National Student Survey, 2026
Rated ‘intellectually stimulating’ by 100% respondents
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Located in the heart of literary London, UCL was one of the first universities in Britain to teach English at undergraduate level. We are regularly ranked one of the best English departments in the world, and are the only one in the UK to provide one-to-one tutorial teaching.
In the recent National Student Survey (2026), 100% of respondents described the BA in English as ‘intellectually stimulating’, 97.6% expressed satisfaction with ‘Academic support’, and 99.4% praised the ‘teaching on my course’.
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The Survey of English Usage
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Latest news at UCL English
Applications open for 2026-27 postdoctoral research fellowships
Find out how to apply for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship or Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.
09 Jul 2026
UCL Arts & Humanities Quirk Symposium 2026
This year’s Quirk Symposium was held at the British Academy on Friday 26 June under the theme Languages of Justice.
01 Jul 2026
A Night with Ian McEwan: Highlights from the Northcliffe Lecture 2026
In this student-written piece, current English Literature BA student Lamar Mansour reflects on her experience attending the 2026 Northcliffe Lecture.
13 Apr 2026