Innovative education and student support
UCL achieves the University Mental Health Charter Award
UCL is among the first five universities to qualify for the University Mental Health Charter Award, which recognises its commitment to continuous improvement in mental health and wellbeing.
The assessment team noted there is a “genuine commitment from the leadership team, managers and staff to honestly identify problems and to seek evidence based, strategic approaches, through cultural change”.
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UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic wins Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award
UCL iLAC is run by the UCL Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) at 911 Laws. Based in Stratford, the clinic offers members of the local East London community legally aided and free legal advice on all aspects of social welfare law. It is the only university law clinic with a legal aid contract. UCL Laws students volunteer at the clinic, assisting staff on all aspects of cases, including advocacy, while learning about legal aid and access to justice. Working on real life cases provides an inspirational learning experience for students, understanding the significant problems faced by those struggling to access justice and providing the opportunity for students to make a real difference to the local community.
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Bartlett Alternative launched
Launched in November 2022, Bartlett Alternative is a new creative hub sharing diverse work and references used and created by staff and students across The Bartlett. Through this innovative hub of learning references and resources, we are challenging the conventional and the traditional, and seeking to diversify knowledge and experience through an interdisciplinary and intersectional lens. It is a collective thinking and sharing space which celebrates and amplifies underrepresented voices, narratives, and agendas.
Bartlett Alternative was created by The Bartlett Faculty Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team, Vice Dean of EDI Sara Shafiei in collaboration with Isaac Nanabeyin Simpson (Lecturer, Teaching), and the Bartlett EDI Working Group. We would like especially thank all staff and students who have contributed to the platform.
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VR tech brings a UCL science lab to schools in UK and India
Dr Stephen Hilton (UCL School of Pharmacy) is working with a multidisciplinary team across the two countries to bring global university labs to pupils, enabling them to conduct virtual scientific experiments and learn from each other.
Through a £100,000 grant from the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), 14 scientists across nine Indian institutions and five UK universities formed the India-UK Innovation & Sustainability Chemistry Consortium (ISCC), aiming to tackle important global sustainability challenges and inspire and train the next generation of chemistry leaders through novel outreach programmes.
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UCL launches Gender Expression Fund
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Images
- University Mental Health Charter Award logo credit: University Mental Health Charter
- Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards photo credit:, Legal Aid Practitioners Group
- Student avatars interact in a VR room created by UCL's Dr Stephen Hilton. Credit: Stephen Hilton
- UCL Portico displaying the trans flag, photo credit Emily Wang/UCL Photo Soc