UCL Alumni

Here, it will happen ✨ As we mark 200 years of UCL, we are thrilled to launch #HereItWillHappen – a campaign to solve global challenges through research, education, and the power of our community. Learn more: bit.ly/4sghvh2

It's #WorldParkinsonsDay, and we're highlighting UCL's role leading the world's largest-ever Parkinson's trial to find treatments that treat progression, not just the symptoms. With our partners and donors, we're bringing real hope 💜 Full story 👉 bit.ly/4swnqxf

Congrats to @TheBartlettUCL alum Stefan Al on the publication of 'Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home' 🙌 The book studies how human habitation has shaped civilisation and the planet. Available 14 April 2026 👉 bit.ly/4soqfQY

Congrats to alum Emily Doucet (UCL History of Art MA 2013), on her debut book 'Inventing Nadar' published by Duke University Press 👏 This book is a study of nineteenth-century photographer Nadar's place in the history of photography 📸 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3PYFGSm

Yesterday was #WorldHealthDay, and we're spotlighting Alistair's story. Alistair always dreamed of being a doctor but assumed he missed his shot. At 42, a UCL scholarship changed everything. Full story👇 bit.ly/4bYpyr9

Wishing everybody a very happy Easter!

Lectures until 8pm, oysters for a late-night snack & handwritten student newspapers 📰 What did a UCL student's day look like 200 years ago? 👇 bit.ly/4trhtmh

Huge congratulations to UCL alum @johndnickson on the publication of his book, In Search of Hope – a memoir on philanthropy, civil society and renewing liberal democracy. Out 16 April 2026!

Congratulations to Ravi Aswani, Rosemary Davidson, Robin Green & Robert Williams – four @UCLLaws alumni were appointed King's Counsel at Westminster Hall last month 🎉 Full story 👇 bit.ly/4tpgHGo

Have a happy passover!

.@UCL has secured a major grant for the 'Valuable Lives' project – an initiative to restore 400,000 forgotten histories of enslaved people in the British Caribbean. Learn more about the project 👇 bit.ly/4sR9Cyj

This #WomensHistoryMonth we celebrate Alexandra LeFlore — first-gen grad, Shakespeare scholar & founder of UCL's Chicago Alumni Network. Read her story 👉 bit.ly/4lZQsUb More #FacesOfUCL 👉 bit.ly/46dtnad #UCL200

Spring is in the air 🌸 There's nothing quite like this time of year – the energy shifts, the days get longer, and campus feels like the best place in the world. We want to hear from you – what's your favourite memory of spring at UCL? Drop it in the comments ⬇️

Earlier this month, we took our campaign – Here, it will happen – to New York City, and the energy was something else ✨ Nearly 200 UCL alumni and friends, high above Manhattan, asking the questions that matter most. Watch the reel and see how the night unfolded 👇

Applications to our Hatchery incubator programme are closing soon! The Hatchery is UCL’s equity free 2-year incubator programme, providing co-working space, resources and support to help your startup succeed: bit.ly/3CvkVa6 @uclcareers @UCLAlumni

"While I loved my course, I did spend too much time doing extra-curricular things with the UCL Drama Society." It's #WorldTheatreDay and we're revisiting our interview with Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022-24 Joseph Coelho (UCL Archaeology BA 2002)! bit.ly/4bPv53v

UCL is now ranked in the top 10 for 12 subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 🏆 – including #1 in Education for 13 consecutive years and #1 in Architecture & Built Environment! Four subjects also entered the top 10 for the first time! bit.ly/3PHDsGJ

Kudos to Prof Francesco Muntoni (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) –2026 Novo Nordisk Prize winner by @novonordiskfond 🏆 His RNA therapies are transforming Duchenne muscular dystrophy – hear him in Copenhagen, 23 April. Read & register👇 bit.ly/41beWR7

New York City, you were incredible🗽 On 5th March 2026, nearly 200 UCL alumni gathered at the One World Observatory to launch Here, it will happen – our campaign for UCL's third century. Big ideas, brilliant minds, one global community 💜 Full story 👉 bit.ly/3NAcf8s

Last month, we celebrated three years of the UCL East London Scholarship at London Stadium – and the evening was made truly special by the alumni who came back to share their stories and inspire the next generation of scholars! Read more 👇 bit.ly/4rFNaqn

Our Interview the Interviewer event gave students the chance to practise their interview skills on our alumni volunteers – and turn the tables by interviewing the interviewers too 🙌 Read our top takeaways to ace your next interview 💯 👇 bit.ly/47cpanF