The UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the most highly rated pharmacy schools in the UK. As the oldest School, founded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1842, it has over 175 years of experience and tradition throughout which it has retained its identity as a specialist institution dedicated to teaching and research in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. The UCL School of Pharmacy is currently rated 5th in the world by QS Rankings (Pharmacy and Pharmacology) as well as 10th in the Shanghai Ranking (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science).