UCL and Faculty
Our coverage of news at faculty level and UCL at large.
Provost
What is it with the Provost and ‘Disagreeing Well’?
If you are new to UCL, you will probably notice very soon that the Provost has a particular obsession with ‘free speech’ and a li...
No free speech for UCL’s outsourced workforce
Despite his repeated claims that the ‘right to protest, debate, and challenging ideas is fundamental to our role as a university’...
On the Provost’s Update
Dayan MustafaIn his attempt to say nothing at all (nothing political, that is) Dr Michael Spence, the UCL Provost, has re...
The Provost’s Record on LGBTQ+ Support Sinks to a New Low
Rebekah WrightN.B. The Cheese Grater has reached out to Michael Spence’s Office for comment, but is yet to hear back from the...
Jurassic Arth: Dinosaur Provost backpedals on fossil fuel divestment
With the Fossil Free UCL divestment campaign seemingly gaining momentum, Provost Michael Arthur and co. are deliberately dragging ...
Interview with the Provost Malcolm Grant
What were the biggest issues you faced when you first became Provost of UCL ten years ago?Number one was that the budget was...
Hey, Big Spender!: new provost’s expensive tastes
The incoming UCL Provost has expensive tastes. In the last six years, Professor Michael Arthur, who will replace Professor Malcolm...
Faculty
A ‘Culture of Overwork and Abuse’: Years after the first Complaints, the Mistreatment of Post Graduate Teacher Assistants continues
Andrea Bidnic, Malvika Murkumbi and Mayra Nassef In 2017, The Cheese Grater published an article titled “Teaching on the...
The Bleak Reality of UCL History Department’s Redundancy Crisis
Robert Delaney Higher education is in a bad place. Those reading who were at UCL last year know exactly what I mean. Mar...
Separate But Equal: Social Sciences’ Superficial Inclusivity
I chose Social Sciences as my undergraduate degree thinking, almost naively, that understanding the world around me would help me ...
Geography Department sorry for sexist PowerPoint slide
Some lecture slides are impossible to decipher, some contain poor puns, and then there are those which are simply tone deaf.Th...
Workers
Cruciform cleaners win pay parity after hard fight
Outsourced cleaners at the Cruciform were finally offered parity in pay and conditions, five years after it was promised by UCL… ...
No free speech for UCL’s outsourced workforce
Despite his repeated claims that the ‘right to protest, debate, and challenging ideas is fundamental to our role as a university’...
The Bleak Reality of UCL History Department’s Redundancy Crisis
Robert Delaney Higher education is in a bad place. Those reading who were at UCL last year know exactly what I mean. Mar...
UCL v. Security Staff: Echoes of Exploitation Ignored by Student Apathy
Rusheen Bansal“They're hiring new people when employees are losing hours.” On December 4, spirited chants reverberat...
Exploitation and Inequality: The Plight of UCL’s Outsourced Security Staff
Andrea Bidnic, Mads Brown & Lily ParkIn a statement made in November, UCL claimed outsourced security staff were “employe...
Cost of Greed Crisis: UCU’s Persisting Strike Actionucl
Zhenya Robinson & Finley LittlefairOn the 24th, 25th and 30th of November, universities saw the biggest strike turnout ...
Report + Support
‘I am happy to accept further training is needed’: UCL ‘Report + Support’ and their self-admitted negligence
Rebekah WrightContent warning: discussions of sexual assault and rapeAll the people in this article have been given pseud...
Case closed: A Testimony to the Failure of UCL ‘Report + Support’
Mads Brown and Zhenya RobinsonContent warning: discussions of sexual assault and mental illness [‘Report + Support’]...
“Rape is not normal; it is normalised”: A First-hand Account
Trigger warning: mentions and graphic details of r*pe and sexual assault Everyone has drunk sex at university, right? That’s w...
UCL’s Response to Sexual Misconduct Remains Riddled with Loopholes
*Trigger Warning: this article contains mentions of sexual assault and harassment “Before a system like Report and Support exi...
No Report, No Support: How UCL Fails Victims of Racism
“It was obvious that this was someone that has never had to be around black people their entire life”In early November, employ...
Estates
Kiss goodbye to the Main Quad until 2026, says UCL
In a blog post titled ‘Improving experience and accessibility for our campus’ central spaces’, the University has announced its p...
Access denied: UCL fails disabled student on graduation day
At the Faculty of Arts and Humanities graduation on Tuesday (3 September), one student was forced to receive their degree certifi...
Rats, Floods, ‘Fermented Pineapple Juice’: the Trials and Tribulations of UCL Estates
Robert Delaney, Malvika Murkumbi, Mayra Nassef, and Andrea BidnicA year in student accommodation is a rite of passage for mos...
Unfair Gordon Square: The Problems with Accessibility at UCL
Finley Littlefair, Yash Zodgekar, Emma Begley-Collier, and Sirjan NarangFrom the picture-perfect Portico to the houses lining...
UCL East
One Pending Street: Communication Failures Worsen Accommodation Delays at UCL East
Rebekah Wright, Thais Jones, Samir Ismail and Nandini AgarwalTo protect anonymity, some names have been replaced with ...
UCL East: Flowery Promises Conceal Costly Commercialisation
As UCL prepares to open its new campus, questions arise over its true purpose and value to Bloomsbury’s current students. In 2...
Exorbitant student accomodation at UCL East
UCL East students will face central London prices for accommodation in decidedly-not-central London.The primary justification ...
Don’t know what UCL East is? Here’s An Explainer
As students enjoyed a break over the summer, work continued apace on UCL's new campus in Stratford, East London — six miles from B...