UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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The UCL Faculty of Arts and Humanities is one of the 10 constituent faculties of University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...

 (UCL).

The current Executive Dean is Professor Henry Woudhuysen, who was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...

 in 2010.

Departments

The Faculty currently comprises the following departments:

UCL School of European Languages, Society and Culture (SELCS), which constitutes:
  • UCL Department of Dutch
  • UCL Department of French
  • UCL Department of German
  • UCL Department of Italian
  • UCL Department of Scandinavian Studies
  • UCL Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies


In addition the Faculty comprises:
  • UCL Department of English Language and Literature
  • UCL Department of European Social and Political Sciences
  • UCL Department of Greek & Latin
  • UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
  • UCL Department of Information Studies
  • UCL Department of Philosophy
  • UCL Slade School of Fine Art
    Slade School of Fine Art
    The Slade School of Fine Art is a world-renownedart school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London...


Research

The Faculty is currently home to or closely involved with the following research centres and institutes:
  • UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
    UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
    The UCL Centre for Digital Humanities is a research centre within the Department of Information Studies of University College London. The Digital Humanities is a multidisciplinary field at the intersection of the humanities and information science...

  • UCL Centre for European Studies
  • UCL Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research
  • UCL Centre for Intercultural Studies
  • UCL Centre for Italian Studies
  • UCL Centre for Publishing
  • Cultural Informatics Research Centre for the Arts and Humanities
  • Institute of Jewish Studies
    Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London
    The Institute of Jewish Studies at University College London is an institute located in London, United Kingdom dedicated to the academic study of all branches of Jewish history and civilization...

  • International Centre for Archives and Records Management Research and User Studies
  • Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art

See also

  • UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies
  • School of Advanced Study
    School of Advanced Study
    The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social sciences...

  • School of Oriental and African Studies
    School of Oriental and African Studies
    The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...


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