We are delighted to share that UCL has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide! 🎊 In making this selection, the Guide acknowledged UCL’s world-leading performance in research and education, the enhanced career prospects of UCL’s graduates, along with our ambitious work around sustainability. This top accolade follows a series of strong achievements for UCL, London’s Global University, that have collectively reflected our academic excellence, our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and pioneering research, which creates real-world impact. Find out more - link in our bio 🔗 #GoodUniGuide #LoveUCL

Our #LoveUCL student photo competition is back for 2023-24! 😍 From October to May, you'll have the opportunity to win a £50 Love2Shop voucher simply by sharing a photo on Instagram with the #LoveUCL hashtag, which captures life at UCL in Bloomsbury and Stratford (@ucleastcampus) 🏛️ Every month we'll ask our audience to vote for the winner and in July there will be a vote for the ‘Photo of the Year’ from amongst our 8 monthly competition winners. Our Photo of the Year winner and runners-up will get the chance to win a £200 (1st place), £100 (2nd place), and £50 (3rd place) Love2Shop voucher. 🏆 To enter, you must be a current/enrolled student at UCL at the time of entering the competition, the photo must be your own and you need to inform us of your entry by DM (direct message) and tagging us. For more details and full T&Cs, see the link in our bio. 🔗 Good luck! 🙌 📷 @petery_0106

This #BlackHistoryMonth we’re spotlighting Malike Kellier, one of our Chevening Scholars, who graduated from @ucllaws with an LLM in Human Rights Law in September 🎓 Malike is originally from Jamaica and has now returned to work with the Government there 🇯🇲 In this video, he touches upon his experience giving a commencement speech at Graduation as Class President, as well as his time at UCL. Chevening Scholarships applications are currently open and will close on 7 November. Don’t miss your chance to undertake a fully funded Master’s at UCL, the 9th best University in the world and The @sundaytimes University of the Year 2024. Find out more about the Chevening Scholarships via the link in our bio 🔗 #LoveUCL #GoodUniGuide #BHM2023

🎉 Thank you for being part of the best Welcome Fair yet - we know we say that every year but it’s true! 🙌 👀 Take a look back at the amazing atmosphere on campus (featuring a special guest Taylor Swift)! We had the best time ever. Remember, it’s never too late to get involved - loads of our groups are still running taster sessions, and you’re welcome to join in at any time of year. We can’t wait to see the amazing things you achieve this year! ✨ #WelcomeToUCL #LoveUCL

Spotted on campus: your new favourite tote bag 👜 Available to purchase via the link in bio or at the Hanger @studentsunionucl #SacksAndTheCity #LoveUCL

After tallying over 1,400 votes, we're excited to announce the winner of our 2022-23 #LoveUCL Photo of the Year competition is Faaiz Gilani (@faaiz1998/@ferra_nova, MSc Urban Economic Development) for his epic shot of a blue sky over the Portico 🏆 Congratulations to Abir Doukani (@noirabby, MA TESOL) who finished in second place and Laetitia Walsh (@joy_in_the_ordinary, MSc Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology) in third 🎉 👏🏾 Thanks so much to everyone who shared a #LoveUCL photo, entered the competition or voted for your favourite monthly winner - it's been inspiring seeing UCL through your eyes. 👀 The competition will be back for the 2023-24 academic year, so look out for the launch next month! If you're a current UCL student, start sharing your photos of UCL from 1 October on Instagram with the #LoveUCL hashtag and tag or DM us (@ucl) for your chance to win a £50 Love2Shop voucher! 🔗 For more information about the past 2022-23 competition, including full terms and conditions and previous Photo of the Year winners, click the link in our bio. . . . 🏛️ Faaiz (@dpu.ucl, @thebartlettucl), Abir (@ioelondon), Laetitia (@uclarchaeology)

Question: Where can you find jazz, drag, juggling, radio, musical theatre, drama and more under one roof? Answer: The @artsucl fair, of course! 🎨🖌️📸🧶🎤🪇🃏 Our arts community is absolutely fantastic, and it's been wonderful to showcase them today with a massive variety of performances on the Main Quad Stage. ArtsUCL is super welcoming and inclusive, and we hope to see as many of you as possible getting involved with our fabulous societies - the opportunities open to you are COUNTLESS! Give @artsucl a follow to stay updated on everything going on in their world 🌎 #WelcomeToUCL #LoveUCL

Congratulations once again to Class of 2023 graduates and welcome to the UCL Alumni community!  🎓   Make the most of your @UCLAlumni network as a #UCLGrad by joining Connect for Success: events and opportunities to build your personal and professional connections and keep learning.    Visit the link in our bio to find out more 🔗

No big deal or anything, but we're having the best Welcome Week EVER 😘 FYI, tickets for the Welcome Fair are available to book now - get your free ticket via the link in our bio. Don't be one of those people messaging us on Friday evening because they forgot... 🤭 #LoveUCL #welcometoucl

Today marks the start of our 2023-24 academic year and we are so happy to see so many of you on campus!   We want to wish all our new students a warm welcome to UCL, and for many of you, to London 🇬🇧   To our returning students, it’s great to have you back again! 👋 Please see the link in our bio for information related to starting at UCL including Welcome events, askUCL and other support services, and term dates 🔗 📸 @jamestyephotography #WelcomeToUCL #LoveUCL

On Monday we officially opened our new East London campus (@ucleastcampus) ✨ Here are some highlights from the event. Have you spotted Spot, the robot dog, meeting Yogi, the UCL East mascot dog? The UCL East campus is open to the public to enjoy, with a programme of exhibitions, events and activities for schools due to be announced later in the autumn. 📍 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park #LoveUCL #UCLEast

We are proud to announce the official opening of UCL East (@ucleastcampus), our new campus in Queen Elizabeth Park 🎉   UCL is the first of five world-leading institutions to open at East Bank, the UK’s new culture and innovation quarter.    The interdisciplinary campus is a direct response to the biggest challenges facing people and the planet.    It is designed to accelerate breakthroughs in areas including robotics and AI, ecology, sustainable cities, green manufacturing, decarbonised transport, assistive technology, fair finance, and global health.    Olympic champion and former UCL student Christine Ohuruogu MBE was joined by two recent graduates to ‘push the button’ and open what is our largest expansion in our almost 200-year history.    Learn more via the link in our bio 🔗 📸 @parsonsphotog