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)Discover UCL Urban Laboratory
Established in 2005, Urban Lab investigates, proposes and disseminates critical solutions to a wide range of social, physical and technological urban and built environment issues, with a focus on the grand challenges of our time.
About
UCL Urban Laboratory is a cross-disciplinary centre for critical and creative urban thinking, teaching, research and practice.
Study
Our distinctive centre brings together students, academics and professionals to tackle the complexity of urban life.
Events
We programme events and networking opportunities throughout the year, on and off campus.
Research
We explore a range of subjects across disciplinary boundaries using experimental research methods.
Publications
We produce a range of accessible, open access publications, reports, pamphlets and digital media.
Urban Lab's 20th Anniversary
Urban Lab 20
In 2025, UCL Urban Laboratory proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary as a world-leading cross-disciplinary centre dedicated to critical, creative and collaborative inquiry into pressing urban challenges.
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Shapes and the City Symposium – Call for Papers
The half-day symposium, organised by the UCL Urban Lab and the SHS Faculty, will take place on Monday 9 June as part of Urban Lab's 20th anniversary activities. Open to all staff and students at UCL.
10 Apr 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
Urban Room Open Call: Summer Flowers Studio Intensive
Join UCL Urban Room and Wolff Architects for a two-day studio intensive in April. Dive into sonic monuments, archival practices and zine-making with Ilze Wolff, Kara Blackmore and invited guests.
19 Feb 2025
Ruth Glass Scholarship
Applications for the Ruth Glass Scholarship are now open for UK home students applying to study Urban Lab's Global Urbanism MASc.
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