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Government Cuts to the Arts: A Student’s Perspective
In July 2021, Gavin Williamson, the former Secretary of State for Education, announced the Conservative party’s plans to cut the Office for Students (OfS) budget for arts courses by 50%.
A Sonnet for Sin Bin
Shall I compare thee to A Wednesday Eve For you smell of VK, and of Jager Rough times have meant…
Student Support Whilst Studying Abroad: Is UCL Doing Enough?
Students on study abroad programmes have always had to deal with a unique set of challenges, such as visa complications,…
“If it weren’t for my parents, I would have dropped out.” Deaf first year student left with little support from UCL
Daniel is a deaf first year student who started started studying at UCL in September, however by the end of first term he was already close to dropping out. Until Christmas his access to lectures was severely restricted as UCL failed to provide him with a reliable British Sign Language interpreter. His experience shows how unprepared UCL is to fulfil its legal obligation of providing access and support to disabled students.
How UCL Risked The Immigration Status of Vice Wardens For Years
Earlier this year, an international student and former vice-warden of UCL accommodation shared her story with The Cheese Grater. Her tale…
Teaching on the cheap: UCL’s exploitation of teaching assistants revealed
A UCLU report, released this past week, has laid bare the unfair and exploitative conditions postgraduate teaching assistants (PGTA) experience…