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 4,000 academic and research staff are dedicated to research and teaching of the highest standards. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 21 former academics and graduates and UCL ranks consistently amongst the most-cited universities in the world.

Read more about UCL: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl

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.

Find out about UCL’s Grand Challenges programme: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/

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