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‘Britain needs you’: McFadden appeals to ‘disrupters’ to help reform Government

News / 9 December 2024

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was in UCL East earlier today fending off claims that the Government is picking fights with civil servants Nick Miao Editor-in-Chief Pat McFadden in UCL East earlier today. Photograph by Nick Miao/The Cheese Grater Cabinet Minister Pat McFadden was in UCL East earlier today where he called on […]

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One Pending Street: Communication Failures Worsen Accommodation Delays at UCL East

Investigations / 17 November 2022

Rebekah Wright, Thais Jones, Samir Ismail and Nandini Agarwal To protect anonymity, some names have been replaced with pseudonyms. On the 22nd of September, many students, leaving home for the first time, prepared to move into UCL’s newest accommodation, One Pool Street (1PS). Many were already anxious, if not confused about moving in, as despite being

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UCL East: Flowery Promises Conceal Costly Commercialisation

Investigations / 1 March 2022

The ornate language employed by UCL East’s marketing team is a blatant attempt to conceal the university’s prioritization of commercial reputability and the allure of “luxury” over the education services that it provides to its students.

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, looking towards ArcelorMittal Orbit and the London Stadium

Exorbitant student accomodation at UCL East

Investigations / 13 December 2017

UCL East students will face central London prices for accommodation in decidedly-not-central London. The primary justification for building UCL’s new campus six miles away from Bloomsbury in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the relatively cheap land in the area, yet it appears UCL East students will not benefit from the lower cost of housing

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Don’t know what UCL East is? Here’s An Explainer

Investigations / 5 October 2017

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 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, within the broader ‘Olympicopolis’ development, the complex will cost £280m to build and will offer a host of new, ‘multidisciplinary’ courses.

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Carpenters residents protest outside Newham town hall, holding a banner which reads: "Save the Carpenters Estate from demolition by the Mayor of Newham and UCL".

“Fuck off, or you are going to have a war on your hands”

Investigations / 25 October 2012

UCL’s proposal to build a £1bn “university quarter” in Stratford was passed by a Newham council meeting tonight, much to the anger of residents who currently live on the site. The prospect of home demolitions and mass evictions of Carpenters estate residents is now a little bit closer. Not being able to gain access to

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Why Were Newham Complaints Not Heard for Eleven Days?

Investigations / 8 October 2012

For background on this story, see CG34 (March 2012) and the September 2012 Welcome Issue. Warren Lubin, chair of the Carpenters’ Residents Steering Committee, and Tony Bird, their independent advisor, unexpectedly turned up UCL today. When they were spotted walking around UCL they told this magazine that they’d tried to meet the Provost, Malcolm Grant,

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