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UCL (University College London) Libraries Masterplan: Library Report to Estates Management Committee January 2008
No full textThis document is a Report from UCL Library Services to UCL on Master Planning
activities and outputs which have been undertaken to quantify use and
development of estate in UCL Library Services. Prioritised options have been
identified for the UCL Main and Science Libraries, and for a new central site
option. This work has also addressed the needs of UCL for long-term offsite
storage, which concludes that UCL needs to retain its facility at Wickford for at
least the next ten years
UCL (University College London) Libraries Masterplan: Masterplanning Report
No full textBDP were appointed to undertake a Masterplan for the UCL Main Library and the
UCL Science Library and to identify how these buildings could be re-ordered to
significantly improve the quality of the library environment and to facilitate the
delivery of library services.
An initial brief was agreed with UCL’s Estates Management Committee and a
Masterplan Steering Group established including academic representatives,
library staff and design consultants. To inform the development of this brief, UCL
Library Services undertook a number of consultation exercises with users of the
Library; students, academic staff and external users, together with Library staff.
A number of visits to exemplar library buildings in the UK and continental Europe
were also undertaken to inform the development of options for the buildings.
Following the development and review of initial options for both the Main Library
and Science Library, it was agreed a further, hypothetical New Build Central
Library Option should be reviewed, to accommodate a relocated and consolidated
library service encompassing 7 of the 16 existing libraries currently distributed
across the UCL Estate
The World of UCL
Full text linkFrom its foundation in 1826, UCL embraced a progressive and pioneering spirit. It was the first university in England to admit students regardless of religion and made higher education affordable and accessible to a much broader section of society. It was also effectively the first university to welcome women on equal terms with men. From the outset UCL showed a commitment to innovative ideas and new methods of teaching and research.
This book charts the history of UCL from 1826 through to the present day, highlighting its many contributions to society in Britain and around the world. It covers the expansion of the university through the growth in student numbers and institutional mergers. It documents shifts in governance throughout the years and the changing social and economic context in which UCL operated, including challenging periods of reconstruction after two World Wars.
Today UCL is one of the powerhouses of research and teaching, and a truly global university. It is currently seventh in the QS World University Rankings. This completely revised and updated edition features a new chapter based on interviews with key individuals at UCL. It comes at a time of ambitious development for UCL with the establishment of an entirely new campus in East London, UCL East, and Provost Michael Arthur’s ‘UCL 2034’ strategy which aims to secure the university’s long-term future and commits UCL to delivering global impact
The UCL Institute of Education
Full text linkThe history of the UCL Institute of Education is one of persistent renewal. Since its founding in 1902 as the London Day Training College, through its establishment as a university institute and merger with UCL, the IOE has constantly grown into new areas of learning and social research. As a locus for leadership, it has exerted influence upon the nature and direction of education nationally and internationally. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, the connections between internal history and external historical developments are sensitively teased out. The result is an elegantly written history, characterised by substantial scholarship and analysis, and enlivened by illustrations and anecdote. The pages of this book are peopled with some of the most influential, and at times controversial, figures of education, including Sidney Webb, Cyril Burt, Susan Isaacs, Sophie Bryant, Richard Peters, Basil Bernstein, Ann Oakley, Celia Hoyles and Stephen Ball. Two new chapters extend Richard Aldrich’s text to 2020. These examine the extraordinary years of growth in the early 2000s, followed by a period of consolidation, merger with UCL and subsequent expansion. The IOE is unique in successfully pursuing a world-leading research agenda while also supporting a wide range of teacher education, having an impact in London, across Britain and the world
Systèmes, modèles et affectation des ressources publiques : le cas UCL
No full textThèse de doctorat en sciences appliquées -- UCL, 197
UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact
No full textTwo centuries ago, UCL was founded with a radical vision: to open the doors of higher education to all, regardless of religion or social background. In its first 200 years, UCL has grown from a single building in Bloomsbury into a global institution, home to world-leading research, pioneering innovation and a vibrant, diverse community of students, staff and alumni.
