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From west London to east: a bold journey with bold purpose
IFT @ UCL East
200 years since its establishment, UCL is bringing its innovation, accessibility and relevance to east London and a home in the new UCL East campus.
Currently based at UCL's central London campus in Bloomsbury, the Institute of Finance & Technology is due to relocate to UCL East in 2023. Our flexible, productive platform at UCL East will provide leadership and training through research, collaboration with industry and government, and an entrepreneurship accelerator. Alongside teaching activity, we’ll develop and test new models which embed technical, environmental and social aspects within financial mechanisms. We’ll also address ethical issues related to compliance, regulation and the social interface of financial products.
At UCL East, the IFT will bring the best minds together, preparing future finance professionals to tackle the challenges and develop the opportunities that lie ahead.
New spaces: networked and flexible
Our pioneering approach will take shape in spaces which are truly fit-for-purpose for experimental, impact-focused research and teaching. Our proximity to the City enables us to bring the knowledge and experience of the world’s most powerful financial institutions to bear on the challenges we must overcome as a global society.
The ethos of collaboration and experimentation at UCL East is a concept we have taken to heart at the IFT. Our spaces are designed to facilitate research, dialogue, problem-solving, and an experiential learning approach, which is especially well-suited to the fast-moving nature of finance.
IFT students will benefit from being part of a strong network of industry innovators, with our spaces enabling these connections.
Outreach and engagement
Inspired by Bentham's utilitarianism, IFT's core social purpose is to inspire knowledg exchange efor business ideas and entrepreneurs, providing financial laboratories, seminars and networking breakfasts. Back-to-Basics financial and accounting training for local and City community members will also be offered.
We will open our expertise to local start-ups and entrepreneurs by inviting industry leaders who work with us to support the community with business advice. To widen participation in our financial education even further, we are exploring community outreach activities, and hope to open up new routes to finance careers for students who might never have considered university, or a career in finance.
Please contact IFT Communications to discuss research, networking and widening collaboration opportunities directly.
For more information regarding widening participation at UCL, please visit UCL's Access and Widening Participation website.