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UCL East

Building on UCL’s progressive history, positive impact and disruptive spirit, UCL East is the university campus of the future. We are bringing together UCL academics, students, local communities and industry to solve the biggest challenges affecting people’s lives and the planet – today and into the future.

Key facts

  • EAST - The new campus is integrating Experiments, Arts, Society and Technology (EAST) throughout its academic development
  • Eight faculties – Phase 1 will bring together eight UCL faculties, with up to 4,000 students and around 260 academic staff
  • Open to all – The ground and first floor of our buildings are designed to welcome in visitors and the public, as well as UCL staff and students
  • Excellent transport connections – UCL East will be served by bus, underground, overground, DLR, high-speed rail and future crossrail services
  • Work underway –  Academic programmes are being developed and construction started in 2019
  • 50,000 sqm – Our two Phase 1 buildings provide 50,000 sqm of space – equivalent to around 7 Wembley football pitches – across academic and research space, student accommodation, and retail, community and engagement uses
  • £100million – Government has confirmed that UCL will receive £100million towards UCL East from the £151million government investment for East Bank

“At UCL East, we are creating an experiential and accessible learning environment in which transformative research, collaboration and engagement will create a better world.” Professor Paola Lettieri, Academic Director for UCL East

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Academic vision

Ground-breaking research, technology and innovation - underpinned by around 60 new degree programmes across eight UCL faculties

UCL East buildings

Buildings

With construction started in 2019, two buildings housing state-of-the-arts facilities will form the foundations of the new campus

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Collaborations

There are many fantastic opportunities for the public, philanthropists and industry partners to get involved with our new campus

 

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“As one of the world’s leading universities, we address many of the most pressing global challenges of our time. UCL East will take this one step further." –Professor Michael Arthur, President and Provost of​​​​ UCL

Get in touch

Start a conversation with us to find out more about the campus and how you can get involved:

Email: ucleast@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: (+44) 020 7679 2453

East Bank

UCL East is a founding partner of East Bank, the new cultural and education district on the Olympic Park. We will be joined by world-renowned institutions such as the V&A, Sadler’s Wells, the BBC and UAL’s London College of Fashion – with an ambition that is even bigger than the sum of our parts.

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