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In 1996, Ucko was appointed to the post of Professor of Comparative Archaeology and Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London amidst a minor controversy based upon the fact that the post was not advertised – Ucko had been chosen directly from his post at the University of Southampton.

Whilst Director, he actively endeavoured to turn the Institute into the forefront of world archaeology, organising an overhauling of the former syllabus, in particular changing the undergraduate curriculum which " largely anticipated the benchmark archaeology curriculum developed nationally shortly afterwards ".