Dean | Professor Geraint Rees[1] |
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Administrative staff | 798[2] (academic and research staff as at 30 April 2012) |
Students | 1,183[2] (undergraduate (2011/12)) 486[2] (graduate (2011/12)) |
Location | |
Website | 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 roots of UCL’s Faculty of Life Sciences can be traced back to 1826, when the Chairs of Botany and Comparative Anatomy were established; with the Departments of Zoology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Botany and Microbiology all stemming from the Chair of Botany.
Since the Faculty’s establishment it has contributed to many major breakthroughs in history including Nobel Prize winner, James Black, work on β-blockers and histamine H2 receptor antagonists.
Most recently, the School of Pharmacy, established in 1842, merged with UCL in 2012, becoming one of two divisions within the Faculty of Life Sciences.[4]
The Faculty currently comprises the following departments, divisions and institutes:[5]
In the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Faculty, UCL is ranked 10th in the world (and 1st in London) for Life Sciences and Medicine.[6] In the 2021 Subject QS World University Rankings UCL is ranked 7th in the world (and 1st in London) for Pharmacy and Pharmacology.[7]
UCL came top for research power in the main panels of ‘medicine, health and life sciences’ and ‘social sciences’ according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF).[8]
UCL is also ranked 10th in the world for Biological Sciences[9] and 5th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences[10] in the 2021 Shanghai Rankings.
There are currently six Nobel Prize winners amongst the Faculty's alumni and current and former staff.[11]