UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dean	Professor Richard Catlow^[1]
Administrative staff	445^[1] (Academic and research staff (as at October 2009))
Students	1,833^[1] (Undergraduate (2008/09)) 544^[1] (Graduate (2008/09))
Location	London, United Kingdom
Website	UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is one of the 11 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL).^[2] The Faculty, the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences and the UCL Faculty of the Built Envirornment (The Bartlett) together form the UCL School of the Built Environment, Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

Departments

The Faculty currently comprises the following departments:^[3]^[4]

UCL Department of Chemistry
UCL Department of Earth Sciences
UCL Department of Mathematics
- Chalkdust was an online mathematics interest magazine published by Department of Mathematics students starting in 2015^[5]
UCL Department of Natural Sciences
UCL Department of Physics & Astronomy
UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies
UCL Department of Space & Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory)
UCL Department of Statistical Science
London Centre for Nanotechnology - a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College London established in 2003 following the award of a £13.65m higher education grant under the Science Research Infrastructure Fund.^[6]^[7]

Research centres and institutes

University College London

The Faculty is closely involved with the following research centres and institutes:^[4]

UCL Centre for Materials Research
UCL Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology (CoMPLEX) - an inter-disciplinary virtual centre that seeks to bring together mathematicians, physical scientists, computer scientists and engineers upon the problems posed by complexity in biology and biomedicine. The centre works with 29 departments and Institutes across UCL. It has a MRes/PhD program that requires that its students also belong to at least one of these Departments/Institutes. The centre is based in the Physics Building on the UCL main campus.
Centre for Planetary Science at UCL/Birkbeck
UCL Institute of Origins
UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
The Thomas Young Centre

Rankings

In the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities, UCL is ranked joint 51st to 75th in the world (and joint 12th in Europe) for Natural Sciences and Mathematics.^[8]

In the 2013 QS World University Rankings, UCL is ranked 38th in the world (and 12th in Europe) for Natural Sciences.^[9] In the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject, UCL is ranked joint 51st-100th in the world (and joint 12th in Europe) for Chemistry,^[10] joint 27th in the world (and 8th in Europe) for Earth & Marine Sciences,^[11] joint 51st-100th in the world (and joint 13th in Europe) for Materials Science,^[12] joint 36th in the world (and joint 10th in Europe) for Mathematics,^[13] 35th in the world (and 13th in Europe) for Physics & Astronomy,^[14] and 47th in the world (and 9th in Europe) for Statistics & Operational Research.^[15]

In the 2013/14 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UCL is ranked 51st in the world (and 16th in Europe) for Physical Sciences.^[16]

Notable people

References

1 2 3 4 "UCL Review 2009". University College London. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
↑ "The Academic Units of UCL". University College London. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
↑ "Academic Departments by Faculty". University College London. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
1 2 "Departments and Institutes". UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
↑ Clegg, Brian (26 March 2015). "Stretching mathematical minds". Now Appearing. Brian Clegg - Science author (blog). Retrieved 2015-07-03.
↑ "London's little idea". BBC News. 27 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
↑ "Nanotech under the microscope". BBC News. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Natural Sciences and Mathematics – 2013". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2013 – Natural Science". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Chemistry". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Earth & Marine Sciences". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Materials Science". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Mathematics". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Physics & Astronomy". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Politics and International Studies". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
↑ "Top 100 universities for Physical Sciences 2013–14". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

External links

University College London

Academics

Faculties, schools & groupings	Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Slade School of Fine Art) Faculty of Brain Sciences Faculty of the Built Environment (The Bartlett) Faculty of Engineering Sciences School of Energy and Resources School of Management Faculty of Laws Faculty of Life Sciences School of Pharmacy Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty of Medical Sciences Medical School Faculty of Population Health Sciences Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences School of Slavonic and East European Studies Institute of Education Neuroscience

Centres & departments	Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Centre for Digital Humanities Centre for the History of Medicine Centre for Neuroimaging The Constitution Unit Department of Information Studies Department of Science and Technology Studies Department of Space and Climate Physics EPPI-Centre London Centre for Nanotechnology London Knowledge Lab Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art Urban Laboratory

Institutes & laboratories	Ear Institute Eastman Dental Institute Institute of Archaeology Institute of Child Health Institute for Global Health Institute of Jewish Studies Institute of Neurology Institute of Ophthalmology Institute of Security and Crime Science Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory

Other	Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology Grote Chair of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic Pender Chair Papers from the Institute of Archaeology Public Archaeology Quain Professor Slade Professor of Fine Art UCL Jurisprudence Review Transcribe Bentham

University

Campus	Bloomsbury Bloomsbury Theatre Church of Christ the King Euston Road Gordon Square Gower Street Gray's Inn Road Halls of residence Holmbury St Mary Main Building Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Queen Square Somers Town Tavistock Square Tottenham Court Road University of London Observatory Woburn Square

People	Academics List of notable people List of Nobel laureates Jeremy Bentham Michael Arthur (Provost)

Student life	UCL Boat Club The Cheese Grater Law Society University College Opera Pi Magazine Rare FM Royal Free and University College Medical School Boat Club Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students RFC UCL Union Student Central

Other	Citrus Saturday UCL Business Filming at UCL History Rivalry with King's College London Third-oldest university in England

Affiliates

Medical	Francis Crick Institute Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust Great Ormond Street Hospital Moorfields Eye Hospital Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Free Hospital Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Centre UCL Partners University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Eastman Dental Hospital Hospital for Tropical Diseases National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre University College Hospital University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street Whittington Hospital

Other	Alan Turing Institute Anna Freud Centre Association of Commonwealth Universities European Network for Training Economic Research G5 Golden triangle Institute of Advanced Legal Studies League of European Research Universities Russell Group Thomas Young Centre UCL Academy University College School University of London Yale UCL Collaborative

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