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Featured UEL climbs 30 places in Complete University Guide 2027
Published on 02 June 2026
The University of East London (UEL) has risen 30 places to 96th in the Complete University Guide 2027, making it the highest climber in this year's national rankings.
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Featured UEL breaks into top 40 in Guardian University Guide 2026
Published on 13 September 2025
University of East London has risen 80 places in three years to achieve its highest ranking ever in “meteoric ascent”.
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Featured UEL tops UK for turning potential into achievement
Published on 14 September 2026
University of East London ranks first nationally for value added as Guardian University Guide reveals one of higher education’s most dramatic transformations
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Featured UEL engineering students take first prize in national competition
Published on 11 September 2026
Latest success continues an exceptional run for UEL in one of the UK’s leading student engineering challenges
Engineering and Built Environment

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Alumni Webinar Series with Dr Maria Diana Joseph Regan

Online

15 September 2026

Dr Maria Diana Joseph Regan is a Program Lead, Senior Business Lecturer, academic researcher, professional trainer and motivational speaker with more than two decades of experience in higher education

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Sugarcrete
This project brings together experts from UEL and sector leading organisations Grimshaw and Tate & Lyle Sugars to co-create ideas and offer viable construction solutions for real world applications.
Childcare marketisation: Addressing the perils and shaping the future  (REF 2021)
REF impact case study, Professor Eva Lloyd OBE, School of Education and Communities
Are our social media posts hurting the planet? (REF 2021)
Research from UEL professor analyses how our digital activity might be damaging the planet
Think of the Children; Safeguarding Children Online From Harm (REF 2021)
REF 2021 impact case study, Professor Julia Davidson, Director of the Institute of Connected Communities.