The UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the most highly-rated pharmacy schools in the UK. As the oldest school, founded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1842, it has over 180 years of experience and tradition throughout which it has retained its identity as a specialist institution dedicated to teaching and research in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. UCL is currently rated 4th in the world by the QS Ranking (Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2024), as well as 4th in the Shanghai Ranking (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2024).