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Provost thoughts
This appeared in CG 66.
The search for the next Provost begins
Michael Arthur will be stepping down as Provost at the end of September 2020, and the search is on for his successor. The Cheese Grater reviews the candidates. Michael Arrr-thur…
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…
The Fight For The Heart of UCL
A battle is raging at UCL, one that will define the very nature of the university for decades to come. It all came to a head this week at a…
Second Time’s The Charm For Ex-IDF Speaker
Back in 2016, UCL won international news coverage when an event with Hen Mazzig, hosted by UCL Friends of Israel, was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, resulting in police involvement. Following…
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 Bloomsbury. Located on the site of the…
Senior Academics Revolt Against Management
A covert group of senior academics are plotting a staff revolt over worries that UCL East is endangering the university’s future. Some members of the group, who style themselves as…
Living the High Life: College’s unaccountable pay and perks criticised.
When Provost Professor Michael Arthur crossed the Watford gap from his tenure at Leeds, The Cheese Grater reported that his hotel bills had cost the Yorkshire university an average of…
The Provost’s Dream Diary
January 5th: dreamt that a swiss old cruel man with tiny cloth eyes sold me a whistle I played the whistle and hannah sketchley became unhappy 6/10 January 7th: dreamt that I…
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 really quite weak; the institution was…