News and Investigations
The Cheese Grater’s investigations team works hard to provide you with the latest stories about UCL and the Union. We shine a light on the realities of life at UCL, covering everything from the inanities of student politics to how the Machiavellian manoeuvres of UCL management impact daily life on campus.
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UCU Academics Strike Explained
At the end of October, a majority of UCU (University and College Union) members voted in favour of strike actions,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
UCLove plagued by suicide threats
Content warning: mentions of suicide, depression, anxiety, self-harm and eating disorders, but no detailed or graphic descriptions. Although UCLove was…
Academics against outsourcing boycott Senate House
Campaigners from the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) are stepping up efforts to end outsourcing at the University of…
Election balls
Adverts on social media, a ball pit in South Cloisters, and a promise of £500 to the society with the…