In 2024, the University of East London celebrated game-changing success. Propelled by the positive momentum of the last six years of our 10-year strategy, Vision 2028, our University soared to new heights in achieving three milestone distinctions.

• The Times & The Sunday Times University of the Year for Teaching Quality, Good University Guide 2025 
• 1st in London, 1st in England and 3rd in UK for graduates’ overall positivity, National Student Survey 2024  
• UK’s highest ranked, most improved university in 2025, now 9th in London, in the Guardian University Guide 2025

These accomplishments highlighted our University’s unwavering ambition to reimagine higher education by delivering an exceptional experience for students, driving innovation and empowering our communities to create a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future. For an institution committed to breaking down barriers and pioneering futures, the external recognition of our work is validation of our strategic decision in 2018 to transform our curriculum and student experience to ensure our diverse population of learners have the knowledge, skills and confidence to take their place as leaders and gamechangers in the 5.0 economy.

In 2024, we celebrated our Year of Science, a month’s long exploration of how technology and AI impact all lives, all careers and all communities, and how, together, we can create a better world. The celebration culminated in our hosting of the British Science Association’s British Science Festival from 11-15 September, a landmark event that attracted thousands of visitors and showcased how UEL students and staff are positively impacting local and global populations. In 2025, we turn our focus towards our Year of Health with the opening of a new state-of-the-art, community focused Health Campus in Stratford. The opening will be central to a year of initiatives and events focused on tackling health inequalities, promoting health and wellbeing and driving forward innovation in healthcare. As we chart the course of Vision 2028, we are proud that the University of East London has come so far while casting our eyes to an even greater future.