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Find out more about what makes UCL research world-leading, how to access UCL expertise, and teams in the Office of the Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement).
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Discover the many ways you can connect with UCL, and how we work with industry, government and not-for-profit organisations to tackle tough challenges.
About
About UCL
Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries.

Research

Find out about our principal research groups and centres, and meet some of the academics and PhD students at the forefront of our internationally leading research.

Research groups

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Research groups

Our principal research groups are developing internationally leading research in a range of areas

Spotlight on our Researchers

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Spotlight on our Researchers

Meet some of our Early Career Researchers

Centres, institutes and funded projects

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Centres, institutes and funded projects

Our researchers are involved in a range of collaborations, cross-disciplinary centres, and funded projects

Annual Report

Read our 2023-24 Annual Report to recap on the impactful news, events, teaching and research from the last academic year.

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Inaugural Lecture Series

Celebrate the achievements of our professors who are undertaking research and scholarship of international significance.

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Research Spotlight

Researchers detect hidden threats with advanced X-ray imaging

Researchers have combined various X-ray imaging technologies to create multi-contrast images that can be used to detect threatening materials such as explosives in thousands of complicated scenarios.

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#2 for research power

UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power

Research Excellence Framework 2021

World-leading research

UCL Engineering’s research was rated 97% 4* ("world-leading") or 3* ("internationally excellent")

Research Excellence Framework 2021

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