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UCL’s harm reduction policy is a victory for compassion and common sense

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UCL’s new approach to student drug use is a “watershed moment” that recognises the problem as a complex issue that requires education, support, and compassion, argues Joss Baynes, President of the UCL Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Joss Baynes President, UCL Students for Sensible Drug Policy Credit: Mary Hinkley/UCL Media Services via UCL Imagestore For […]

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Some 300 attended the cross-party debate at King's

UCL deserves a culture of debate and discourse

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If the Provost is serious about Disagreeing Well, he must support a culture of student-led debate on campus Robert Delaney Societies Representative for Student Media Over 300 attended the King’s cross-party debate on Thursday evening (Credit: Ben Scanlan) University politics is a complex phenomenon. Between the Students’ Union, society politics, and those on campus who

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The Welkin review – a period drama with profound themes

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The Drama Society’s first Blooms show of the year was met with cheers and several standing ovations from members of the audience Alice Pedersen Theatre Correspondent A modern period drama with profound themes (Credit: The Welkin/UCL Drama Society) This weekend, Bloomsbury Theatre staged a student production of The Welkin, a 2020 period drama, set in

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Protests at COP29

Union President ‘didn’t feel comfortable’ at COP29

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Danaci admitted that her “first and likely last” COP experience was more about observation and networking Nick Miao Editor-in-Chief Protests at COP29 (Credit: UN Climate Change/Habib Samadov via Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) UCL Union President Goksu Danaci last week admitted she “didn’t feel too comfortable” during her time at the UN climate conference. She said she

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UCL adopts harm reduction drug policy in ‘real win for student wellbeing’

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The new harm reduction policy marks a departure from the zero-tolerance approach, which activists say “only only promotes stigmatisation and punishment” Malvika Murkumbi Investigations Editor Stoner circle (Credit: Mat Wright via UCL Imagestore) UCL has adopted a harm reduction approach to student drug use, Student Support and Wellbeing Services announced last week. The change took

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Virus

The ‘thing going around at the moment’ knocks out entire UCL student population

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The seasonal illness commonly referred to as “the thing” has been described by health experts as a more pathetic version of the “fresher’s flu” Robert Delaney Online Editor Visualisation of “the thing” (Credit: Pixabay) The seasonal illness commonly referred to as the “thing going around at the minute” has rendered the entire UCL student population

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UCL professor launches breakthrough Israel-Palestine discussion project

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A student-staff initiative aimed to facilitate informed discussion on the Middle East attracted a crowd of some 50 students last Monday Andrea Bidnic Investigations Editor Around 50 students attended its first meeting on Monday (Credit: Israel-Palestine Initiative) The UCL Israel-Palestine Initiative, a student-staff learning and discussion project, gathered nearly 50 attendees at its first meeting

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