Why study at UCL?
1. Internationally Excellent
UCL is ranked 7th in the world's top universities by the QS World University Rankings 2011. Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic World Rankings places UCL 3rd best university in Europe
2. World Class Resources
UCL receives more research council funding than any other university. In 2008-9 UCL received £81,365,000. In second place Cambridge received £74,263,000, in third place Oxford was awarded £54,750,000.
UCL is currently investing £350 million in state-of-the-art facilities for cutting-edge research.
The UCL campus in Bloomsbury, central London, is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, and archives in Europe. The British library has the largest collection in the world.
3. Research Powerhouse
UCL is at the forefront of pioneering, cross-disciplinary research. With 9 prestigious EPSRC centres of doctoral training, UCL has the highest allocation of any university.
The Thomson Scientific Citation Index shows that UCL is the second most highly cited European university and 14th in the world. It is also the UK university most cited by health researchers.
4. London's Global University
Times Good Education Guide 2010 rates UCL as the best research university in London.
As the centre of government
and business, and with the highest concentrations of professional bodies,
institutes and think tanks, London gives you unrivalled opportunities to
network, build contacts and have impact.
London has been acknowledged as the most cost-effective student city in the UK. The 2010 study by Natwest Bank analysed expenditure including rent and living costs against earnings from part-time work.
5. World Leading Research Environment
UCL has been found to be the best place for postdoctoral researchers to work for the second year in a row in an international survey run in The Scientist magazine.
The Times Good Education Guide 2012 reaffirmed UCL as the UK public university with the lowest academic staff to student ratio. UCL has 9.7 students per academic, compared with 11.7 at Cambridge.
UCL has more professors, and more female professors, than any other UK university.
There has been at least one Nobel Laureate from the UCL community every decade since the establishment of the Nobel Prize in 1901
UCL's staff and students represent 150 countries and some of the greatest minds in the world.
6. Realise your Potential
In the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2010 UCL was awarded an employer review score of 93 out of 100, reflecting the huge demand for UCL graduates.
Graduates from London universities earn up to 25% more than their counterparts from other UK universities
UCL’s reputation is built on your success. The UCL Graduate School is committed to equipping you with the personal and professional skills essential for your current studies and future career.
The UCL Careers Office has a dedicated team to help students prepare for and secure work. As well as having expertise in the UK job market the Careers Office has specialists to help students find appropriate employment internationally.
7. Academic Eminence
There are 36 Fellows of the Royal Society amongst UCL Staff
There are 26 Fellows of the British Academy amongst UCL Staff
There are 10 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering amongst UCL Staff
There are 78 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences amongst UCL Staff
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In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) UCL was rated the best university in London, and third in the UK overall. |
