The Physics and Astronomy Department at UCL is located in the heart of the historical area of Bloomsbury.
UCL Physics & Astronomy is among the top departments in the UK for this subject area: UCL is consistently placed in the global top 20 across a wide range of university rankings - and is currently 8th in the QS World University Rankings 2020, and 4th in the UK for Physics & Astronomy.
The Physics and Astronomy department are proud holders of the Athena Swan Silver Award.
IOP Juno Champion
Physics and Astronomy have achieved a Juno Champion Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) for its work addressing the under-representation of women in university Physics.
REF 2014
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 90% of our impact was rated 4* (‘world-leading’) or 3* (‘internationally excellent’). See www.ucl.ac.uk/ref2014.