World #1

for Architecture and the Built Environment. The Bartlett has also ranked #1 in the UK for the 12th year in a row.

QS World University Rankings (2026)
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About

UCL Urban Laboratory is a cross-disciplinary centre for critical and creative urban thinking, teaching, research and practice.

People
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People

Find out about our team and cross-faculty collective, made up of staff from across UCL.

Study
University urbanism, Urban Lab Exchange course, September 2017

Study

Our distinctive centre brings together students, academics and professionals to tackle the complexity of urban life.

Research
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Research

We explore a range of subjects across disciplinary boundaries using experimental research methods.

UCL Urban Room
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UCL Urban Room

We host exhibitions, events and student showcases connecting research, memory, heritage and community at UCL East.

Publications
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Publications

We produce a range of accessible, open access publications, reports, pamphlets and digital media.

What's on

Events

12 Mar to 20 Jun

in person

Manifesting Exhibition

12 Mar 2026 - 20 Jun 2026

04 Jun

News

Bartlett alumnus pledges gift to support future students
Bartlett alumnus pledges gift to support future students

Bartlett alumnus pledges gift to support future students

Inspired by his own experience of financial support as a student in the 1980s, an alumnus has pledged a gift in his will to help future students at the UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment.

20 May 2026

The Bartlett is ranked global #1 in 2026
The Bartlett is ranked global #1 in 2026

The Bartlett is ranked global #1 in 2026

The UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment is ranked #1 in the world for Architecture and Built Environment studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

25 Mar 2026

The Bartlett Features in UCL200 Publications
The Bartlett Features in UCL200 Publications

The Bartlett Features in UCL200 Publications

The Bartlett contributes research and photography to UCL's bicentenary publications, highlighting its role in shaping London, advancing inclusive urban research and documenting UCL's historic campus.

23 Feb 2026

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.

Apply here

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UCL Urban Laboratory
Gordon House
29 Gordon Square
London
WC1H 0PP