University College London was founded in February 1826 1 1, formerly known as "University of London". In view of the fact that the only two universities in Britain at that time-Oxford University and Cambridge University-were strictly religious schools, University College London decided to become a secular choice other than a religious university. University College London was established and developed as a comprehensive university from the beginning, rather than a simple college or research institution.
University College London mainly has the following colleges: Humanities and Arts College, Architecture College, Brain Science College, History and Social Sciences College, Engineering Science College, Education College, Law School, Management College, Life Science College, Population Health Science College, Mathematics and Physical Science College and Medical College.
The departments established by University College London mainly include: Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Infection and Immunology, Department of Surgery and Interventional Medicine, Institute of Cancer, wolfson Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth Science, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Statistics, London Nanotechnology Research Center and Department of Computer Science.
The campus environment of University of London;
1, library
Parliament House Library is one of the largest libraries in Britain, with a collection of 2 million volumes, including 185 1 years ago,120,000 Fu Zi documents, 5,295 academic journals, 1000 original manuscripts and170,000 papers. The bibliography mainly covers the fields of humanities, arts and social sciences. Open to teachers and students of all member colleges.
All member colleges and research institutes of the University of London have their own libraries, except the library of the Parliament Building. University College London (UCL) has 16 libraries, with a total collection of10.5 million volumes, which is the highest among all colleges. There are many precious documents such as Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.
2. Student Union
University of London Student Union (ULU) [2 1]? It is a huge interdisciplinary student organization of the University of London, and it is also the umbrellaorganisation of all member student unions, with a membership of 1.2 million, making it the largest student union in Europe. Its purpose is to provide cultural exchange, entertainment and sports services for students of member colleges.
Located in Mahlert Street, central London, the seven-story student union headquarters building is equipped with a bar, restaurant, gym, swimming pool and concert hall for all students. In May, 20 13, ULU was demoted to a non-political organization by the school, on the grounds that the turnout rate was too low and it would no longer exist in essence. The demotion decision will take effect from 20 14.