Nobel laureates

There have been 32 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff, to date.

UCL alumnus Professor Sir Roger Penrose awarded Nobel Prize
Roger Penrose

UCL alumnus Professor Sir Roger Penrose awarded Nobel Prize

Professor Sir Roger Penrose, who was an undergraduate at UCL, is among three scientists to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for work relating to black holes.

UCL institute founder awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize Winner Geoffrey Hinton

UCL institute founder awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

Professor Geoffrey E. Hinton, who founded the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work that enabled artificial intelligence us

UCL alumnus and AI innovator awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize Winner Demis Hassabis

UCL alumnus and AI innovator awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Neuroscientist, entrepreneur and artificial intelligence pioneer Sir Demis Hassabis, a UCL alumnus who has retained close connections to the university, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemis