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Meet other UCL Summer School students and make the most of your time in London with our Social and Cultural Programme.
The UCL Summer School is a fulfilling and rewarding academic experience and one which will require hard work and dedication.
We also strive to provide you with opportunities to meet others from across the programme, enjoy time away from your studies, and experience the best of London (all in the space of three or six weeks!).
Our Social and Cultural Programme gives you the chance to enjoy the many highlights of London while making lifelong friends and professional contacts.
The programme varies each year and is subject to change, events include:
Welcome reception
Meet other UCL Summer School students at the welcome reception on the first evening of each UCL Summer School session.
Quiz and karaoke nights
A British culture pub quiz and a karaoke night are both popular events held in a UCL student bar.
Picnics, walks and sunsets
Enjoy picnics in the park, historical walks along the River Thames and beautiful London sunsets at the iconic Primrose Hill viewpoint with views across central London.
Sports events
Play five-a-side football under floodlights and rounders (a traditional English game) in picturesque Regent’s Park in the evenings.
Shakespeare plays
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on the south bank of the River Thames is the world’s premium destination for watching live Shakespeare plays. An exact reconstruction of the theatre as it existed in 1599, audiences experience theatre as it was enjoyed in Shakespeare’s day. In 2025, students attended performances of Romeo and Juliet.
Boat party
Celebrate the end of your UCL Summer School experience with a boat party on the River Thames. The boat passes under the iconic Tower Bridge and travels down to Greenwich, passing London’s historic Docklands and Canary Wharf, before returning.
Weekend day trips
Embrace the opportunity to visit more of the UK with day trips to Oxford and a joint Bath and Stonehenge visit on the weekends.
