University College London was established in February 1826, 1 1. It is a public research university, formerly known as "University of London". In view of the fact that the only two universities in Britain at that time, Oxford University and Cambridge University, were strictly religious schools, University College London decided to become a secular choice other than religious universities. University College London was established and developed as a comprehensive university from the beginning, rather than a simple college or research institution.

University College London has not only the world's leading schools of medicine, economics, architecture and engineering science, but also made outstanding achievements in theoretical physics and mathematics, space science, statistics, life science, computational neuroscience, computer science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering, civil engineering, law, geography, education, social and humanities.

University College London has leading scientific research institutions such as National Medical Research Center (NIMR), Space Exploration Laboratory (MSSL), Gatsby Center for Computational Neuroscience (GCNU), and National Computing Finance Center of the United Kingdom. Together with Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College and London Economy, it is called "G5 Super Elite University", which represents the top scientific research strength, teachers and students' quality and economic strength in Britain.

University College London is the first modern university in Britain and the first university in Britain to accept female students according to the same standards. Its original intention is to abandon the stereotype of missionary schools and advocate rationalism and equal rights in education. Its goal is to "encourage the progress of research and independent scholars so that they can promote the science they pursue and the society they live in through superb knowledge."