UCL jobs accessibility statement
UCL is committed to ensuring our websites are inclusive and accessible for all. You can find out more information on UCL’s website accessibility statement.
Help to navigate our site
This website is accessible on Desktop PC's, Laptops, Tablet and Smartphone. We recommend you access the BBC My Web My Way website, for information on how you can modify your computer and web browser and use specialist assistive technology, to best suit your needs. Please refer to the information bars below for guidance on navigating the career site.
Our job sites should work correctly on the following web browsers - click on each link below for further information about how to enable accessibility features for each of these web browsers:
You can change the text size in your browser by using the keyboard shortcut keys Ctrl+ (Control-Plus) to zoom in and Ctrl- (Control-Minus) to zoom out on Windows computers. On an Apple Mac you can use the Option-Command key instead of the Control key to do the same thing.
•BBC guide to changing the text size in your browser
Modifications can be made to make your screen more accessible. Built in to both Mac and PC there are Ease of Access or Accessibility tools in the operating system.
We’ve tried to use colours on our site to make the content easier to read, but we know that some users may have trouble reading text on particular colours. You may be able to use your own colours with your browser. This will help with reading other UCL websites as well.
- To navigate our career site, please find the tips below for guidance. Please visit AbilityNet who can provide guidance on how to:
- make your mouse easier to use
- use your keyboard instead of a mouse
- talk to your device
- make your device talk to you
- make text larger
- change your colours
- magnify the screen
If you have visual impairments, you may be interested in the following assistive technology.
- Screen enlargers or screen magnifiers
- Screen readers
- Speech recognition systems
- Speech synthesisers
- Refreshable braille
- Braille embossers
- Talking word processors
- Large-print word processors
To find out more about these technologies and further information, please visit the Royal National Institute for the Blind website.For further guides in using assistive technologies to use websites with a range of devices please visit: My Computer My Way (MCMW).
- You can install plugins to help you to improve your web browsing experience. OpenDyslexic is a font that can make it easier for some people with dyslexia to read. You can install a plugin to display web page text in this font on some web browsers.
OpenDyslexic Font plugin for Firefox - Ss Overlay: add a colour overlay to the screen with customisable transparency.
- Virtual Magnifying Glass: zooms the screen through a lens that follows your mouse.
Most tablets and smartphones have built in accessibility functions, which are normally found under 'settings'.
These functions allow you to change things such as font size, font style, contrast and screen brightness, as well as offering ‘text to speech’ options. Features will vary depending upon the make and model of your device.
Website standards compliance
This website is parially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. (AA standard).
How accessible this website is
Parts of this website may not be fully accessible. For example:
- some pages may have poor colour contrast
- some heading elements may not be consistent
- some images may not have good alternative text
- some buttons may not be correctly identified
- some error messages may not be clearly associated with form controls
- some documents may be in a PDF format and not accessible.
UCL is committed to making all online content accessible for all users. If you have any questions or have any concerns , please contact the Department or Faculty concerned directly or digitalaccessibility@ucl.ac.uk. Please include the relevant URL(s) in your message.