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We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits for all employees, these cover fitness and lifestyle as well as mental and physical health.
- Eye Care
The UCL Eye Care Scheme enables staff to access free eye tests and, if clinically appropriate for display screen equipment users, a choice from a range of free lenses and frames.
- Gym Memberships
Bloomsbury Fitness
Bloomsbury Fitness is a gym for the whole UCL community. Conveniently located at 15 Gordon Street, it offers free classes, a 90 piece fitness suite, personal training, internet-enabled smart machines, squash courts and more! Find out more about Bloomsbury Fitness.
PureGym
You can get 10% off your monthly memberships plus £0 joining fee. PureGym has over 300+ gyms around the UK and they are open 24/7. Please visit PureGym to apply for your discount.
YMCA
We have a corporate rate at Central YMCA Club, Great Russell Street, London, where they offer us 15% off their standard £65 monthly fees, so this goes down to £55 per month for UCL staff.
YMCA’s facilities include the Gym, Free personal induction and 6-week fitness programme, Personal training access, Exercise classes (80 per week), 25m Swimming pool (x5 lanes), Sauna, Steam room, basketball court, badminton, table-tennis along with access to the lounge, café, and quiet areas. Register for the Central YMCA Club.
- Voluntary Healthcare Schemes
UCL offers two voluntary heathcare schemes:
UCL has teamed up with M&L Healthcare Solutions and General & Medical Healthcare to provide UCL staff with access to Private Medical Insurance at prices below those available in the open market and online. More information can be found here.
- EDUHEALTH (Bupacare) Medical Insurance provides UCL staff access to membership premiums at special rates. Benefits include a full choice of hospitals. Find out more about EDUHEALTH (Bupacare) Medical Insurance. For further information please email Sandra.johnston@eduhealth.co.uk or telephone her on 0800 456 1130 quoting reference UCL.
- Cycle scheme
Find out how to get a tax-free bike through the UCL Cyclescheme and free bike maintenance.
- Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support Service
UCL has a contract with an external service provider to provide a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. This service is free for staff to use and is designed to help with personal and work-related problems.
Advice is provided on a wide range of topics including legal, financial, housing and family related issues. 24/7 mental health support is also available in seconds by phone, WhatsApp or live chat.Find out more about the Employee Assistance Programme: Staff Support Service