Divisions
Division of Biosciences
The Division of Biosciences at UCL is one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences.
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
Since its establishment in 1998, the Unit has contributed breakthroughs that have helped shape thinking in neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour brings together experimental and theoretical neuroscientists in the heart of London
UCL School of Pharmacy
The UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the most highly-rated pharmacy schools in the world.
Research Departments
Cell and Developmental Biology
We are a diverse Research Department striving to gain mechanistic insight into biological processes across scales, from organelles to cells to organisms.
Genetics, Evolution and Environment
The UCL Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment (GEE) is world-leading in the study of Evolutionary Biology, Human Genetics, Healthy Ageing and Biodiversity research.
Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology
Our mission is to understand cell and tissue function in health and disease through interdisciplinary, discovery-based research and technology development.
Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
The UCL Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP) traces its origins to the founding of the Department of Physiology at UCL in 1828, the first of its kind in England.
Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry
Our department comprises 19 academic staff and 7 support staff. It has a long and highly successful track record of research in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Neuroscience and Pharmacognosy.
Pharmaceutics
Our Research Department works to develop the medicines of the future. It currently includes 19 academic staff, two members of technical staff, and two professional services colleagues.
Pharmacology
The Department of Pharmacology is at the forefront of research and teaching spanning fundamental sciences, clinical translational and commercialisation.
Practice and Policy
The Research Department of Practice and Policy aims to improve health and wellbeing through teaching, research and consultancy, informing the best use of medicines and pharmacy.
Structural and Molecular Biology
We are the Research Department of discoveries, new ideas and methodologies in biomolecular sciences.
Centres
Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research
The Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (CBER) is one of the world’s leading research and training centres in ecology and biodiversity science, supporting the next generation of leaders.
Centre for Integrative Anatomy
We are a specialised centre within the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) focused on integrative anatomy. We are a multi-disciplinary group, using diverse and cutting-edge approaches.
Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution
CLOE is a world-leading centre for research into the fundamentals of evolution. We ask why life is the way it is, and how we can apply a deeper understanding to problems from biodiversity to medicine.
Institute of Healthy Ageing
The UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing (IHA) is a centre of excellence for research on the biology of ageing and ageing-related diseases.
UCL Genetics Institute
UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) is a Research Centre dedicated to the analysis of Big Genetic Data of a large number of individuals to answer important questions in biology and medicine.
UCL People and Nature Lab
Disruptive thinking in ecology and the environment.
Research clusters
Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Neuroscience
We bring together UCL and external researchers to study how the brain influences cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and metabolic diseases.
Centre of Ecology and Evolution
We foster collaboration between research groups in and around London. Open to all interested scientists.
Medawar Pain and Somatosensory Labs
We explore the neurobiology of pain, touch and sensorimotor integration across ages, circuits and species, linking genes to engineering, cells to systems, and mouse to human in health and disease.