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%.
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Voices
Voices is a section that aims to give students a platform to write about issues that matter to them. This is a space to voice your opinion, especially on topics that can be neglected or underrepresented in mainstream media.
UCL’s Disability Support, Or Lack Thereof?
I chose Education Studies for my undergraduate degree at UCL. The university has ranked number one in the world for Education for several years; on paper, there was no better place to be. What drew me to the subject was my previous adverse experience with education at school. During secondary school, I was placed in …
UCL’s Ethnographic Collection: A Road Towards Decolonisation
While researching a mask belonging to the Sande society of Mendiland, Sierra Leone, for an assignment, I was puzzled to discover that UCL’s Ethnographic Collection did not have enough information on this object. Only the most basic details were included in its description: the approximate origin date, source location, and ID number. What truly intrigued …
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Discrimination against Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities has fatal consequences
It is up to us as individuals to educate ourselves about GRT history and culture, and confront the racism and discrimination we see head on.
What it feels like to be at the centre of J.K. Rowling’s “TERF Wars”
Trigger Warning: Mentions of violence against transgender people. Let’s talk about J.K. Rowling; author of the impossibly successful Harry Potter series, owner of a very cute dog and, of course, fresh-out-of-the-closet “gender critic” (aka TERF aka Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist – aka transphobe if you are feeling particularly daring today). That last bit is actually …
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Change shouldn’t be a ‘women’s burden’
Male violence against women must be diminished. Intersectional solidarity is the way forward – a movement of which men must become a part. Trigger Warning: Mentions of sexual harassment, violence, and abuse. She just wanted to go home. Women have felt overwhelmed as events unfolded over the last couple of weeks, beginning with the …
We cannot let the persecution of Uighurs escalate
Amber Kits talks about the imperative of taking meaningful action now to prevent the plight of the Uighur population from worsening.
Examining UCL’s Apology for its History of Eugenics
Rusheen Bansal examines UCL’s apology after the eugenics inquiry, the dialogue across campus, and the steps being taken to move forward.
Extended Family: Halls and Isolation – and how you can overcome it
Vaania Achuthan’s piece about how the experiences of living in halls and isolation has shaped their experience at university.
What is the cost of isolation for working-class students?
Eleanor Corney talks about how isolation has affected working-class students.