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Sharing highlights of life at UCL (University College London), Londonโs leading multidisciplinary university. Follow @uclnews and @uclevents.
Joined June 2011
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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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
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UCL has been ranked 8th best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022! @TopUnis @worlduniranking #QSWUR
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Unfortunately we're not hosting a quarter final tomorrow but we're definitely in the Champions League for research and education๐.
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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
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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.
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UCL has been ranked 8th best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023!
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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:
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UCL has been ranked 9th best university in the world for the second year in a row, in the 2025 QS World University Rankings! ๐. #QSWUR @worlduniranking.
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UCL is ranked among the top 10 universities worldwide for the 12th year running, in the 2024 QS World University Rankings! ๐. #QSWUR @worlduniranking.
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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
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"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!
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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!
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A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care, adapted by @uclmecheng/@Health_Eng & clinicians at @uclh working with @F1 engineers, has been approved for use in the @NHSuk. #UniSupport.
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Gillian Anderson @GillianA has been awarded a UCL Honorary Fellowship for her support of @IOE_London's #ReadingRecovery programme.
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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.
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It's always lovely to see our beautiful Bloomsbury campus lit up for the festive season ๐โจ
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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.
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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
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UCL has announced a new bursary scheme to support 100 UK UCL alumni from low-income backgrounds to continue to postgraduate study at the university:
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#OnThisDay: UCL was founded in 1826 as London University โ a secular alternative to the religious universities of England.
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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
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@MathematicsUCL Well, our official typeface is comic sans but apart from that this is pretty on-brand!.
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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
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UCL remains in world's top 20 "super-elite" universities โ Times Higher Education 2018 rankings: #THEunirankings
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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.
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UCL has been named as one of the worldโs top universities for the study of 43 subjects, according to the latest QS @worlduniranking!.
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UCL is ranked 7th place in the QS World University Rankings for the third year in a row
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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!
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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.
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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
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UCL is proud to announce a brand new programme aiming to create 15 new scholarships to support UK black and minority ethnic postgraduate students.
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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
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#ThrowbackThursday UCL students find creative solutions to Londonโs traffic problem in 1959, from the @UCLUFilmSociety archives.
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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
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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
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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
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Jeremy Bentham has a new home! The philosopher and UCL's spiritual founder has been given a permanent new home in the Student Centre:
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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.
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Happy New Year to everyone celebrating! ๆฅ่ๅฟซไน! ๆญๅ็ผ่ฒก! . Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous year.
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Today marks the start of our 2024-25 academic year, and it has been wonderful to see our campuses come alive again. If youโre joining us for the first time, welcome to UCL (and in many cases, London), and if youโre a returning student, welcome back! ๐๐พ๐๏ธ . #WelcomeToUCL
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Student @abdulelmi raised ยฃ40k for the #SomaliaDrought. Here's how he is inspiring others to help: #Somalia
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UCL has announced a new bursary scheme to support 100 UK UCL alumni from low-income backgrounds to continue to postgraduate study at the university.
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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).
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Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating this month!. Take a look at tips and support available to students and staff during this time:
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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
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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:
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The Orwell Lecture 2016 with writer, editor + broadcaster Ian Hislop will be live streamed at 18:30 today:
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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.
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Wishing all students, alumni and the UCL community well over the festive season!
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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:
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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.
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Best of luck to @TeamGB long jumper and UCL alumnus Abigail Irozuru (@Airozuru) competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games tomorrow!. @UCLAlumni
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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! .
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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:
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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 ๐
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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
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A team of researchers at UCL (@uclmaps) and other UK universities have discovered that DNA dances and itโs mesmerising! .#dancingDNA
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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!
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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
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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!
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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)
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Wilkins Terrace: the new outdoor space in the middle of UCLโs Bloomsbury campus has opened
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UCL has retained its position as a leading university for knowledge exchange in the third Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results. @ResEngland @UCLEnterprise #KEF3
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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:
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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
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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:
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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
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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!
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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:
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Third time's a charm? ๐. Team UCL has made it to the final of University Challenge for the third time in history and will compete against @ImperialCollege. Tune in at 8:30pm on @bbctwo and @bbciplayer.to see who takes home the crown ๐บ. #UniversityChallenge #UCLFingersOnBuzzers
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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.
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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.
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๐ Congratulations and good luck to the #UCLClassOf2020 who are receiving their degree results today! ๐.
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:
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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
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We presented Gillian Anderson with an Honorary Fellowship โ but children & teachers from @IOE_London Reading Recovery were also winners.
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UCL students can now learn state-of-the-art #ArtificialIntelligence with our @DeepMindAI partnership #AI
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Congratulations @IOE_London and @BartlettUCL for being ranked number 1 in the world in 'Education' and 'Architecture & the Built Environment' respectively! UCL also made the top 10 in a further eight subjects. @worlduniranking #QSWUR #weareioe #Bartlett100
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#London is the #BestCity in the world for university students! #jobs, #culture, quality of life + institutions like @UCL make it the best, say @TopUnis. @UCL_Culture @UCLMuseums @GrantMuseum
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