Students concerned by restricted access to library
Student have expressed concern over the restricted access to Senate House Library when students will be finishing their dissertations. The movement of Senate House library collections into the newly refurbished areas of the library are likely to cause restricted access [...]
Courtauld elects new Students’ Union President
The new Courtauld Students’ Union President will be Aicha Mehrez, the current Vice-President, who won election by just 4 votes. Mehrez ran against Rebecca Charlton, who received 84 votes to Mehrez’s 88. Elections have also been held for the positions [...]
School Of Pharmacy vote to merge with UCL
The School of Pharmacy will merge with UCL after the School’s Council voted in support of the merger by a “decisive majority.” Exact details of the merger will be published here when they become known. Chair of the School of [...]
Potential merger between UCL and SoP
A possible merger between UCL and The School Of Pharmacy is currently being discussed by the colleges. The merger would draw both institutions together, allowing students to receive teaching from both colleges. A spokeperson for UCL said: “UCL can confirm [...]
IoE students nearly miss vote due to admin error
Several doctoral students from the Institute of Education have been left off the election register, and did not receive a username and password which enables students to vote. No clear reason has been given for the error but it is [...]
Like OMG, it’s Courtauld’s OGM
Motions to condemn NUS President Aaron Porter and lobby college management to oppose cuts to Higher Education were among those passed by The Courtauld students in their recently-held Student Meeting. Other issues raised at the Ordinary General Meeting (OGM), the [...]
Colleges continue to prepare for elections
Birkbeck and Goldsmiths have closed their election nominations and the nominated candidates have been announced. Each candidate’s election manifesto is also now available online for students to read. Ian Drummond, who lost his election for ULU Vice-President last year and [...]
No Black students on record at Courtauld or RAM last year
Statistics obtained by London Student show some college populations to heavily under-represent racial minorities
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
Goldsmiths’ team kettle sends BBC boiling over
An attempt by Goldsmiths’ University Challenge team at making a political statement has been shut down by the BBC. The students had tried to use a large white kettle as their mascot at a studio recording on March 3rd in [...]
A student London fashion weekend
Every year in mid-February, London is taken over by designers, models, bloggers and fashionistas from all over the world to celebrate London Fashion Week at the beautiful Somerset House. The atmosphere is intoxicating: outside Somerset house is a thoroughfare of [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.