About UCL

UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 11,000 staff and 38,000 students from 150 different countries. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any class, religion, and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men.

Who we are

Influential UCL people past and present.

• Leadership team
• Student body
• History
• Case studies: people past and present
  

What UCL does

Our research and community impact.

• UCL vision, aims and values
• Research and impact
• Case studies: research and impact

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