Education & Campaigns Officer
Having issues with your department or course? Or want to run a campaign within your department? Contact the Education & Campaigns Officer!
UCLU Education & Campaigns Officer is responsible for representing UCL students’ educational and academic needs to UCL, covering everything from exam timetabling, to class sizes, to the tuition fees set by UCL, working to ensure decisions taken by the University have the needs of students as their priority. Click here to find out more about the role and the current officer.
WALS
Studying in a foreign language is always challenging but our Writing and Language Support (WALS) Programme is here to help. The WALS Programme is available to international non-native English speakers free of charge and offers an opportunity to meet peer tutors for support with academic writing or spoken language. The programme also runs a range of workshops, covering a selection of grammar points, as well as conversation & culture classes where you can learn about UK culture in an informal setting.
Visit our website to find out more, sign up to see a tutor or browse some of our resources.
Academic Reps
Academic Representatives are elected by students to represent their views to UCL.
Fancy representing your classmates this year? Or have an issue you would like your department or course rep to raise on your behalf? Click here to find out who your rep is or find all the information you need about becoming one in the upcoming year.
Courses Plagiarism & Referencing Guidelines
Being new to the academic environment, you may encounter difficulties in producing written work that is correctly referenced and original. UCL has high expectations in terms of the quality of the work produced by students and plagiarism is a serious offence. Here’s some useful information on plagiarism and referencing for you provided by UCL: Courses Plagiarism & Referencing Guidelines
Examination Guide for Candidates
Exams can be a stressful period, but UCL is trying to ensure that all students are well informed about how to approach exams and what rules they should follow. UCL exams are governed by strict regulations, but the Examination Guide for Candidates 12/13 should tell you everything you need to know.
Guide to Allegations of Examination Irregularities
This handy Guide will help you find all the information you should need should be accused of breaking exam regulations at UCL.
Language Centre – English for Academic Purposes
UCL offers English Language support for international students in the form of additional language courses. These courses focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a university environment. See the website for further details about their English for Academic Purposes courses.
UCL Writing Lab
The UCL Writing Lab is offering a support centre for the enhancement of student writing skills. The Writing Lab is a free service for undergraduate and MA students within the Joint Faculties and the Bartlett. The Lab runs workshops and offers one-to-one support for academic writing, with four knowledgeable and trained tutors. For more information click here.
External resources
eflnet.com is a good place to find handy English language resources of the internet.
Check out Educationuk.org for British Council advice on studying in UK.
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