hu for her shot from the UCL Main Building! Well done too to our runner up,
@UCLDivofSurgery
student Akshaya Teli for her Main Quad shot & to 3rd place,
@uclmedsci
student Sehajdev Singh Bhatia!
We've lit the Portico purple to mark International Day for Disabled People today and Disability History Month ๐ UCL's
@GDIHub
took over our Twitter account today too - find out more about their work in disability innovation:
#IDDP
#IDDP2020
#PurpleLightUp
In 1949, trailblazing chemist Dame Kathleen Lonsdale became UCLโs 1st female professor. The Kathleen Lonsdale Building is the 1st UCL building to be named after a woman. Find out more about pioneering women & our
#UCLVote100
campaign
UCL has retained its position as a leading university for knowledge exchange in the third Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results.
@ResEngland
@UCLEnterprise
#KEF3
For the third year in a row, London has been named the best city in the world for university students in the QS
@worlduniranking
Best Student Cities rankings: .
Congratulations to UCLโs
#UniversityChallenge
team who won their first round last night โจ Well done to
@sheffielduni
for a very close contest. On to round two!
We are delighted to announce that UCL has been awarded more than ยฃ2.2m to fund four AI research projects.
This forms part of a ยฃ13m pledge for AI research in healthcare, made by Secretary of State for Science,
@michelledonelan
, during her visit to UCL:
UCL has jumped up the rankings of the worldโs top 20 โsuper eliteโ universities โ rising two places to 14th. This position in
@timeshighered
2019 table re-affirms UCLโs status as a world-leading university following its 7th place in the QS world rankings:
After all the disruption caused by the pandemic, we're incredibly proud to see our graduates from the past two years finally get to walk across the stage in their own in-person graduation ceremonies! ๐๐คฉ๐
#UCLGrad
Congratulations to everyone receiving their A level results today! ๐ ๐๐ผ Will we be seeing you in September?
Check the status of your UCL application or find answers to your questions on our UCL Results Day 2020 page:
#loveUCL
UCL is shocked and saddened by the tragedy which happened at
@unikarlova
in Prague, one of
@UCLSSEES
closest partners.
We offer our deepest condolences to everyone within the Charles University community.
Our thoughts are with all those affected.
โThis is a wonderful and significant achievement, and I hope that youโre all feeling very proud of yourselves."
To mark the incredible achievements of the
#UCLClassOf2020
,
@UCL
President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur has recorded this special message:
The outbreak of World War II meant that Leonard Lovelock never got the chance to graduate from
@UCLChemistry
. This year
@uclalumni
invited him back to receive his degree in full graduation robes:
#uclgrad
Welcome (back) to UCL! It's so great to see campus full of life again. Wishing our staff and students a fantastic year.
New student? Find the info you need to get settled in:
#WelcomeToUCL
Happy
#IWD2018
UCL is celebrating 100 years since women first won the right to vote with a varied programme of activities taking place throughout 2018. Join us for a year of events and exhibitions to celebrate
#UCLVote100
@Omojuwa
Congratulations on completing your studies through such disruption JJ! We're glad you enjoyed your graduation ceremony. All the best for the future!๐๐
#UCLGrad
#JJUCL