History of University College London information

University College London (UCL) was founded on 11 February 1826,^[1] under the name London University, as a secular alternative to the strictly religious universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was founded with the intention from the beginning of it being a university, not a college or institute. However its founders encountered strong opposition from the Church of England, the existing universities and the medical schools which prevented them from securing the Royal Charter under the title of "university" that would grant "London University" official recognition and allow it to award degrees. It was not until 1836, when the latter-day University of London was established, that it was legally recognised (as a college, under the name of University College, London) and granted the authority to submit students for the degree examinations of the University of London.^[2]

In 1900 when the University of London was reconstituted as a federal university, UCL became one of the founding colleges. Through much of the 20th century it surrendered its legal independence to become fully owned by the University of London. It was rechartered as an independent college in 1977, has received government funding directly since 1993, and gained the power to award degrees in its own right in 2005. From 2005, the Institute has branded itself as UCL (rather than University College London) and has used the strapline "London's Global University".^[3]^[4]

UCL over the years
Years	Name	Status
1826–1836	London University	Joint stock company (unincorporated)
1836–1869	University College, London	College with proprietors, incorporated by Royal Charter
1869–1907	University College, London	College incorporated by Act of Parliament
1907–1977	University of London, University College	Part of the University of London
1977–2005	University College London	College incorporated by Royal Charter
2005–2023	UCL	College incorporated by Royal Charter
2023–present	UCL	University incorporated by Royal Charter

^ "Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica, Revised and Amended: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature; to which is Added Biographies of Livings Subjects". Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10. 1890. p. 6100. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ University of London, the Historical Record: (1836-1912). University of London. 1912. pp. 7–24.
^ John Sutherland (29 July 2005). "What's in a name?". The Guardian.
^ "Staff fury at '£600K' rebrand". Times Higher Education. 22 July 2005.

[1] "Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica, Revised and Amended: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature; to which is Added Biographies of Livings Subjects". Americanized Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10. 1890. p. 6100. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

[UoL_Hist_Rec-2] University of London, the Historical Record: (1836-1912). University of London. 1912. pp. 7–24.

[3] John Sutherland (29 July 2005). "What's in a name?". The Guardian.

[4] "Staff fury at '£600K' rebrand". Times Higher Education. 22 July 2005.

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