Preview tour starting off in the Quad, with the Wilkins Building in the background
Preview tour starting off in the Quad, with the Wilkins Building in the background - UCL's first ever walking tour will give members of the general public a chance to explore our rich and radical history over two centuries while visiting key sites on campus including Jeremy Bentham's preserved "body", or Auto-icon. The free tour will be delivered by student ambassadors and will run weekly on Fridays from 12:30 to 13:30, starting from 24 June. Student guides will delve into UCL's history - our origins as the first university to admit students regardless of religion, our steps to open up higher education to women on equal terms to men, and our historical links to eugenics - along with the trailblazers and Nobel laureates who have studied here. Among the tour's key sites are the Wilkins Building, used to depict ancient Rome in the film Gladiator ; the Auto-icon of Jeremy Bentham, whose ideas inspired the founding of UCL; a bust of Charles Darwin created by a giant robotic arm; and the Japanese Garden, which celebrates UCL's link to the founders of modern Japan. Kirsty Walker, UCL Vice-President for External Engagement, said: "UCL's first ever public walking tours are every bit as radical and thought-provoking as our rich and radical 200-year history. No other tour takes in sights such as the Wilkins building and preserved Auto-icon of philosopher Jeremy Bentham alongside fascinating stories about Nobel laureates, the founders of modern Japan and a jar of preserved moles.
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