Information about Access and Student Funding, including our broad responsibilities and contact details for each of our teams.
We co-ordinate UCL’s central access and outreach work as well as lead on related strategy and policy development.
We also have a specialist team within the department that is responsible for the administration of student funding.
Access and Widening Participation team
Responsibilities include:
- run events and programmes for students in Years 7 - 11, and also for families and teachers
- work with students in years 12 and 13 in secondary schools, sixth form colleges and FE college
- deliver the UCL Transition programme, which provides all first year undergraduates with a mentor from their department
- lead on Widening Participation research and evaluation
- lead on internal and external communications and pupil engagement
- organise CPD for teachers and education professionals, and support UCL's academic departments with the development of their own widening participation initiatives
Telephone: +44 (0)203 108 6964 (Int: 56964)
Email: widening.participation@ucl.ac.uk
Location: Floor 3, Bidborough House
Student Funding team
Responsibilities include:
- co-ordinate of UCL-wide scholarship and bursary schemes
- administer US Federal and private loans
- provide hardship and needs-based funding
- provide advice and guidance on student financial welfare matters
- co-ordinate UCL submissions to external agencies such as Hefce and the SLC
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 0004 (Int: 30004)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7679 2724
Email: studentfunding@ucl.ac.uk
For US/Canadian loans email: us-cdn-loans@ucl.ac.uk
Location: Student enquiries managed in Student Enquiries Centre (SEC), Floor 1, Student Centre Building