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O University College foi a primeira instituição universitária de Londres. É também a primeira inteiramente secular na Inglaterra; a primeira a admitir estudantes independentemente de sua religião; a primeira a admitir mulheres em condição de igualdade com os homens.
- 1826
University College London (branded as UCL) is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.
- Urban
- 46,830 (2021/22)
- Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
- Latin: Cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae
- Early Years
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- List of Provosts
- Sources and Further Reading
- External Links
Priority
UCL's foundation date of 1826 makes it the third oldest university institution in England, and it was certainly founded with the intention of it being England's third university, but whether or not UCL is actually the third oldest university in England is questionable: UCL makes this claim on its website, but so do the Universities of London (1836) and Durham (1832). Other higher education institutions in England have institutional ancestry preceding their formation as "universities": for exa...
Foundation
The proposal for foundation of what became UCL arose from an open letter, published in The Times in February 1825, from the poet Thomas Campbell to the MP and follower of Jeremy Bentham, Henry Brougham. Campbell had visited the university at Bonn in today's Germany, which (unlike Oxbridge at that time) allowed religious toleration. Brougham was a supporter of spreading education and a founder (in 1826) of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, a leader of Londo...
Development
In December 1837 the sub-committee drawing up the regulations for examinations in classics at the University of London passed a resolution (10 to 9) in favour of requiring candidates for the BA to pass an examination on one of the gospels or the Acts of the Apostles on Greek, as well as on scripture history. The University referred this decision to the home secretary, Lord John Russell, to determine whether this would be legal. Russell was also petitioned by a United Committee representing th...
In 1900 the University of London was reconstituted as a federal university with new statutes drawn up under the University of London Act 1898. UCL, along with a number of other colleges in London, became schools of the University of London. While most of the constituent institutions retained their autonomy, UCL was merged into the University in 190...
The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, the first university department in the world devoted specifically to reducing crime, was founded in 2001. In October 2002, a plan to merge UCL with Imperial College London was announced by both institutions. The merger was widely seen as a de facto takeover of UCL by Imperial College and was opposed by...
The following have served as the head of UCL. Between 1831 and 1900 there was no full-time head of the college, only a secretary. Warden: 1. Leonard Horner(1827–1831) Principal: 1. Carey Foster(1900–1904) 2. Sir Gregory Foster(1904–1906) Provost: 1. Sir Gregory Foster (1906–1929) 2. Sir Allen Mawer(1930–1942) 3. David Pye(1943–1951) 4. Sir Ifor Eva...
Bates, James; Ibbetson, Carol (1994). The World of UCL Union 1893–1993. London: University College London Union. ISBN 0901807028.Harte, N. B. (1979). The Admission of Women to University College London: a centenary lecture. London: University College, London.Harte, Negley; North, John (2004). The World of UCL 1828–2004 (3rd ed.). London: UCL. ISBN 1-84472-025-X.Since 1826, we have championed independent thought by attracting and nurturing the world's best minds. UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni.
Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from over 150 different countries. We are a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, to question and to think differently.
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Fechar. O University College foi a primeira instituição universitária de Londres. É também a primeira inteiramente secular na Inglaterra; a primeira a admitir estudantes independentemente de sua religião; a primeira a admitir mulheres em condição de igualdade com os homens. [1]
