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UCL (University College London) - London's Global University One of the world’s leading multidisciplinary universities, UCL today is a true academic powerhouse.

Welcome to UCL, London's leading multidisciplinary university with 11,000 staff and 38,000 students. Our university is a modern, outward-looking institution, committed to engaging with the major issues of our times. UCL is among the world's top universities, as reflected in performance in a range of rankings and tables. We have a global reach and global vision. Almost two-thirds of our student bod

y come from outside the UK, attracted from 150 countries around the globe. UCL was founded in 1826 to open up university education in England to those who had been excluded from it. In 1878, it became the first university in England to admit women students on equal terms with men.

02/06/2026

Disagreeing Well brings together diverse perspectives to explore one of the most contested questions shaping contemporary public life: Is politics corrupting religion?

On 2 July, the Bloomsbury Theatre will host a panel of experts from academia, politics, religion and faith to explore this question through informed discussion and audience engagement.

Chaired by Reverend Professor Keith Magee, the event will move beyond simple binaries and invite audiences into a deeper exploration of the relationship between faith, power, and public life. Speakers include: His Holiness S.B. Keshava Swami - spiritual author, community mentor, teacher and traveller.

More special guests to be announced soon.

Book your tickets here: https://www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/07/disagreeing-well-politics-corrupting-religion

30/05/2026

How important are the arts for our health?

Professor Daisy Fancourt’s research shows how engaging in the arts can increase wellbeing, reduce stress, and support both mental and physical health.

The evidence is growing: arts engagement deserves to be recognised alongside other pillars of health, such as physical activity, diet and sleep.

As part of UCL200, we’re shining a light on research shaping healthier futures for all.

Read the full story: https://ucl-population-health-sciences.shorthandstories.com/art-cure/index.html

29/05/2026

Figuring out your summer plans? 🌞

There’s still time to build experience, explore opportunities and develop skills after term ends. Explore late and off-cycle internships, volunteering, and other ways to build career readiness over the summer. There are many alternative ways to grow your skills and experience while enhancing your employability.

➡️ Unlock your next steps by reading the UCL Careers guide on what to do if you haven’t secured a summer internship: https://bit.ly/43x72T3

28/05/2026

The latest Faces of UCL have arrived!

This month, we celebrate the UCL ‘storytellers’, the people who have formed, challenged, reframed and enriched the stories that help us make sense of the world.

Meet influential artists and screen icons, best-selling authors and award-winning journalists, science communicators and student storytellers, actors and performers, and many more who are devoted to their craft and committed to creating, preserving and transforming the stories that shape us.

Explore their stories and all the Faces of UCL at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-bicentenary/faces-ucl

Photos:

1. Steven Knight, screen-writer, director and producer behind global phenomenon ‘Peaky Blinders’ (English, UCL Arts and Humanities alum)

2. Tasha Msanide, Senior Marketing Comms Officer and lead for the Student Content Creators Scheme

3. Joseph Coelho, author, poet and the UK’s youngest ever Children’s Laureate (UCL Institute of Archaeology alum)

4. Christopher Lee, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences alum, performer and cornerstone of UCL’s theatre scene

5. Beth Hinton-Lever, musical theatre actor and disability activist (UCL Institute of Archaeology, UCL Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences alum)

6. Tomiwa Owolade , journalist and author of award-winning book ‘This is not America’ (MA English: Issues in Modern Culture, UCL Arts and Humanities)

7. Raman Prinja, esteemed physicist, astronomer and children’s author (Professor of Astrophysics at UCL MAPS)

8. Nica Burns, visionary theatre producer and owner of Nimax Theatres and UCL Faculty of Laws alum

27/05/2026

Eid al-Adha Mubarak

26/05/2026

In Series 2 of The Bridge, we take on some of the most complex and often divisive topics shaping our world today - from Brexit, to AI in education, asylum seekers, net zero, international students, and populism.

These aren’t easy conversations, but that’s the point.

As part of the Disagreeing Well campaign, The Bridge is about understanding differences and modelling respectful, informed disagreement.

Listen to our latest episodes: 'Should the UK cap international student numbers?' with Jamie Arrowsmith and Jonathan Thomas and 'Is AI destroying education?' with Dan Fitzpatrick and John Warner, here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

24/05/2026

Take this graduation milestone to thank the people who supported you through your journey 💜

23/05/2026

There’s still time to book a place at our Undergraduate Open Days on Friday 26th or Saturday 27th June 2026. These are the only Undergraduate Open Days we’ll be holding this year. 💜

Secure your spot: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/open-days/undergraduate-open-days

22/05/2026

It’s World Biodiversity Day (22 May) and UCL has committed to becoming a Nature Positive University🌳

This means putting nature at the heart of how we operate, teach and research.

We’re taking action by:

• Mapping biodiversity across our campuses
• Understanding our wider environmental impact, including supply chains
• Setting targets to improve biodiversity outcomes
• Creating a biodiversity working group to lead the work

Across UCL, this builds on the Wild UCL campaign – from greener spaces on campus to projects that support habitats and wildlife.

Our researchers are also leading the way globally, developing new ways to measure biodiversity and exploring how universities can reduce their impact on nature.

Want to get involved?
We’re inviting staff and students to express interest in joining a biodiversity working group and help shape what comes next.

Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/news/2026/may/ucl-commits-becoming-nature-positive-university

Sustainable UCL

21/05/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026. 🎓

From late-night deadlines to graduation day in UCL’s bicentenary year, you’ve been part of a chapter that will stay in the university’s history long after the photos are taken.

Here’s to everything you built, discovered, questioned and survived along the way 💜

📸: Nikolaos Volkov

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