Welcome to the UCL Graduate School

I am Professor David Bogle, Head of the Graduate School. We at UCL are committed to ensuring that the quality and relevance of your graduate studies are of the highest level. Here at UCL we believe that a high quality research environment informs high quality education and we are proud to have been judged to be one of the leading research universities in the world.

Currently UCL has 8,500 graduate students and over 4,000 academic staff spread across 70 departments in 8 Faculties. UCL academic staff have some of the strongest backgrounds in their specialist fields in the world. UCL is a centre of innovative research and across the College the graduate students play an important part in this stimulating research environment.

The Graduate School is here to ensure that your education at UCL fulfils your needs and expectations, equips you for a successful future, and enables you to make the most of the excitement of graduate studies. We look after your interests through Codes of Practice which set out clearly the standards you can expect from UCL. The Graduate School Research Student Log provides a means to track your research career at UCL. It gives a focus to help you develop skills which you can apply to both the academic and non-academic worlds to set you up for your future career. Through courses and inter-disciplinary programmes and scholarships we encourage students to look beyond the boundaries of their chosen discipline, as well as sharing and broadening knowledge across disciplines through societies and competitions.

We provide financial support in the form of scholarships as well as funds for research trips and participation in conferences. We also provide computer and common room facilities for Graduate Students. We are here to give advice on any issues that may arise during your time at UCL - to help when things go wrong, as well as to celebrate your successes.

The Graduate School operates an open door policy. You are welcome to visit us in our office, which is situated in the North Cloisters of the Wilkins Building (close to the main UCL Library).

We have divided the responsibilities of the Graduate School into four areas, each to be led by a Vice-Head of the Graduate School.

Professor Stephen M. Hart is responsible for graduate affairs in the Faculties of Arts and Humanities, Laws, Social and Historical Sciences. He researches on Latin American film and literature, particularly the work of the Peruvian poet, Cesar Vallejo. Professor Hart co-ordinates and teaches the Arts and Humanities Research Skills course designed for research students. His departmental web-page is at www.ucl.ac.uk/filmstudies/staff/harts.htm.

Professor Chris Danpure is responsible for graduate affairs in Biomedicine. He is a Professor of Molecular Cell Biology in the Division of Biosciences with a long-term research interest in peroxisomal and mitochondrial protein trafficking and how it goes wrong in hereditary kidney stone disease. He has also run for many years two of the Faculty of Life Sciences core cell biology courses for second and third year undergraduates. Chris is currently Faculty of Life Sciences Graduate Tutor for Research Degrees.

Professor Vince Emery is responsible for Graduate Affairs. He is a Professor of Virology based at the Hampstead site. His research interests include using molecular biological methods to understand viral pathogenesis and the application of mathematical biology to gain insight into how herpes viruses cause disease and in understanding and predicting drug resistance. Vince participates in a number of UCL activities/committees and is the Graduate Tutor for the Faculty of Clinical Sciences and chairs the Programme and Course Approval Steering Group. Outside UCL, Vince enjoys listening and playing music (he is currently President of the City Glee Club), church bell-ringing and cooking.

Professor Tony Harker is responsible for graduate affairs in the Faculties of the Built Environment, Engineering Sciences and Mathematical & Physical Sciences. He is a Professor of Condensed Matter Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy with research interests in the application of theory and modelling to a variety of materials and processes, ranging from non-destructive evaluation of materials to quantum computers. He runs undergraduate courses in computation and simulation. For several years he was Graduate Tutor for Physics and Astronomy, where he is currently Deputy Head of Department.

Ben Colvill is the Graduate School Administrator. You will meet him when you visit; he is the effective agent for any changes that you may ask us to consider in the coming months.

Other members of the Graduate School team are:

We aim to keep you in touch with developments and activities in the Graduate School. Please keep a close eye on this website for announcements.

I would like to wish you the best for your studies and research at UCL and look forward to meeting you at some of our forthcoming events.

Professor David Bogle
Head of the Graduate School