Reducing plastic waste
We have taken a number of steps to reduce our waste, including offering a discount for cafe customers that bring their own reusable mug and ditching plastic straws.
1300 and counting!
We're 5 months into the academic year and we've already facilitated over 1300 external speakers. This is the most external speakers we have supported since our records began... and there's still half the year left!
Volunteering = new skills
Last academic year, 99% of students who had volunteered said they had developed a new skill set as a result of volunteering. Skills include communicating professionally, collaborating with others, understanding others - to list a few.
"My relationship with my inner self gets better and it makes me more healthy too"
Project Active is helping more people like Uyun enjoy exercise and try things they never would have before.
£140k secured in mental health funding
Continuing the work of student officers before her and the UCL campaign 'Fund Our Mental Health Services', Rothna, our Welfare andInternational Officer, has managed to obtain a much-needed boost to our mental health services.
Dairy free delight
We've found a new supplier that will allow our cafes to offer soya milk coffees at no additional cost. Saving you 30p per drink.
Food for thought
Student-led volunteering project Zero Food Waste will be collecting unsold food from our cafes and donating it to charity, reducing our environmental impact, and increase our social impact.
Where more happens
In addition to the funding we provide, we've helped Clubs and Socs secure an extra £67,740 of funding to help them run better, more subsidised activities for you.
62,400 hours volunteered
Last academic year, we engaged 2263 UCL students in volunteering projects across London. Together they volunteered 62,400 hours of their time - that’s equivalent to one person volunteering full-time for over 32 years!
Putting a stop to food waste
Unsold food from our cafes is distributed among local projects for people in need. This means, not only that food is not going to waste, but it is being put to good use in our local community.
A win for our students
Our Advice Team successfully helped four students dispute an unfair £11,000 bill from their landlord and saved them almost £10k
Award winners
We’re making sure that sport on campus is inclusive. And the rest of the UK is taking notice.
Cutting the Rent at UCL
The union and Cut The Rent have secured a number of improvements to rent pricing in UCL accommodation for 2018/19.