Interview with the Provost

The Cheese Grater is given a short interview with outgoing Provost Malcolm Grant. He describes at length his greatest achievements at UCL, as well as current goings on in Stratford and aspirations for the Bloomsbury Masterplan. He also talks at much shorter length about the London living wage and the future of the Gower Place Practice...

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Wolves at the Door for ULU

Senior managers and academics within the University of London are proposing the termination of the University of London Union (ULU). In documents seen by The Cheese Grater, the ULU Review Group advises that the union have its democratic functions stripped and its assets handed over to the University. Under the plans, ULU's sabbatical officers would be removed and their representative functions transferred to the NUS. The student space and services in Malet street would be preserved, but would be brought under University management...

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Going Out With a Bang

UCL is selling off its reputation to arms manufacturers and mining conglomerates. Companies such as BAE Systems and Lockhead Martin have been setting up research institutes, which college management are only too happy to lend the UCL name to for the right price. With an increase in private investment, UCL’s research is at risk of becoming less critical and more driven by corporate interests.

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Down Your Elections

Another set of Spring Elections, another sweep of positions fished out of the dustbin of history by left-wing candidates. After record-breaking voter turnout of 16.3 per cent, UCL Union remains, for the most part, in the iron grip of Trotsky Inc. Six of the ten sabbatical suite chairs are now filled by candidates backed by the Occupation Generation...

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