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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Union Council bans iPads for sabbatical elections
Voting opened today in elections for Union sabbatical and part-time officers. This year will be the first in which campaigners are forbidden from approaching students with electronic devices and encouraging…
A brief history of Eugenics
UCL is finally facing up to its past. An inquiry has been convened to investigate UCL’s history of eugenics and make recommendations as to how to best confront it. The Provost…
Academics oppose GRA reform
‘Academic Freedom’ or something more? Six UCL academics were among the signatories of an October 2018 letter published in The Guardian. They expressed reservations about proposed changes to the Gender…
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, but the messy transition has caused them huge problems. Holiday…
UCL may adopt IHRA definition rejected by Students’ Union
At a heated Union members’ meeting on Monday 21 January, students voted by a margin of 212 to 78 to reject the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)…
Has scrapping hardship bursary disadvantaged UCL’s worst-off students?
In a year when UCL accommodations are less accessible to the most financially insecure students due to the scrapping of the Accommodation Bursary and Hardship Fund, UCL now appears to…
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 UCL students last summer: the Toshin Global English Camp, run…
Homophobia and transphobia at Glittoris
Glittoris, the Student Union’s flagship LGBT+ club night, has come under fire this term after a series of homophobic and transphobic incidents left LGBT+ students questioning if it is really…
Socialist Workers Party secretly run student society
The Cheese Grater can exclusively reveal that UCL Socialist Worker Student Society (SWSS), affiliated to the Socialist Workers Party, is not run by UCL students, but by the old-school Trots…
Why is UCL’s WiFi so bad?
This academic year, it has often been impossible for students to access WiFi in UCL libraries. Though eduroam functioned fine before the summer, since the start of September, coverage has…