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Analysis: The Godless Students of London University

22 January 2026

Founded 200 years ago as a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge, Professor Georgina Brewis (UCL Institute of Education) explores UCL’s history and the controversy it faced in the 19th century when it was labelled “godless”, in an in‑depth feature for History Today.

Professor  Georgina Brewis

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