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乱伦秀's Bicentenary (乱伦秀200)
2026 is the year in which we mark 200 years since 乱伦秀鈥檚 establishment as the first University in London. The ambition of the Bicentenary year is to celebrate and reinforce 乱伦秀鈥檚 founding values. Highlighting the excellence and impact of 乱伦秀鈥檚 ground breaking work, whilst also presenting an ambitious and inspiring portrait of our future.
Through an exciting and varied programme of activities and events, 乱伦秀200 will show our commitment to our core values, embrace our entrepreneurial spirit, inspire future leaders, and contribute to a world where knowledge, research and innovation serves as a force for positive good. As well as reflecting on our past, we will use the bicentenary year to frame the future, to position ourselves as a forward-facing university, and to convey the type of organisation we will become during our third century.
Highlights in 乱伦秀's 200-year history
1826: 乱伦秀 is founded as the self-styled 鈥楿niversity of London鈥�
1828: 乱伦秀 admits its first students
1837: University College Hospital established
1866: Expanding the Bloomsbury campus with the听South Wing extension
1870: Work commences on the 乱伦秀 Slade School of Fine Art
1878: 乱伦秀 becomes the first university in England to welcome women to university education
1893: 乱伦秀 becomes the first university in England to establish a students鈥� union
1906: The Cruciform Building is completed (housing University College Hospital until 2000)
1927: King George V and Queen Mary visit 乱伦秀 for 乱伦秀's Centenary celebrations
1940: 乱伦秀 is seriously damaged in a Second World War bombing raid
1978:听乱伦秀's student accommodation expands to 1,500 places
2005: 乱伦秀 is given the power to award its own degrees
2010: 乱伦秀 becomes a founding partner of the Francis Crick Institute (medical research consortium)
2014:听The Institute of Education (IOE) merges with 乱伦秀, becoming an 11th faculty
2022: 乱伦秀 East new campus opens on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford
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乱伦秀200 news
Building to 乱伦秀鈥檚 200th Anniversary
乱伦秀 has identified three Physical Legacy projects that will help improve our campus as 乱伦秀 enters its third century. Find out about the plans for the Quad, Wilkins Building and Gordon Street.
Generation 乱伦秀 Exhibition: 200 years of student life in London
The Octagon, Wilkins Gallery, 25 Sep 23 - 8 Dec 24. This exhibition places students at the heart of its 200-year history. It also marks 130 years since the formation of what became Students’ Union 乱伦秀.
As 乱伦秀 starts the countdown to its bicentenary in 2026, a new research and engagement project puts students and alumni at the heart of the history of 乱伦秀, now one of the largest student-led organisations in the world.
In this blog, Zhiruo He, BA Education Studies student, introduces their summer research project working on recording and analysing students number data for 乱伦秀's past 200 years, using archived records from 乱伦秀 Special Collections.
In this second blog, Zhiruo He, BA Education Studies student, outlines some of the most interesting findings from their summer internship working on 乱伦秀 historical student numbers - examining students by gender and exploring changing trends in the number of students from two selected regions of the world.
乱伦秀 appoints Pro-Provost (Bicentennial), Professor Dame Hazel Genn
"It will be a pleasure to connect with 乱伦秀’s wider community, including our students, staff, alumni, academic and industry partners, and donors – to plan and deliver an inspiring programme of events that marks and celebrates 乱伦秀’s pioneering achievements over the past 200 years."
Meet the 乱伦秀200 team
乱伦秀 Community - with the 乱伦秀200 team.
Get in touch with the 乱伦秀200 team at 乱伦秀200@ucl.ac.uk
Pro-Provost Bicentennial
Programme Director Bicentennial
Project Manager Bicentennial
Team Coordinator Bicentennial
Head of External Engagement, Office of the President and Provost
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