Inheriting Galton: the people working to make UCL less racist
“If we had Muslims or people of colour holding the same conference … we would have seen counter-terrorism police on our doorstep the next day.” SU UCL BME Officer Ayo…
How UCL Risked The Immigration Status of Vice Wardens For Years
Earlier this year, an international student and former Vice Warden of UCL accommodation shared her story with The Cheese Grater. Her tale exposes a system that cares little for international students…
Exams at the ExCel: Where were all the examiners this year?
This year, instead of being dotted around London in weird conference rooms and dingy church basements, UCL’s summer exams were all held in one easily accessible location. Okay, it was…
Drug Talk: Theresa May Talks Running Through a Field of Weed
Hundreds of millions of students a day are using hard drugs in London alone. Every month, The Cheese Grater will be asking a figure in youth culture what their views…
Comedy of Errors: The Drama Soc Story
If you have a pulse and a Facebook account, you’re probably familiar with those giants of social media, UCLove and UCLoathe. For those still stuck in the Stone Age (looking…
Just Some Nonsense That Happened During The UCU Strike
Variety being the spice of life, Soc Bitch has this month directed her withering gaze towards the drama on the UCU picket lines. (Men’s Rugby best not get too comfy,…
Seven Things We Learned from UCL Spin Doctor’s Crazy Rant That Got Him Fired
In a bitter twist to the short reign of Charles Hymas (he was hired last April), UCL’s now former Head of Media Relations leaves the university in a blaze of…
Here’s How Many Societies Opted-Out of The Union’s Shambolic Online Elections
The controversial plan to move AGMs online appears to have been much ado about nothing, with the majority of UCL’s 268 societies opting out of online democracy. Last month, a…
We Talked To Striking Lecturers Standing In The Cold
It’s hardly the weather for the picket line. All around campus, small pockets of UCL academics are picketing as part of the national UCU strike. Larger groups, such as that…