The Physics and Astronomy Department at UCL is located in the heart of the historical area of Bloomsbury.
UCL Physics & Astronomy is among the top departments in the UK for this subject area: UCL is consistently placed in the global top 20 across a wide range of university rankings - and is currently 9th in the QS World University Rankings 2024, and 4th in the UK for Physics & Astronomy.
The Physics and Astronomy department are proud holders of the Athena Swan Silver Award.
IOP Physics Inclusion Award
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As previous holders of theÌýJuno Champion Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) we are proud to be a pilot member of the new Physics Inclusion Award.Ìý
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In the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)
Fifth highest ʽResearch Powerʼ of all Physics submissions nationallyÌý
Outputs with a combined 4*/3* of 96.4%
In terms of 4* percentage we are Q4 (top quartile) for environment in the sectorÌý