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Welcome to UCL200: Celebrating 200 Years of Student Life
In 2026, UCL turns 200. Two centuries of radical thinking, diverse voices, and student life that refuses to stand still. And the best part? You can be part of it. We’re putting students at the heart of the celebrations, because there is no UCL without students. 
Faces of UCL: IoE Students turn detective to investigate the people of UCL’s past  
In 2026, UCL will celebrate its Bicentenary, marking 200 years since our establishment as the first university in London.  
Phineas, part of student life at UCL since 1900
Phineas is a painted wooden statue of a Scottish highlander and the trade mark of the Gallagher and Jamieson Tobacco Company. Phineas statues were widely used to attract customers into tobacconists’ shops, with this Phineas originally adorning a tobacconist’s shop on Tottenham Court Road.
Major Main Quad Redevelopment
The Main Quad and surrounding buildings will undergo a major transformation next year, and we’re really excited about the possibilities for the future.
Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life – a multi-disciplinary research experience
My research fellowship on Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London in the summer of 2024 was incredibly fruitful. I gained interesting insights into the past international student life at UCL by accessing the oral history archive and got a taste of doing research in the field of education and history. 
Valuing Students’ Unions Archives and Records – The Shift to Digital
Students’ unions occupy a crucial position within UK higher education, having existed in some capacity since the middle of the 19th century.
Black student experiences in London, 1950s to 1970s – would you like to be interviewed?
When considering what it means to build solidarities, particularly in the context of discussions around ‘decolonising’ universities today, there is much to learn from lessons of the past.