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Published November 2021
Nadhim Zahawi: Vaccinating a nation
In July 2021, in the midst of the Covid-19 vaccine deployment, Nadhim Zahawi MP (UCL Chemical Engineering 1985) shared his experience of controlling a pandemic
#Cancel culture
With the rise of cancel culture and no-platforming, UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence argues that we need to learn how to disagree well
365 days to make a difference
Three alumni from three different decades reflect on their time as Sabbatical Officers shaping Students’ Union UCL and the student experience
An open mind
Why are minority-ethnic groups more at risk from dementia? Dr Naaheed Mukadam explains how UCL inspired her to investigate the genetic and societal factors at play
Family values
How two letters from the 1930s led Catherine Walker to trace the history of her grandparents’ studies at UCL
Whose history?
Professor Sasha Roseneil and Professor Matthew J Smith discuss UCL’s efforts in ‘decolonisation’ – addressing the dominance of the white, Western, male point of view in academia
Jeremy Bentham speaks…
“Every law is an infraction of liberty”
Professor Jeff King considers ideas of liberty in light of his work mapping legal responses to Covid-19 around the world
Felix Slade Tondo
Kieren Reed celebrates an enigmatic icon of the Slade School of Fine Art, as it marks its 150th birthday
Published October 2020
“Create all the happiness you are able to create, remove all the misery you are able to remove...”
Dr Daisy Fancourt’s pandemic survey suggests people are trying their best in a challenging time