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UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021

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UCL is ranked 8th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings

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There have been 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff to date

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UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any religion, and to welcome women to university education

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Small stars may host bigger planets than previously thought

Feature: How UCL-supported Beacon Schools ensure Holocaust’s lessons are not forgotten

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Feature: The ‘historic’ Alzheimer’s breakthrough that is 30 years in the making

UCL’s Professor Sir John Hardy was the first to identify the role of amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease - now, three decades later, that finding has resulted in a drug that may help patients.

UCL’s annual economic impact comparable to London 2012 Olympics

UCL’s annual impact of £9.9bn across the UK economy is comparable to the trade boost delivered by the London 2012 Olympics, finds a new independent report into the university’s economic and social impact.

UCL comes second in the UK for research power

The excellence of research at UCL and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessment results announced today.

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Dr Helen Czerski

Associate Professor, UCL Department of Mechanical Engineering, introducing UCL's new Climate Hub

UCL's 30th Nobel laureate

Professor Sir Roger Penrose

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for work relating to black holes

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Professor Chia-Jung Tsay

UCL School of Management, named one of the World’s Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors