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UCL halls to hike rent by 3.9% despite Union lobbying efforts

UCL halls to hike rent by 3.9% despite Union lobbying efforts

15 March 2025
Leaked documents show UCL considered covering millions in budget shortfall, including a £1.3m overspend in its ‘historically inadequate’ maintenance budget ...
Record 4,000 candidates compete at Union elections

Record 4,000 candidates compete at Union elections

12 March 2025
UCL hall evacuates over crumbling staircase

UCL hall evacuates over crumbling staircase

10 March 2025
Hall residents launch group claim for ‘normalised’ maintenance issues

Hall residents launch group claim for ‘normalised’ maintenance issues

10 March 2025
Down Your Union: Sabb visits Student Centre toilets on birthday – and more

Down Your Union: Sabb visits Student Centre toilets on birthday – and more

7 March 2025

Quad Closure

Quad closure causing major accessibility issues, wheelchair user says

Quad closure causing major accessibility issues, wheelchair user says

17 February 2025
Quad Closure: It’s happening

Quad Closure: It’s happening

10 February 2025
Quad Closure: Endangered trees saved by staff-led petition

Quad Closure: Endangered trees saved by staff-led petition

7 February 2025
Quad Closure: UCL to cut down endangered trees

Quad Closure: UCL to cut down endangered trees

19 January 2025
UCL Quad closure goes ahead with key questions unanswered

UCL Quad closure goes ahead with key questions unanswered

13 January 2025
Quad Closure: UCL to evict Art Museum following hasty consultation

Quad Closure: UCL to evict Art Museum following hasty consultation

27 October 2024

Environment

Fossil fuel sponsorship ban oppressive and discriminatory, engineers claim in desperate rant

Fossil fuel sponsorship ban oppressive and discriminatory, engineers claim in desperate rant

7 March 2025
Union to back Fossil Free Careers after two years of political ping-pong

Union to back Fossil Free Careers after two years of political ping-pong

7 March 2025
Sabbs abstain in vote to ban oil and gas sponsorships for societies

Sabbs abstain in vote to ban oil and gas sponsorships for societies

3 February 2025
UCL Union resumed banking with Barclays as soon as ban expired

UCL Union resumed banking with Barclays as soon as ban expired

19 January 2025
Globetrotting sabbs to rack up at least 18,500 air miles

Globetrotting sabbs to rack up at least 18,500 air miles

19 January 2025
Union President ‘didn’t feel comfortable’ at COP29

Union President ‘didn’t feel comfortable’ at COP29

24 November 2024

Palestine

UCL divests from major weapon parts manufacturer

UCL divests from major weapon parts manufacturer

12 February 2025
Around hundred attend vigil for UCL alumni killed by Israel

Around hundred attend vigil for UCL alumni killed by Israel

19 January 2025
Art is political, say activists who raised £1k for Palestine

Art is political, say activists who raised £1k for Palestine

19 January 2025
UCL professor launches Israel-Palestine discussion project

UCL professor launches Israel-Palestine discussion project

23 November 2024
UCL to review investments in major win for pro-Palestine activists

UCL to review investments in major win for pro-Palestine activists

17 November 2024
Cut ties and divest from genocide, careers fair protesters tell UCL

Cut ties and divest from genocide, careers fair protesters tell UCL

27 October 2024

LGBTQ+

The Provost’s Record on LGBTQ+ Support Sinks to a New Low

The Provost’s Record on LGBTQ+ Support Sinks to a New Low

8 April 2024
TERF out Transphobia: The IOE and “Academic Freedom”

TERF out Transphobia: The IOE and “Academic Freedom”

19 January 2024
The Aftermath of UCL’s Decision to Reject Stonewall

The Aftermath of UCL’s Decision to Reject Stonewall

17 March 2023
The Story Behind UCL’s Rejection of Stonewall

The Story Behind UCL’s Rejection of Stonewall

23 February 2022
Academics oppose GRA reform

Academics oppose GRA reform

5 February 2019
Homophobia and transphobia at Glittoris

Homophobia and transphobia at Glittoris

10 December 2018

Workers

Cruciform cleaners win pay parity after hard fight

Cruciform cleaners win pay parity after hard fight

13 October 2024
No free speech for UCL’s outsourced workforce

No free speech for UCL’s outsourced workforce

21 September 2024
The Bleak Reality of UCL History Department’s Redundancy Crisis

The Bleak Reality of UCL History Department’s Redundancy Crisis

8 April 2024
UCL v. Security Staff: Echoes of Exploitation Ignored by Student Apathy

UCL v. Security Staff: Echoes of Exploitation Ignored by Student Apathy

11 January 2024
Exploitation and Inequality: The Plight of UCL’s Outsourced Security Staff

Exploitation and Inequality: The Plight of UCL’s Outsourced Security Staff

18 January 2023
Cost of Greed Crisis: UCU’s Persisting Strike Actionucl

Cost of Greed Crisis: UCU’s Persisting Strike Actionucl

18 January 2023

Report+Support

UCL support tool did more harm than good, report finds

UCL support tool did more harm than good, report finds

20 January 2025
‘I am happy to accept further training is needed’: UCL ‘Report + Support’ and their self-admitted negligence

‘I am happy to accept further training is needed’: UCL ‘Report + Support’ and their self-admitted negligence

9 May 2024
Case closed: A Testimony to the Failure of UCL ‘Report + Support’

Case closed: A Testimony to the Failure of UCL ‘Report + Support’

19 February 2024
The Story of How Rape Went Unpunished At UCL

The Story of How Rape Went Unpunished At UCL

29 May 2022
UCL’s Response to Sexual Misconduct Remains Riddled with Loopholes

UCL’s Response to Sexual Misconduct Remains Riddled with Loopholes

26 May 2022
Violated, Harassed, Ignored: Abuse in Halls by UCL Security Guards

Violated, Harassed, Ignored: Abuse in Halls by UCL Security Guards

25 February 2022

UCL East

Why Labour loves UCL East

Why Labour loves UCL East

15 January 2025
‘Britain needs you’: McFadden appeals to ‘disrupters’ to help reform Government

‘Britain needs you’: McFadden appeals to ‘disrupters’ to help reform Government

9 December 2024
One Pending Street: Communication Failures Worsen Accommodation Delays at UCL East

One Pending Street: Communication Failures Worsen Accommodation Delays at UCL East

17 November 2022
UCL East: Flowery Promises Conceal Costly Commercialisation

UCL East: Flowery Promises Conceal Costly Commercialisation

1 March 2022
Exorbitant student accomodation at UCL East

Exorbitant student accomodation at UCL East

13 December 2017
Don’t know what UCL East is? Here’s An Explainer

Don’t know what UCL East is? Here’s An Explainer

5 October 2017

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