Brewis, G;
North, J;
Harte, N;
(2018)
The World of UCL.
UCL Press: London, UK.
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Abstract
From its foundation in 1826, UCL embraced a progressive and pioneering spirit. It was the first university in England to admit students regardless of religion and made higher education affordable and accessible to a much broader section of society. It was also effectively the first university to welcome women on equal terms with men. From the outset UCL showed a commitment to innovative ideas and new methods of teaching and research. This book charts the history of UCL from 1826 through to the present day, highlighting its many contributions to society in Britain and around the world. It covers the expansion of the university through the growth in student numbers and institutional mergers. It documents shifts in governance throughout the years and the changing social and economic context in which UCL operated, including challenging periods of reconstruction after two World Wars. Today UCL is one of the powerhouses of research and teaching, and a truly global university. It is currently seventh in the QS World University Rankings. This completely revised and updated edition features a new chapter based on interviews with key individuals at UCL. It comes at a time of ambitious development for UCL with the establishment of an entirely new campus in East London, UCL East, and Provost Michael Arthur’s ‘UCL 2034’ strategy which aims to secure the university’s long-term future and commits UCL to delivering global impact.
| Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| Title: | The World of UCL |
| ISBN-13: | 9781787352933 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.9781787352933 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787352933 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Text © Authors, 2018 Images © Authors and copyright holders named in the Picture credits, 2018 This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Attribution should include the following information: Harte N., North J. & Brewis G. 2018. The World of UCL. London: UCL Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787352933 Further details about Creative Commons licenses are available at http://creativecom mons.org/licenses/ |
| Keywords: | UCL, University, Education, Research |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10048692 |
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