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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.
The first UCL student newspaper, Pi, was founded in 1946. [57] The Institute of Jewish Studies relocated from Manchester to UCL in 1959. [58] The Mullard Space Science Laboratory was established in 1967. [59] In 1973, Peter Kirstein's research group at UCL became one of only two international nodes on the ARPANET, later becoming part of SATNET.
Founded by papal bull issued 7 January 1451. [12] Note this is 1450 Old Style, which is the year given in some sources. Royal Charter 1453. ... In 2005–2006 UCL ...
The first was UCL, founded as a joint stock company under the name London University in 1826, which opened in 1828. Whether a university could be founded in this manner was hotly debated, with the institution being widely considered illegitimate, and it was denied official recognition.
As a result of the controversy surrounding UCL's establishment, King's College London was founded as an Anglican college by royal charter in 1829. [23] [24] In 1830, UCL applied for a royal charter as a university which would allow it to confer degrees. This was rejected, but renewed in 1834. [25]
Universities in Britain date back to the dawn of mediaeval studium generale, with Oxford and Cambridge taking their place among the world's oldest universities.No other universities were successfully founded in England during this period; opposition from Oxford and Cambridge blocked attempts to establish universities in Northampton [4] and Stamford. [5]
Humboldt University, founded in Berlin in 1810, was a much emulated model of a modern university in the 19th century (photochrom from 1900). [1] University of London, founded in 1836, was established as an independent examining board for affiliated colleges, with King's College London and University College London as the founding colleges.
University College was founded with the backing of Jews, Utilitarians and non-Anglican Christians as a secular institution intended to educate "the youth of our middling rich people between the ages of 15 or 16 and 20 or later".