UCL Faculty of Life Sciences

The UCL Faculty of Life Sciences is one of the 11 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL).[3] The Faculty forms part of the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences, together with the Faculty of Brain Sciences, the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Population Health Sciences.[4]

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
DeanProfessor Geraint Rees[1]
Administrative staff
798[2]
(academic and research staff as at 30 April 2012)
Students1,183[2]
(undergraduate (2011/12))
486[2]
(graduate (2011/12))
Location
London, United Kingdom
WebsiteUCL Faculty of Life Sciences

History

Chairs of Botany and Comparative Anatomy were established at UCL from its founding in 1826.[5] The Department of Physiology was established at UCL in 1828 and the Department of Pharmacology in 1905.[5]

The Faculty of Life Sciences was founded in October 1990.[6]

In August 2008 it was announced that UCL had been selected to be the location for a new £140 million neuroscience institute to be funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.[7]

The School of Pharmacy, University of London merged with UCL on 1 January 2012, becoming the UCL School of Pharmacy within the Faculty of Life Sciences.[8]

Departments and divisions
The main entrance to the UCL School of Pharmacy building

The Faculty currently comprises the following departments, divisions and institutes:[4][9]

  • UCL Division of Biosciences
    • UCL Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
    • UCL Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment
    • UCL Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
    • UCL Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology
  • MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at UCL
  • Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
  • UCL School of Pharmacy
  • Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (opening in early 2015)

Rankings

In the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities, UCL is ranked 22nd in the world (and 4th in Europe) for Life & Agricultural Sciences.[10]

In the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Faculty, UCL is ranked 10th in the world (and 5th in Europe) for Life Sciences and Medicine.[11] In the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject, UCL is ranked 20th in the world (and 5th in Europe) for Biological Sciences,[12] 14th in the world (and 5th in Europe) for Linguistics[13] and 4th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) for Pharmacy & Pharmacology.[14]

In the 2014/15 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UCL is ranked 17th in the world (and 5th in Europe) for Life Sciences.[15]

Notable alumni and staff

There are currently six Nobel Prize winners amongst the Faculty's alumni and current and former staff.[16]

Notable members of Faculty academic staff include:

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References
  1. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/slms/slms-news/slms/rees
  2. "UCL Annual Review 2012". UCL. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. "The Academic Units of UCL". University College London. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  4. "Divisions and Institutes". UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  5. "A History of the Faculty of Life Sciences". University College London. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. "About The Faculty". University College London. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. "UCL chosen for neuroscience centre". The Guardian. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  8. "School of Pharmacy to merge with UCL". Times Higher Education. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. "Academic Departments by Faculty". University College London. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  10. "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Life and Agriculture Sciences – 2013". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  11. "QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2014 – Life Sciences and Medicine". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 24 Sep 2014.
  12. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Biological Sciences". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  13. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Linguistics". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  14. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Pharmacy & Pharmacology". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  15. "Top 100 universities for life sciences 2014-2015". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  16. "Staff sceptical over streamlining of UCL faculty". Times Higher Education. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2010.


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