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It's All Academic: The Campaign for UCL

It’s All Academic, the Campaign for UCL, has raised nearly £624 million, and inspired over 263,000 volunteering hours to help UCL, our students and our alumni community. Alumni, donors and volunteers joined staff and partners in ensuring the Campaign, which ran from September 2016 to July 2020, achieved its targets a year ahead of schedule. In service of our founding ambition to make the world a better place for us all, It's All Academic has demonstrated the power of UCL's brilliant community.

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Focusing on the priority areas of Health, Students, Disruptive Thinking and London, the Campaign has accelerated breakthroughs in some of the world's greatest health challenges, like neuroscience and cancer; built a supportive, pioneering and globally connected research, learning and teaching environment, and nurtured one of the most brilliant gatherings of minds in the world. It has accomplished these achievements by working partnership with our 15,884 donors and 10,678 volunteers, from across 84 countries.

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Health: Pioneering treatments, discovering cures

Campaign supporters have raised a staggering £432 million to enable UCL’s world-leading health teams to find treatments to society’s most devastating diseases and improve the mental health and wellbeing of people across the globe.

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Students: Powering bright minds

UCL students represent the future: the innovators and thought leaders needed to confront 21st-century challenges. Campaign supporters have raised £70 million in student support, while alumni volunteers have guided students to achieve their potential.

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London: Shaping the city that shapes us

UCL has shaped and been shaped by London for nearly 200 years. From funding legal advice for local communities to raising £121 million for new buildings and equipment, the Campaign has created opportunities for the capital and its people.

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Disruptive thinking: Paving the way for pioneers

Philanthropy is the ally of radical curiosity. Our supporters are partners, collaborators and contributors, raising £114 million to position UCL at the vanguard of new knowledge, emerging disciplines, and new ways of relating to the world we live in.

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“"From its foundation in 1826, UCL has embraced an innovative, progressive and critical spirit of which we are the proud inheritors today." - Professor Michael Arthur, UCL President & Provost

"It's hard to overstate the positive impact of UCL on our daily lives. When I hear about another major breakthrough, a Nobel Prize, or an initiative, it reminds me why I give: because UCL matters to me, and UCL's work matters to all." - Maurice Watkins, Donor 

Why give to UCL?

Dr Lori Houlihan, UCL's former Vice-Provost (Advancement), explains why gifts of money and time are so important for the university.

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Alumni engagement

Networking locally, connecting globally​ 

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A joint passion for making a global difference has been the hallmark of It’s All Academic. Generously giving their time, expertise and money, our alumni have been crucial partners in the Campaign’s success.

Through events like our annual Festival and receptions, and initiatives like UCL Coffee Connect, It’s All Academic has given alumni the opportunity to play an active role in UCL life, connecting with each other and staying close to UCL and its ground-breaking work. And by inspiring UCL people to nurture and mentor our graduates, the Campaign has in turn supported alumni.

Read more about alumni engagement