UCL was established in 1826 to open up education in England for the first time to students of any race, class or religion. Its founding principles of academic excellence and research aimed at addressing real-world problems, inform the university’s ethos to this day.
More than 6,000 academic and research staff are dedicated to research and teaching of the highest standards. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 29 former academics and graduates and UCL ranks consistently amongst the most-cited universities in the world.
As London’s Global University, UCL has the opportunity and the obligation to use the breadth of its intellectual expertise to help resolve some of the world’s major problems. We are seizing this opportunity to develop an innovative cross-disciplinary research agenda, which will enable us to understand and address significant issues in their full complexity. Our vision extends beyond the common understanding of what a university is; we aim not just to generate knowledge, but to deliver a culture of wisdom – that is, an academic environment committed to the judicious application of knowledge for the good of humanity.
Formerly one of the world’s largest markets for tiger bone, new research sheds light on the current situation in South Korea.
Isolated: international support for Israel and its prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faltered since the assault on Gaza began in October 2023.
Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via AP, File
The brutality of Israel’s assault on Gaza and the failure to secure the release of the October 7 hostages have left the Israeli prime minister with few friends domestically or internationally.
Reading and writing should be taught together again.
Des recherches ont montré qu’une diminution du volume de l’hippocampe précède les signes de déclin cognitif chez les personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer.
(Shutterstock)
Cette étude montre qu’au moins deux mécanismes différents conduisent au déclin cognitif, tant chez les personnes en bonne santé que chez les personnes atteintes de la maladie d’Alzheimer.