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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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Events
News
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.
09 May 2025
Catalina Ortiz Awarded British Academy Grant to Support Early Career Urbanists in the Global South
Professor Catalina Ortiz has secured £29,980 from the British Academy to run writing workshops supporting early career urban researchers in Brazil and South Africa.
09 May 2025
Applications Open for 2025/2026 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
UCL Urban Laboratory is now welcoming applications for the 2025/2026 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme.
30 Apr 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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