Founding of University College London

Date: February 11, 1826 • Location: London, United Kingdom

London University, later University College London (pictured), was founded as the first secular university in England.

University College London, which operates as UCL, is a public research university in London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the second-largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.