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UCL is a world-leading research university with exceptional strengths in biomedical, life and population health sciences. Health spans all of UCL’s faculty areas and we offer perspectives on health and healthcare from well beyond biomedicine.

Health Highlights across UCL

Health of the Public

UCL Health of the Public brings multiple disciplines together to improve health for all.

Arts & Humanities | Health Humanities Centre

Draws together staff from different disciplines, departments and faculties engaged in teaching and research on matters relating to health, illness and well-being

Bartlett (Built Environment) | Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings

 Masters programme to meet the growing demand for specialists to drive the health and wellbeing agenda in the design, assessment, retrofit and operation of sustainable buildings

Brain Sciences

The Faculty brings together our expertise in psychology, psychiatry, prion diseases, ophthalmology and vision, language sciences, audiology, deafness and hearing, neurology and related basic neuroscience

IOE | Thomas Coram Research Unit

Influencing theoretical debates and public policies on children’s health

Engineering Sciences | Institute of Healthcare Engineering

Brings together leading researchers to develop digital and medical technologies that transform lives across the globe

Laws | Health Justice Research

Investigating the close relationship between unresolved legal problems and health

Life Sciences

Life Sciences spans an incredible breadth of scientific areas from fundamental research into evolutionary genetics through structural, molecular and cell biology, developmental biology and neuroscience to ecology and biodiversity. 

Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Clinical Operational Research Unit

Applying operational research, data analysis and mathematical modelling to problems in health care

Medical Sciences

UCL is one of the Top Medical Universities in the World. The Faculty of Medical Sciences is made up of six divisions, including the UCL Medical School.

Population Health Sciences

The Faculty of Population Health brings together seven institutes whose common aim is to explore the underlying factors that cause ill-health, and innovate to improve health worldwide.

Social and Historical Studies | Health, Mind and Society

Addressing the social, historical and cultural aspects of health

UCL East | Global Business School for Health

The world’s first business school dedicated to health and healthcare management, elevating the global impact of healthcare delivery through strategic leadership, partnerships and innovation

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Explore some of the key areas we work in

Grand Challenges

UCL Grand Challenges

UCL Grand Challenges convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues. They brings researchers together from across UCL, setting the agenda for future research, while building bridges with external partners.

Neurological disease

Neurological diseases

Neurological disorders, ranging from epilepsy to Alzheimer disease, from stroke to headache, affect up to one billion people worldwide

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths.

Health Informatics

Health Informatics

Information technologies are revolutionising health care offering unique opportunities for medical research, quality of care and patient outcomes. 

Mental Health

Mental Health

Mental Health is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century with significant human, social and economic impact across the globe. 

Eye disease

Eye disease

As the populations grow and age, there is a greater demand for eye care. It is estimated that by 2050, four million people in the UK will live with sight loss.

Child Health

Child Health

Our work to discover new treatments for rare and complex conditions improves the health and wellbeing of children, and the adults they will become.

Infection and Immunity

Infection and Immunity

From emerging infections to chronic inflammatory conditions, our work aims to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular related diseases currently account for 25 per cent of deaths under the age of 75 and contribute to major health inequalities. 

Deafness and Hearing

Deafness and Hearing

Hearing loss is the UK's second most common disability. It is associated with both mental and physical health conditions.

Oral Health

Oral Health

Oral health is essential to general health and well-being. It encompasses a range of diseases and conditions estimated to affect nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide.

Obesity

Obesity

Obesity increases the risk of many life-limiting serious diseases including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, liver disease and certain types of cancers. 

Study UCL Health

UCL Short Courses and CPD Removable Prosthodontics

UCL Short Courses and CPD Practical Microbiology

We are committed to providing a research-led and student-centred learning experience. With our academic reputation, excellent facilities and great location, there are many reasons to choose UCL.

Undergraduate

Our graduates are highly sought after by employers for their critical thinking skills, their global perspective and their ability to make connections across subjects.

Graduate taught 

You can study health-related masters across UCL. Find out more about what is on offer throughout the university.

Graduate research

Further your career and develop your scientific knowledge and research skills in a world-leading academic centre for postgraduate studies

Short courses and CPD

We offer many short courses which draw on the expertise of our internationally recognised researchers and clinicians