Information about Access and Admissions, including our broad responsibilities and contact details for each of our teams.
We co-ordinateÌý°×С½ãÂÛ̳’s central access and outreach work, undertake admissions processing for some undergraduate, all graduate and affiliate applications as well as leads on related strategy and policy development.
Specialist teams withinÌýthe department are also responsible for the administration of student funding, maintaining °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s immigration compliance, and leading on Prevent duties.
Access and Widening Participation team
Responsibilities include:
- run events and programmes for students in Years 7 - 11, and also for families and teachers
- workÌýwith students in years 12 and 13 in secondary schools, sixth form colleges and FE college
- deliver the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Transition programme, which provides all first year undergraduates with a mentor from their department
- lead on Widening Participation research and evaluation
- lead on internal and external communications and pupil engagement
- organise CPD for teachers and education professionals, and support °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s academic departments with the development of their own widening participation initiatives
Telephone:Ìý+44 (0)203 108 6964 (Int: 56964)
Email:Ìýwidening.participation@ucl.ac.uk
Location:ÌýFloor 3, Bidborough House
Graduate Admissions team
Responsibilities include:
- processÌýall graduate and affiliate applications received by °×С½ãÂÛ̳
- provide support, advice and guidance to all departments on matters regarding graduate admissions
Improvements and Strategic Projects team
Responsibilities include:
- deliver operational excellence,Ìýfocusing on meeting customer needs using the minimum of energy and resources
- identify and eliminateÌýnon-value adding activities in any process
- support continuous improvementÌýof services or processes through incremental or breakthrough change
- lead on °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Prevent duties
Location:ÌýFloor 8, 1-19 Torrington Place
Student Funding team
Responsibilities include:
- co-ordinate of °×С½ãÂÛ̳-wide scholarship and bursary schemes
- administer US Federal and private loans
- provide hardship and needs-based funding
- provide advice and guidance on student financial welfare matters
- co-ordinateÌý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ submissions to external agencies such as Hefce and the SLC
Telephone:Ìý+44 (0)20 7679 0004 (Int: 30004)
Fax:Ìý+44 (0)20 7679 2724
Email:Ìýstudentfunding@ucl.ac.uk
For US/Canadian loans email:Ìýus-cdn-loans@ucl.ac.uk
Location:ÌýStudent enquiries managed in Student Enquiries Centre (SEC), Floor 1, Student Centre Building
Student Immigration Compliance team
Responsibilities include:
- provideÌýadvice, guidance and information on compliance duties in relation to the Home Office Tier 4 immigration route
- issueÌýCertificate of Acceptance for Studies for continuing students
Student enquiries:Ìý
Staff enquiries:Ìývisacompliance.staffquery@ucl.ac.uk
Discover more information aboutÌýimmigration and visas from °×С½ãÂÛ̳
Undergraduate and ITE Admissions team
Responsibilities include:
- lead on policy, strategy development and implementation of all matters relating to the admission of undergraduate students
- process undergraduate applications received from UCAS for faculties across °×С½ãÂÛ̳
- process Initial Teacher Education (ITE) applications
- support and advise all other faculties on matters regarding undergraduate admissions