Will the Eugenics Inquiry learn from past mistakes?
At a town hall meeting on 1 March, students and staff came together to debate and testify to UCL’s complex…
UCL shifts blame for unpaid security staff
Last November, UCL switched security contractors from CIS to Axis. The roster of security officers at UCL has changed little,…
UCL shirks responsibility for internship from hell
A report has been passed to The Cheese Grater alleging serious safeguarding failures on an internship attended by over 10…
Men’s Rugby has been disaffiliated
It is with no small amount of schadenfreude that Soc Bitch can announce that UCL Men’s Rugby has been disaffiliated…
Low-paid Senate House workers hung out to dry
Activists are back at Senate House after UoL reverses outsourcing decision. The University of London has reneged on its promise…
Inside the Panopticon: UCL surveillance creates a hostile environment for Tier 4 students
Recent changes to the attendance monitoring policy for Tier 4 students in several UCL faculties are generating opposition from staff…
UCU Academics Strike Explained
At the end of October, a majority of UCU (University and College Union) members voted in favour of strike actions,…
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The burden of Late Summer Assessments on students
Summer 2019 marked the second year in which UCL conducted Late Summer Assessments (LSAs) – the stated aim of them…
“The risk of internalising your own inferiority”: In conversation with two black female academics at UCL
As of 2016-17, only twenty five black women were documented to be working as professors in the UK. In light…
Strikes to end outsourcing of UCL cleaners, porters, and security workers
Despite being one of the wealthiest universities in the country, UCL implements some of the worst terms and conditions for…
RUMS elders pass on their knowledge
Soc Bitch has awakened from her summer long daze, ready to share the most exciting of UCL’s intrigue and corridor…
UCL’s ambiguous approach to Disabled Students’ Allowance
In 2014 the minister for Universities and Science, David Willets, announced changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) which has…
The Secret To Failure: Barbara is Back
Hey guys. Barbara Tresemmé’s the name, a failed career in public speaking’s the game. You might remember me from the…
Students with disabilities excluded from UCL libraries
It is a commonly acknowledged fact amongst UCL’s student population that library facilities leave a lot to be desired. But,…
UCL medics glass attendees at debauched sports ball
It is with a heavy heart that Soc Bitch must announce that RUMS Sports Teams are at it again. Pandemonium…