London
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
National News
A demonstration opposing the abolition of the University of London Union (ULU) by University of London management has ended in clashes with police. Around 200 protesters assembled outside ULU and processed through Bloomsbury, passing Birkbeck and SOAS. The University of London, which has banned protests from taking place at Senate
Huffington Post
SOAS has been rated among the top universities for politics in the UK by The Huffington Post. See the full list of the best universities for politics in the UK, as voted for by students here.
News
The University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has received what is said to be one of the biggest donations ever to a UK university. The £20m gift would be “transformational”, SOAS said to the BBC. Read the full story here.