World #1

for Architecture and the Built Environment. The Bartlett has also ranked #1 in the UK for the tenth year in a row.

QS World University Rankings (2025)
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The expertise you will develop through our courses could open doors to exciting career opportunities in urban planning, city governance, engineering, data science and beyond.

Research
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Research

We use spatial analysis, geographic information systems, computer aided design technologies and custom tool-kits as basic forms of representation for space-time data.

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Among our staff are physicists, planners, geographers, data scientists, architects, mathematicians and computer scientists.

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CASA’s research is pushing boundaries to create better cities for everyone.

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Conference

CUPUM 2025

Join us in London on 23–27 June 2025 as CASA hosts the 19th International Conference on Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM).

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23 Jun to 27 Jun

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CUPUM 2025

23 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

News

New Research Finds ‘Substantial’ Global Disparities in Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility
New Research Finds ‘Substantial’ Global Disparities in Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility

New Research Finds ‘Substantial’ Global Disparities in Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility

The research, published in the British Medical Journal, showed major disparities between access to vaccines across 54 surveyed countries, with vaccine deserts in both high- and low-income regions.

15 Apr 2025

The Bartlett retains global #1 ranking in 2025
The Bartlett retains global #1 ranking in 2025

The Bartlett retains global #1 ranking in 2025

The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, has retained its global #1 ranking for the third year in a row in the QS Architecture and Built Environment World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

12 Mar 2025

Dr Wei Yang Awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2025
Dr Wei Yang Awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2025

Dr Wei Yang Awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2025

Dr Wei Yang is Honorary Professor at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA). She was recognised in the New Year Honours 2025 for services to the town planning industry.

09 Jan 2025

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