This commemorative volume is both a celebration of, and reflection on, the university’s past and present. It brings together more than 100 authors from across our community to recognise our achievements and challenges and honour the enduring spirit that has defined UCL’s journey. Through personal recollections, scholarly reflections and archival treasures, we gain a small insight into the impact and evolution of an institution that has always valued free thinking, dared to challenge the status quo, and gone beyond traditional research boundaries to drive breakthroughs that benefit the world.
As UCL prepares to enter its third century, this timely collection reflects on the values that have shaped the institution’s work since its foundation in 1826: the importance of reasoning over prejudice; the wonder of discovery; the commitment to rigorous and open-minded enquiry; and the open sharing of useful knowledge.
Above all, this book highlights what can happen when academics, partners, and communities come together to ensure research reaches those who need it most – for the benefit of individuals and society.
Two centuries ago, UCL was founded with a radical vision: to open the doors of higher education to all, regardless of religion or social background. In its first 200 years, UCL has grown from a single building in Bloomsbury into a global institution, home to world-leading research, pioneering innovation and a vibrant, diverse community of students, staff and alumni.
This commemorative volume is both a celebration of, and reflection on, the university’s past and present. It brings together more than 100 authors from across our community to recognise our achievements and challenges and honour the enduring spirit that has defined UCL’s journey. Through personal recollections, scholarly reflections and archival treasures, we gain a small insight into the impact and evolution of an institution that has always valued free thinking, dared to challenge the status quo, and gone beyond traditional research boundaries to drive breakthroughs that benefit the world.
As UCL prepares to enter its third century, this timely collection reflects on the values that have shaped the institution’s work since its foundation in 1826: the importance of reasoning over prejudice; the wonder of discovery; the commitment to rigorous and open-minded enquiry; and the open sharing of useful knowledge.
Above all, this book highlights what can happen when academics, partners, and communities come together to ensure research reaches those who need it most – for the benefit of individuals and society
UCL DAF (Data Audit Framework) Pilot: final report
No full textThe UCL DAF (Data Audit Framework) pilot implementation project was funded by JISC for a period of seven months (August 2008-March 2009) to trial the implementation of the DAF methodology at UCL
UCL-Penn Global Covid Study Webinar Report
Full text linkThe UCL-Penn Global COVID Study examines the short- and longer-term effects of COVID-19 on people's mental health, physical health, and social trust in others. This study consisted of three online surveys of 20-30 minutes long administered at Time 1 (April to July 2020), Time 2 (October - January 2021), and Time 3 (April to July 2021) to participants 18+ years and resident of any country. The survey was available in 7 languages. For more information about study specifics, please visit our OSF page. This summer webinar series sponsored by the UCL Global Engagement Fund featured five themed papers presented by study collaborators and critiqued by leaders and experts in policy, public health, economics, sustainability, aging, and psychology. The latter group of experts were not part of the study and helped inform and provide a more balanced debate on the application of our study findings and completmentary insights on the impacts of COVID-19. All webinar papers will now be peer-reviewed and collated alongside discussant commentaries in an open access COVID special issue as part of the UCL Open: Environment Journal. Webinar recordings can be found on our study website (https://globalcovidstudy.com/events/). This document summarises the webinar series including key take home messages and recommendations as helpfully collated by my research assistants, Kyleigh Melville, Kimberly Loke, and Sammi Lee from the UCL Institute of Education. We hope this document will spark new ideas, conversations, and action. Should you have comments/suggests, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
Results of the 2023 UCL travel survey
Full text linkThe UCL travel survey is a newly developed survey trying to capture travel patterns of UCL students
and staff. The survey is led by the Bartlett School of Planning and UCL Sustainability. The main goal of
the survey is to get better insights into how UCL students and staff travel and how they experience it,
in order to make travel generated by UCL more sustainable and convenient. Data from this research
will also be used by the Bartlett School of Planning for travel behaviour research. The first part of the
survey focuses on how people travel to campus, how convenient this travel is, how accessible the
campus is perceived, and what the general attitudes towards travel are. The last part of the survey
focuses on (attitudes towards) academic travel. The survey (see Appendix 1) is composed of five parts:
1) Socio-demographics; 2) Travel attitudes and convenience; 3) Travel to UCL campus; 4) Your most
recent trip to UCL; and 5) Academic travel. The survey took about 15 minutes to complete, and was
designed using the online survey platform Qualtrics
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