University College London

Fantastic university and obviously I’m saying that because I went here… however I have also since attended King’s (because everyone needs two degrees and a lot of debt) and came to the conclusion that I was right all along: UCL is pretty splendid. (King’s seemed less friendly and far less compact.)
Everything’s within a fairly small radius right in the centre of London, the union is good, the halls are authentically awful and thereby breed fantastic friendships based on 35 people sharing a single 2m square kitchen for a year.
Even as a non-​student, hanging out in the quad is a nice place to be. At Christmas they have carols and things and it’s all very wintry and beautiful.
Number 2 in the world this year or something, so can’t be bad.

I will not pay much attention to the education at all because almost all London universities are really great! I will recommend the library and the building which is well maintained and students are really happy there. I have studied there and I could say only good things. Recommended!

Good times.
Not only is it the best university I ever went to (which, by itself, means fairly little since it’s the only one I went to), but it’s also one of the best universities on the planet, ranking world #4 in 2009.
Located in the beating heart of London, if you get bored between lectures you can go for a quick wander to the British Museum, or shopping on Oxford Street. Nightlife abounds with the union bars/​clubs, and lest we forget that Soho is just down the road, choc full of more bars/​clubs/​restaurants/​theatres than you could even consider shaking a hefty stick at.
Everything you’d want in a university.

I loved my time at UCL. Though the British system leaves much to be desired in terms of student support, I found that at the end of my year abroad I knew a lot more about the subject I studied.
I was surprised, however, that a full-​time philosophy student at one of the world’s best universities would only be expected to attend 7 hours of class per week. All the same, the lectures are not where you learn; the tutorials are.
A great university, centrally located, and a great experience.

UCL has a good reputation, and the students genuinely seem to like it there, so overall it rates pretty highly. The subjects covered here are broad, including science, arts and a medical school, attached to University College Hospital, with its shining tower of medical technology on Euston Road.
Even if you are not interested in studying at UCL, its history is quite unique. As the first secular university, it was the only option for 19^th century would be academics who were not members of the Church of England. However shortly after the establishment of UCL, the horrified Anglican Church set up a rival school called Kings College. The University of London was established to oversee these rival colleges, and award London degrees.
Well worth a look if you are considering university in London, and don’t want to spend your entire time with people doing the same subjects.

A highly ranked university. It is a mass of grey buildings. But the facilities are great with libraries. As a student it is good just to explore the university. Also it is conveniently very close to king’s cross, euston station and the british library. Also tottenham court road and oxford street aren’t too far away.