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Inheriting Galton: the people working to make UCL less racist
“If we had Muslims or people of colour holding the same conference … we would have seen counter-terrorism police on our doorstep the next day.” SU UCL BME Officer Ayo…
Seven Things We Learned from UCL Spin Doctor’s Crazy Rant That Got Him Fired
In a bitter twist to the short reign of Charles Hymas (he was hired last April), UCL’s now former Head of Media Relations leaves the university in a blaze of…
Here’s How Many Societies Opted-Out of The Union’s Shambolic Online Elections
The controversial plan to move AGMs online appears to have been much ado about nothing, with the majority of UCL’s 268 societies opting out of online elections. Last month, a…
We Talked To Striking Lecturers Standing In The Cold
It’s hardly the weather for the picket line. All around campus, small pockets of UCL academics are picketing as part of the national UCU strike. Larger groups, such as that…
UCL Men’s Rugby Encourage “Oriental Attire” For Tonight’s Chinese New Year Celebrations
Though their Hugh Hefner memorial back in October didn’t go to plan, Soc Bitch wishes Men’s Rugby all the luck in celebrating Chinese New Year tonight. The Facebook event for…
UCL Boat Club Plan Meeting to Solve The Patriarchy… No Women Invited
In the ongoing struggle against the old dog of misogyny, Soc Bitch has learned that two valiant young men from UCL Boat Club have decided that they, single-handedly, know what’s…
One Man Protest for Anti-Zionist Speakers
Although The Times wrote last week that “hundreds of students have protested against University College London’s decision to host two controversial pro-Palestinian speakers”, when The Cheese Grater rocked up at…
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. This Tuesday in a lecture given to the Masters…
UCL Netball & Rugby host Playboy memorial for Hugh Hefner
In honour of the death of his majesty and fabulous lord Hugh Hefner (their words, not mine), UCL Netball are putting their best foot forward and helping womankind end the…
Sheikh It Off: Inside UCL’s Decision To Leave Qatar
Since its inception in 2012, UCL’s campus in Qatar – a country where apostasy and homosexuality are punishable by death – has been a running sore for UCL management. This…