UCL's Department of Political Science is recognised as a centre of excellence in the field; our research was rated among the top 6 in the UK (RAE 2008). We are Britain?s only Department of Political Science focused on graduate teaching and research. The Constitution Unit, located within the department, is the UK?s foremost independent research body on constitutional change. We are affiliated with the UCL Institute for Human Rights, UCL European Institute, UCL Centre for Security and Crime Science and the Centre for Philosophy, Justice and Health.