Enter our monthly #LoveUCL student photo competition on Instagram in the 2024-25 academic year and be in with a chance to win a Love2Shop voucher!
To enter, simply postÌýan originalÌýphoto of yours showcasing life at 911±¬ÁÏÍø to Instagram with the #LoveUCL hashtag, tag and DM @ucl between the start of 1 October 2024Ìýand 31 May 2025.
We're looking for photos that capture the dynamism of life at 911±¬ÁÏÍø,Ìýcontain original and interesting subject matter, andÌýdemonstrate strong composition. The photo must be your own work too, not someone else's.
The winner of each monthly competition will be chosen by a vote by our Instagram followers so make sure you're following us.ÌýThe winner ofÌýthe Photo of the Year competition will be chosen by a vote across our Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
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The monthly competitions will start and end on these dates:
- October competition: 12:01am (BST), 1 OctoberÌý2024Ìý- 11:59pm (GMT), 31 October 2024
- November competition: 12:01am (GMT), 1 November 2024Ìý- 11:59pm (GMT), 30ÌýNovember 2024
- December competition: 12:01am (GMT), 1 December 2024Ìý- 11:59pm (GMT), 31 December 2024
- January competition: 12:01am (GMT), 1 January 2025Ìý- 11:59pm (GMT), 31 January 2025
- February competition: 12:01am (GMT), 1 February 2025Ìý- 11:59pm (GMT), 28ÌýFebruary 2025
- March competition: 12:01am (GMT), 1 March 2025Ìý- 11:59pm (BST), 31 March 2025
- April competition: 12:01am (BST), 1 April 2025Ìý- 11:59pm (BST), 30ÌýApril 2025
- May competition: 12:01am (BST), 1 May 2025Ìý- 11:59pm (BST), 31ÌýMay 2025
Photo of the Year Competition
In July 2025, the eight winners of our monthly competitions will be automatically entered into our Photo of the Year competition. We'll ask followers of our , , and accounts to pickÌýtheir favourite of the eight photosÌýwith the winner takingÌýhome a framed copy of their photo and a £200ÌýLove2shopÌývoucher, second place receiving a £100 Love2shopÌývoucher, and third place claiming a £50 Love2shopÌývoucher.
So start sharing your photos of life at 911±¬ÁÏÍø!ÌýWe want to see what it's like studying at 911±¬ÁÏÍø and living in London, one of the most exciting cities in the world.
Read the rules and the terms and conditions below to find out more.Ìý
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Previous competitions
- 2023-24
The winner of our 2023-24ÌýÌý‘Photo of the Year’ competition, BSc Geophysics student () for his magical shot of winter star trails over the UCL Wilkins Building.Ìý
View all 8 winners of our monthly competitions for 2023-24 on , including second place, Jahnavi Singh (MBBS ) and third place Dash Wong (MEng Computer Science )
- 2022-23
The winner of our 2022-23ÌýÌý‘Photo of the Year’ competition is MSc Urban Economic Development (,Ìý) studentÌýFaaiz Gilani (@ferra_nova/) for his epic shot of a blue sky over the Portico.Ìý
View all 8 winners of our monthly competitions for 2022-23Ìýon , including second place, Abir Doukani (, MA TESOL, IOE) and third place, Laetitia Walsh (, MSc Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic Archaeology, UCL Archaeology).
- 2021-22
The winner of our 2021-22 #LoveUCL student 'Photo of the Year' competition is MSc Data Science for Cultural Heritage () student Yunfei Gao ()Ìýfor his dramatic long exposure shot of the PorticoÌýat night (). Out of the 8 contestants, hisÌýphoto received 21% of the 1,969Ìývotes cast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
View all 8 winners of our monthly competitions for 2021-22Ìý, including second place, Amitoj Kaur (, MSc Advanced Physiotherapy: Musculoskeletal) and third place, Tessia Zachariah (, MArch Arhictectural Design).
- 2019-20
Pictured here is the winner of our 2019-20 #LoveUCL Instagram 'Photo of the Year' competition - recentÌýÌýgraduate Runsu Hu ()Ìý- with her creative shot of the main quad from the PorticoÌý(). Out of the nine entries, herÌýphoto received 21% of the 1,756Ìývotes cast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
- 2018-19
Pictured here is the winner of our 2018-19 #LoveUCL Instagram 'Photo of the Year' competition - Saif Masood (UCL Mechanical Engineering) with his wonderful shot of the atrium in the new Student Centre taken not long after it opened (). His photo received 37% of the 1,629Ìývotes cast on Facebook and Instagram.
- 2017-18
After a year of fantastic submissions from UCL students, the winner of our 2017-18 'Photo of the Year' competition was Shattyk Tastemirova (The Bartlett Development Planning Unit), with a great black and white shot looking out from the portico of the UCL’s Wilkins Building.
View all the shortlisted #loveUCL 'Photo of the Year' photos for 2017-18 .Ìý
"UCL has been an amazing part of my journey and to be able to capture such a moment in a frame gives me so much pleasure," said Shamita. "I only wish I could present more stories like this so others would understand how much this university offers. I've loved every moment of being here."
- 2015-16
With more than 40% of the 1,652 votes cast on Facebook and Instagram, Shamita Yasna (UCL School of Management) is our #loveUCL Instagram competition 2016-17 winner, with a .
Our second and third-placed runners-up are Isabelle Arusilor (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture), with a , and Mehmet Davrandi (UCL Eastman Dental Institute), with a .Ìý
"UCL has been an amazing part of my journey and to be able to capture such a moment in a frame gives me so much pleasure," said Shamita. "I only wish I could present more stories like this so others would understand how much this university offers. I've loved every moment of being here."
- 2015-16
Over the course of the 2015-16 academic year,Ìýeight images were shortlisted for the chance to be named the overall winner and to receive a £100 Amazon voucher prize.
After an incredibly close vote, Ankit Bhatt (UCL Population Health Sciences) is our #loveUCL Instagram competition 2015-16 winner, polling the most cumulative votes on Facebook and Instagram with a - congratulations, Ankit!
- 2014-15
With roughly 30% of the 1,000 votes cast on Facebook and Instagram, Shafiq Azid (Language Sciences MSc) is this year's overall winner with hisÌý.
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