Grant survives No Confidence vote as students cry foul over “management interference”
The results of UCLU’s recent referendum provoked more questions than it answered after students complained that the results were subject to “management interference”. The referendum covered three questions, the first of which was: “Does UCLU have confidence in Malcolm Grant [...]
UCL may exeed enrolment cap
University College London may consider “ignoring” the cap on student numbers to help it meet the £35 million funding shortfall it faces even if it charges undergraduates £9,000 a year in tuition fees, an internal meeting has heard. Although it [...]
UCL occupied
Students at UCL have staged a second occupation in protest against Provost Malcolm Grant’s tour to the Middle East with David Cameron and impending fee increases. The group of students broke off from the protest outside the Universities UK conference [...]
UCL best for post-doc degrees
UCL has been voted the best place for postdoctoral researchers to work for the second consecutive year in an international survey run by The Scientist magazine. UCL placed first among the institutions based outside the US, and came top among [...]
UCL scraps library 24 hour opening
UCL main library will not be opening 24 hours during exam time this year like it did in the past. The college has confirmed that science library will be opening overnight as usual, but this does not solve concerns for [...]
UCL SU becomes independent
The University College London Students’ Union (UCLU) legal and governing structure will be changed, as the result of a referendum voted for by UCL students. Over 3000 students voted, the majority in favour of the changes, which will see the [...]
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.