UCL School of Pharmacy

History

• Founded in 1842 by the (now Royal) Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
• Joined the University of London in 1925.
• Grant of Arms made in 1950.
• Joined with University College London (UCL) to form the UCL School of Pharmacy in 2012.

Location and transport

• Based at Brunswick Square in Bloomsbury (central London).
• Five minutes from Russell Square (Piccadilly line).
• Ten minutes from King's Cross/St Pancras (Northern, Circle, Piccadilly, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City lines).

Entry standards

• Entry to MPharm is very competitive.
• Standard offer is AAB at A level, including Chemistry, a second science subject and a third in any subject except General Studies or a mother tongue language.
• All UK based applicants are required to attend an interview.

Student mix

• 20% international students.
• 20% mature students.
• 40:60 male to female.
• 1,800 applications for 180 places on the MPharm.

Course flexibility

• Study abroad option offered in the spring of the 3rd year. Students can do an extramural research project in Europe, North America, Australia or elsewhere.
• Choice of specialist option modules in 3rd and 4th year.

Research standards

• In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 90 per cent of the research activity at the School was deemed internationally significant and 25 per cent world-leading.

Academic strengths

• High standard of teaching and student support praised by the Quality Assurance Agency.
• Dedicated to teaching and research in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.
• Integrated curriculum designed and taught by in-house specialists.

Student facilities, including library and computing

• In-house specialist library with 15,000 volumes and 4,000 electronic journals; weekly training sessions on information retrieval.
• 110 computer stations.
• Free WiFi access and laptop lending service.
• E-learning using Blackboard.
• Social space includes Refectory, serving hot and cold meals, and Junior Common Room with pool table and table football.

Students' Union

• Student societies and sports teams (football, cricket, netball).
• Annual charity show, ball, boat party and club nights.
• Access to facilities at University of London Union, including gym and swimming pool.

Recent/prospective new builds

• New Molecular Pharmacy wing opened in 2007, with atrium and lounge.
• New postgraduate study centre at 21 Russell Square, purchased jointly with SOAS.

Availability of part-time work

• Students are encouraged to gain work experience in a pharmacy.
• Many hospitals and high street chemists offer summer work placements.