Academic Resources
Studying abroad at UCL means that you will have access to some of the best academic facilities available. Whether you choose to study Engineering or the Sciences, Humanities or the Arts, UCL provides you with the technical and intellectual resources to achieve the most from your studies.
UCL Library
With over two million books and subscriptions to over 12,000 journals in a combination of electronic and print formats, UCL Library Services provides access to a vast range of resources across all subject areas taught. There are 15 specialist libraries in and around UCL, with valuable and historical material housed in the Special Collections. New facilities include a Learning Laboratory in the Science Library, for students to undertake presentation and group work, and the fully refurbished UCL Language and Speech Sciences Library, based in Chandler House.
Further information can be obtained at: www.ucl.ac.uk/library
Computer and IT facilities
UCL offers a wide range of IT facilities in open-access cluster rooms and student residences. These provide over 150 general and specialist software packages. Many subject areas have their own computer facilities and computer network points are available in individual rooms for most UCL residences. In addition UCL’s wireless network (eduroam) provides secure web and email access in many locations across UCL. IT training is provided through scheduled sessions and online courses.
Further information can be obtained at: www.ucl.ac.uk/isd
Language Centre
The UCL Language Centre offers courses in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish at various levels, which can be taken for credit. In addition there are 16 languages available on the evening classes programme.
The centre also provides pre-sessional and in-sessional English language courses for international students. Facilities include a Self Access Centre equipped with an online library of over 3,000 films, TV documentaries, a language laboratory, computer-assisted language learning, resource books, journals and newspapers.
Further information can be obtained at: www.ucl.ac.uk/language-centre
E-learning
Technology is used in a range of ways at UCL to complement and enhance teaching and learning. UCL’s e-learning tools provide access to class materials; communication with fellow students and tutors; materials created collaboratively; text, video, audio and images resources, and online tests and assignment submission. UCL also has a growing online media presence, including selected lectures and guest presentations on iTunes U.
Further information can be obtained at: www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/students/e-learning and http://itunes.ucl.ac.uk.
Laboratory facilities
UCL is constantly striving to ensure that our laboratories are equipped with the most up-to-date equipment and facilities. Recent improvements and additions include: fully refurbished laboratories in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a Virtual Trading Floor in the Department of Computer Science and a Bioprocess Microfluidics facility in the Department of Biochemical Engineering.
Museums and Collections at UCL
UCL’s diverse collections provide a resource of international importance for your studies and enjoyment. The main collections are listed below.
Further information can be obtained at: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums
| THE PETRIE MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY |
| The Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic periods to the Islamic period. |
| THE GRANT MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY |
| Founded in 1828, the Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological museum in London, and was recently listed in Time Out’s ‘101 Things to do in London’ feature. It houses around 67,000 specimens, covering the whole Animal Kingdom including ancient or extinct species such as the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, the quagga, and the dodo. |
| THE UCL ART COLLECTIONS |
| UCL Art Collections holds over 10,000 fine art objects, including prize winning student work from the Slade School ofFine Art, prints and drawings by Old Master artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Turner and Constable, and sculpture models by the Neo-Classical artist John Flaxman. |
| THE UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTIONS |
| The UCL Institute of Archaeology houses fine teaching and reference collections. They include prehistoric ceramics and stone artefacts from many parts of the world as well as collections of Classical Greek and Roman ceramics. |
| THE GEOLOGY COLLECTIONS |
| Learning with objects has been an integral part of geological study at UCL since the first half of the 19th century. Today, the collection includes rock, mineral and fossil samples collected over the last 175 years, including some of historical importance. |
| THE ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS |
| This collection exemplifying Material Culture, holds an enormous variety of objects, textiles and artefacts from all over the world. Much of the material was donated in the mid twentieth century and acquired through scholars’ fieldwork, principally Daryll Forde, who founded the Department of Anthropology at UCL. |
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THE SCIENCE AND GALTON COLLECTIONS |
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There is a wealth of scientific apparatus, equipment and memorabilia pertaining to various scientists whose innovative work was conducted at UCL over the last two centuries. The Galton Collection comprises over 50 objects including the instruments, papers and personal effects of Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. (1822–1911) and is a popular resource for researchers and anyone with an interest in the history of science. |
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