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.
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)
Fifth highest ʽResearch Powerʼ of all Physics submissions nationally
Outputs with a combined 4*/3* of 96.4%
In terms of 4* percentage we are Q4 (top quartile) for environment in the sector