Bentham was a significant influence on the creation of UCL, often described as its ‘spiritual father’, and Hume was a member of the college’s original council.

[4] The Chair of Political Economy at UCL was created in 1828 in memory of David Ricardo, establishing the first Department of Economics in England.

[9] Similarly, the Academic Ranking of World Universities sees UCL place fourth in Europe, and 16th globally.

[10] The 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings places UCL fourth in Europe for Economics, and 15th globally.

Notably, the Society hosted Mark Carney as he gave his last public speech as Governor of the Bank of England on 5 March 2020 in the Institute of Education’s Logan Hall.