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Health and Wellbeing

We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits for all employees, these cover fitness and lifestyle as well as mental and physical health.

Eye Care

The UCL Eye Care Scheme enables staff to access free eye tests and, if clinically appropriate for display screen equipment users, a choice from a range of free lenses and frames. 

Gym Memberships

Bloomsbury Fitness

Bloomsbury Fitness is a gym for the whole UCL community. Conveniently located at 15 Gordon Street, it offers free classes, a 90 piece fitness suite, personal training, internet-enabled smart machines, squash courts and more! Find out more about Bloomsbury Fitness

PureGym

You can get 10% off your monthly memberships plus £0 joining fee. PureGym has over 300+ gyms around the UK and they are open 24/7. Please visit PureGym to apply for your discount

YMCA 

We have a corporate rate at Central YMCA Club, Great Russell Street, London, where they offer us 15% off their standard £65 monthly fees, so this goes down to £55 per month for UCL staff.  

YMCA’s facilities include the Gym, Free personal induction and 6-week fitness programme, Personal training access, Exercise classes (80 per week), 25m Swimming pool (x5 lanes), Sauna, Steam room, basketball court, badminton, table-tennis along with access to the lounge, café, and quiet areas. Register for the Central YMCA Club.

Voluntary Healthcare Schemes

UCL offers two voluntary heathcare schemes:

  • UCL has teamed up with M&L Healthcare Solutions and General & Medical Healthcare to provide UCL staff with access to Private Medical Insurance at prices below those available in the open market and online. More information can be found here.

  • EDUHEALTH (Bupacare) Medical Insurance provides UCL staff access to membership premiums at special rates. Benefits include a full choice of hospitals. Find out more about EDUHEALTH (Bupacare) Medical Insurance. For further information please email Sandra.johnston@eduhealth.co.uk or telephone her on 0800 456 1130 quoting reference UCL.
Cycle scheme

Find out how to get a tax-free bike through the UCL Cyclescheme and free bike maintenance
 

Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support Service

UCL has a contract with an external service provider to provide a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. This service is free for staff to use and is designed to help with personal and work-related problems.

Advice is provided on a wide range of topics including
legal, financial, housing and family related issues. 24/7 mental health support is also available in seconds by phone, WhatsApp or live chat.

 Find out more about the Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support Service