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University of London Union

Michael Chessum released

ULU President Michael Chessum was arrested at lunchtime yesterday as he tried to enter ULU headquarters on Malet Street. He was released in the evening after nine hours in custody. It is believed that the arrest was related to a protest at Senate House earlier this week. A 200-strong crowd

ULU Sports and Societies could be axed

Members of ULU’s vibrant and unique societies are in the dark about how the closure of the union will affect them. Their funding has been slashed and the university has made no commitment to funding them next year. There is even the suggestion that sports equipment will be sold

Professor Paul Webley answers your criticisms about the ULU shutdown

SOAS Director Professor Paul Webley, chair of the review board which recommended shutting down ULU, has fond memories of the Union from his student days: “when I was an LSE student, LSE was very much a school of the University. I came to Senate House library, I went to ULU

ULU votes to boycott Remembrance Service

The University of London Union’s (ULU) Senate voted to boycott the University’s Remembrance Service at a meeting held last month. According to the motion, which passed with nine votes in favour and five abstentions, ULU officers could not attend the Remembrance Service to represent the Union, but were

Students need space to solve pan-London issues

Why should we ‘Save ULU’? There’s been a lot of debate over the lastfew years about whether or not ULU is the beneficial to students within the University of London (UoL), and the report published earlier this year wasn’t the first to question it. The rationale behind closing

Save ULU

Save ULU

The unexpected UoL management decision to close University of London Union (ULU) has caused shockwaves across the university. The union, which represents 170,000 students, will be replaced with a corporate student services centre on Malet Street from the 1st of August next year. The changes threaten many popular sports