1826 to 1836 – London University
UCL was founded on 11 February 1826 under the name London University, as an alternative to the Anglican universities of Oxford and Cambridge. London University's first … 查看更多內容

Governance
The two main bodies in UCL's governance structure are the council and the academic board, both of which are established by the royal charter and with powers defined by the statutes. There is also a University Management … 查看更多內容

UCL has significant commercial activities and in 2014/15 these generated around £155 million in revenues. UCL's principal commercial activities include UCL Press, UCL Business, UCL Consultants, and catering and accommodation services. UCL has also … 查看更多內容

UCL alumni include Francis Crick (co-discoverer of the structure of DNA), William Stanley Jevons (an early pioneer of modern economics), Jomo Kenyatta ("Father of the … 查看更多內容

Bloomsbury
UCL is primarily based in the Bloomsbury area of the London Borough of Camden, in Central London. The main campus is located around 查看更多內容

Faculty and staff
In the 2018/19 academic year, UCL had an average of 7,700 academic and research staff, the highest number of any UK university, of whom 5,845 were full-time and 1,855 part-time. UCL has 840 professors, the … 查看更多內容

Student body
In the 2020/21 academic year, UCL had a total of 45,715 students, of whom 21,775 were undergraduate and 23,940 were postgraduate. In that year, UCL had the second-largest total number of students of any university in the United Kingdom 查看更多內容