Dean | Professor Ivan Parkin [1] |
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Administrative staff | 445 [1] (Academic and research staff (as at October 2009)) |
Students | 1,833 [1] (Undergraduate (2008/09)) 544 [1] (Graduate (2008/09)) |
Location | |
Website | UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
The UCL Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is one of the 11 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL). [2] The Faculty, the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences and the UCL Faculty of the Built Envirornment (The Bartlett) together form the UCL School of the Built Environment, Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
The Faculty currently comprises the following departments: [3] [4]
The Faculty is closely involved with the following research centres and institutes: [4]
In the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities , UCL is ranked joint 51st to 75th in the world (and joint 12th in Europe) for Natural Sciences and Mathematics. [10]
In the 2013 QS World University Rankings , UCL is ranked 38th in the world (and 12th in Europe) for Natural Sciences. [11] In the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject, UCL is ranked joint 51st-100th in the world (and joint 12th in Europe) for Chemistry, [12] joint 27th in the world (and 8th in Europe) for Earth & Marine Sciences, [13] joint 51st-100th in the world (and joint 13th in Europe) for Materials Science, [14] joint 36th in the world (and joint 10th in Europe) for Mathematics, [15] 35th in the world (and 13th in Europe) for Physics & Astronomy, [16] and 47th in the world (and 9th in Europe) for Statistics & Operational Research. [17]
In the 2013/14 Times Higher Education World University Rankings , UCL is ranked 51st in the world (and 16th in Europe) for Physical Sciences. [18]
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