UCL200 news

Find out more about the public art programme planned for UCL’s Bicentenary, meet the team and discover how artists will support us to meaningfully connect with UCL’s story and legacy.

Join us on Tuesday 8 July at a Town Hall community event to celebrate the conclusion of the academic year and to look ahead to 2026, our bicentennial year.

Read more about how UCL's President and Provost and the Faculty Academic Leadership team contributed to the community stitch project.

Three new publications will be released in 2026 to mark UCL’s 200th anniversary, tracing two centuries of ground-breaking discoveries, architectural history, and generational stories of staff and student life.

In February 2026, UCL will begin celebrating its 200th anniversary. On our 199th birthday we look ahead to UCL200, an exciting line-up of activities and events to mark our bicentenary year.

In 2026, UCL will celebrate its 200th anniversary. Faces of UCL is part of the UCL200 programme, an exciting line-up of activities and events to celebrate our bicentennial.

Lucy Briggs, UCL200 Programme Director, reflects on a productive year for the UCL200 team.

UCL has always been a university with its sights set on the future. As we approach our bicentenary in 2026, we remain committed to creating a campus that reflects our values of accessibility, sustainability, and inclusion.

Spotlight on the UCL200 Faculty Champions: A chance to meet the academics leading the development of our faculties’ contributions to the bicentennial celebrations.

Learn about the exhibitions being planned as part of UCL's bicentennial celebrations, meet the teams working behind the scenes, and find out how you can get involved.

We are actively looking for ideas and contributions from all staff and post-doctoral students to create an exhilarating programme to celebrate UCL’s 200th year.

Generation UCL is a research and engagement project that explores two centuries of student life in London.

Meet some of the faces that are working hard to deliver an exciting and varied programme of activities and events in celebration of our 200th anniversary.

Get involved with UCL’s 200th anniversary celebrations planned for 2026 - sign up for a drop-in session this July.

2026 marks UCL’s 200th Anniversary and the start of a year of Bicentennial activity and celebration.