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Easter Break Opening Hours
If you need any support or help during the holidays then we've put together this list of support services that are available over the holidays.
Generation UCL welcomes Dr Sam Blaxland
We are delighted to introduce Dr Sam Blaxland who has taken up his post as Generation UCL Research Fellow.
Leadership Race 2022: The results
Drum roll please... the results are in!This has been the biggest ever election at UCL, and the highest number of voters at any UK University for the second year running.
Women’s History Month: Inspirational UCL Women
Written by Isabelle Osborne, Final Year BA English
Meet the players
Varsity's coming up. Here are some of the bosses repping TeamUCL in this year's Varsity.Phoebe TeoCaptain for Ultimate Frisbee
Why we need Women's History Month
Today is International Women’s Day - a global day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Ukraine - How to help
We've had a lot of enquiries from students about ways to help in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, so we've pulled together some links to resources. We hope you find them useful.
Sabbatical Officer: Improving my career prospects
Written by Carol Paige, former Democracy, Operation and Community Officer
Being President: Men's Hockey
Saiff Hamid, Men’s Hockey President and Sports Officer 2021-2022
Our response to the Government's tuition fees plans
Last week the government published their response to an independent review of funding and fees in higher education that was undertaken in 2018 called the Augar Report. The government has set out a number of reforms and proposals to the higher education system, including reforms to the student finance system.
To those impacted by the invasion of Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine is truly shocking and our thoughts are with all those whose freedoms are under threat by this unprovoked attack. To our Ukrainian students - we stand with you at this dangerous and uncertain time. 
Being President: Pi Media
National Student Money Week 2022: Sustainable Spending
This year, National Student Money Week is focusing on sustainable spending so we thought we'd put together some tips to help you manage your finances in an ethical and eco-friendly way.
Discussing UCL's Stonewall decision with UCL Provost and Students' Union UCL LGBQ+ Officer
In December 2021, UCL decided not to re-join Stonewall’s Diversity Champions scheme or make a submission to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. Two schemes UCL had been part of prior to the pandemic.
My time as an Active Bystander workshop leader
My name is Kajsa Persson and I am currently a second-year law student. I have been working with the Students' Union as a Workshop Leader for the Active Bystander Programme since September 2021.
What's it like being a part of a society like TEDxUCL?
Written by Mukund Hari Nathany, President and Licensee, TEDxUCL
Lunar New Year 2024
The Lunar New Year, a celebration of new beginnings, is an important and festive holiday for many of our Chinese and East Asian student community.
UCL Strategy 2022-27 - Our draft response
Below is our draft response to the discussion papers Evolving the UCL Grand Challenges (
Teaching Strikes Referendum - the results
Between Friday 21 and Wednesday 26 January we held a referendum on teaching strikes, asking you: ‘Should the Students' Union support the UCU strikes of 2021?’.
What we do in the Writing and Language Support Programme
L+W is run by the Students’ Union as a free support service for non-native speakers of English. From undergraduates to PhD candidates, any UCL student can join us to boost their confidence in academic writing and speaking.Our peer tutors run three different types of activities:
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