Tag: ucl

An End in Sight for the Neoliberal University

At University College London, students and lecturers alike have near unanimously passed votes of no confidence in the running of their university. With a nationwide academic strike in full-swing, this could well be the beginning of the end for the neoliberal university project.
Universities Are Catastrophically Failing Students on Mental Health – Here’s How We Fight Back
UK students are suffering from underfunded university and NHS mental health services. But a campaign by students at University College London is showing how to fight back.
Eugenics Is Not a Fringe Issue – It Influences UK Immigration Policy
It recently came to light that Toby Young was an attendee at a eugenics conference secretly held at UCL last year. But far from being a fringe issue, eugenics has worrying links to UK immigration policy, writes Beth Davies-Kumadiro.
How Rising London Rents are Funding Elite Private Schools
While you're shelling out to put a roof over your head, it's easy to forget who owns the ground beneath your feet. For many cash-strapped London students, rent money is helping to feather the nests of the elite - and the situation isn't uncommon.