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Andrea Bidnic, Malvika Murkumbi and Mayra Nassef  In 2017, The Cheese Grater published an article titled “Teaching on the cheap: UCL’s exploitation of teaching assistants revealed”. This article illuminated the plight of UCL’s Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (PGTAs), PhD students who assist module convenors by dispensing lectures, teaching seminars, and marking assignments.   PGTAs currently constitute between […]

Anna Maria Papaoikonomou & Neil Majithia If you’ve ever had to change your modules, inquire about extenuating circumstances, or even been through the enrolment process at UCL, you’ve likely realised that the university is far from efficient when it comes to admin. However, the experience of one UCL student in particular highlights just how debilitating

Zhenya Robinson and Samir Ismail    UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture (BSA) has consistently ranked amongst the top in the world for architecture, ranking 1st in the QS World Rankings in 2020, and 3rd in 2022. Aspiring architects across the world flock yearly to the BSA to learn from the foremost Professors in the discipline, who

Students on study abroad programmes have always had to deal with a unique set of challenges, such as visa complications, communication between institutions, and geographical isolation from support systems. While welfare support is more readily available to students studying on campus, there is a grey area when considering the resources available to study abroad students.

The Institite of Mental Health at UCL is funded in part by the Sackler Trust, is this ethical, and should UCL consider alternative funding?

It has been revealed to The Cheese Grater that a number of students at UCL have had their names listed incorrectly on official records — everything ranging from email addresses to degree certificates. UCL has conveniently shifted the blame onto a pesky glitch. The students most affected are those who have unhyphenated two-part first names,