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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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…
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…
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…
Academics oppose GRA reform
‘Academic Freedom’ or something more? Six UCL academics were among the signatories of an October 2018 letter published in The…