UCL is a public research university located in London. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. UCL is ranked 1st in the UK for research strength (Research Excellence Framework 2014), 8th in the QS World rankings, and has produced 29 Nobel Laureates. The Department of Chemistry at UCL is renowned for its primary strengths of Materials Chemistry and Computational Chemistry. The Department of Chemical Engineering is world famous for its Battery chemistry research particularly the Electrochemical Energy Laboratory.