Editing University College London (section)

===Memberships, affiliations and partnerships===
[[File:University College Hospital - New Building - London - 020504.jpg|thumb|The main building of [[University College Hospital]]]]
UCL is a member institution of the federal University of London and was one of the two colleges affiliated from the university's founding in 1836 (the other being [[King's College London]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london.ac.uk/history.html |title=A brief history |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=University of London |archive-date=9 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209004448/http://www.london.ac.uk/history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> UCL was a founding member of the [[Russell Group]], an association of 24 British research universities established in 1994,<ref name=the91106>{{cite news |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=206624&sectioncode=26 |title=Queen's gets key to Russell club door |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=Times Higher Education |date=9 November 2006}}</ref> and is regarded as forming part of the '[[Golden triangle (universities)|golden triangle]]', an unofficial term for the research-intensive universities located in the southern English cities of Cambridge, London and Oxford<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2005/050707/full/nj7047-144a.html |title=Golden opportunities |journal=Nature |date=6 July 2005|quote=No longer rivals, Oxford, Cambridge and London are now working towards a common goal – ensuring the 'golden triangle' becomes a global science hub.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=94844&sectioncode=26 |title=Oxbridge windfall |magazine=Times Higher Education |date=4 August 1995| quote=A large amount of the cash awarded to humanities postgraduates still goes to the "Golden Triangle" of Oxford, Cambridge and London, British Academy figures reveal.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kershaw|first= Alison|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-universities-slip-in-rankings-8196772.html |title=UK universities slip in rankings|work=The Independent|date= 4 October 2012 |quote=Rankings editor Phil Baty said: "Outside the golden triangle of London, Oxford and Cambridge, England's world-class universities face a collapse into global mediocrity}}</ref>

UCL has been a member of the [[League of European Research Universities]] since January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/media/library/LERU |title=UCL joins League of European Research Universities |access-date=9 August 2014 |publisher=University College London |archive-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805143811/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/media/library/LERU }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leru.org/members |title=Our members |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=League of European Research Universities |archive-date=5 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205071457/https://www.leru.org/members |url-status=dead }}</ref> UCL is also a member of the [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/our-members/|title=Our members|website=Association of Commonwealth Universities| access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> the [[European University Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eua.eu/about/member-directory.html|title= Member directory|website=European University Association|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> the global U7+ Alliance<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.u7alliance.org/partners/| title=Partners| website=U7+ Alliance| access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref> and the US [[Universities Research Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ura-hq.org/members/member-universities/|title=Member universities|website=Universities Research Association|access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> and has a major collaboration with [[Yale University]], the Yale UCL Collaborative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://world.yale.edu/academics-research/partners-networks/yale-ucl-collaborative|title=Yale UCL Collaborative|website=Yale University|date=8 May 2019 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref> It also has partnerships with universities in Australia,<ref group=note>the [[University of Sydney]]</ref> Canada,<ref group=note>the [[University of Toronto]]</ref> China,<ref group=note>[[Peking University]], [[Zhejiang University]], [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]] and the [[University of Hong Kong]]</ref> India,<ref group=note>[[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]], the [[Indian Institute of Science]], the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]] and the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]]</ref> Japan,<ref group=note>[[Osaka University]]</ref> Singapore<ref group=note>the [[National University of Singapore]]</ref> and Thailand.<ref group=note>[[HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global/regional-activity/ucl-east-asia|title=UCL in East Asia|website=UCL|date=7 July 2021 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global/regional-activity/ucl-south-asia|title=UCL in South Asia|website=UCL|date=20 November 2021 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global/regional-activity/ucl-south-east-asia-and-australasia|title=UCL in South East Asia and Australasia|website=UCL|date=8 July 2021 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global/regional-activity/ucl-north-america|title=UCL in North America|website=UCL|date=8 July 2021 |access-date=2 February 2023}}</ref>

UCL formed the [[Science and Engineering South]] engineering and physical sciences research alliance with the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Southampton and Imperial College London in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/research-heavyweights-deny-ganging-up/2003702.article |title=Research heavyweights deny 'ganging up' |work=Times Higher Education |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> It was also one of the founding members of the [[Alan Turing Institute]], the UK's national institute for data sciences and artificial intelligence, in 2015, with the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford and Warwick.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200930160335/https://epsrc.ukri.org/newsevents/news/alanturinginstitute/ |title= Business Secretary Cable announces partners in the Alan Turing Institute |website= Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Francis Crick Institute building, Oct 2015.jpg|thumb|The [[Francis Crick Institute]] building]]

UCL is a partner in [[UCLPartners]], an [[Academic medical centre|academic health science centre]], along with multiple NHS trusts, integrated care systems, research and innovation partners, and other universities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our partners|url=https://uclpartners.com/who-we-are/our-partners/|website=UCLPartners|access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> UCL is a partner with the [[National Institute for Health Research]], the [[University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust]] and UCLPartners in the [[UCLH Biomedical Research Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uclhospitals.brc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/our-partners |title=Our partners |publisher=UCLH Biomedical Research Centre |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> UCL is also a university partner of the [[Francis Crick Institute]], a major biomedical research centre in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://crick.ac.uk/research/university-partners/ |title=University partners |publisher=Francis Crick Institute |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>

UCL offers dual degrees and joint degrees with other universities and institutions, including the [[University of Cologne]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/study/undergraduate/llb-dual-degree-english-and-german-law-universitat-zu-koln|title=LLB Dual Degree English and German Law with Universität zu Köln|date=14 September 2017 |access-date=3 February 2023 |publisher=University College London}}</ref> [[Columbia University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/study/undergraduate/dual-llbjuris-doctor-jd-columbia-university-new-york |title=Joint LLB/Juris Doctor (JD) with Columbia University, New York |date=14 September 2017 |access-date=3 February 2023 |publisher=University College London}}</ref> the [[University of Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/study/undergraduate/llb-bachelor-laws-ucl-and-llb-bachelor-laws-hku |title=LLB Bachelor of Laws (UCL) and LLB Bachelor of Laws (HKU)|date=14 September 2017 |access-date=3 February 2023 |publisher=University College London}}</ref> Imperial College London (ending 2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/transport/|title=Postgraduate Taught MSc Transport |access-date=3 February 2023 |publisher=Imperial College London}}</ref> and [[New York University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wagner.nyu.edu/education/degrees/executive-mpa/global-policy-leaders |title=EMPA for Global Policy leaders |access-date=3 February 2023 |publisher=New York University}}</ref>

UCL is the sponsor of the [[UCL Academy]], a [[secondary school]] in the [[London Borough of Camden]]. The school opened in September 2012 and was the first in the UK to have a university as sole sponsor.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Guardian |title=Academia and the academy: what makes a university open a school? |access-date=23 August 2014 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/mar/19/ucl-academy-school-university-partnership |date=19 March 2013}}</ref> UCL also has a strategic partnership with [[Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1114/101114-ncs-partnership |title=UCL announces partnership with Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre |date=10 November 2014 |publisher=University College London |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>