Tackling your questions with Ahmad (Students’ Union) and Kathy (UCL) [Video]

Impartial Chair and President of PI Media, Conor Walsh, put your questions to UCL’s Vice-Provost of Education and Student Experience, Prof. Kathleen Armour and the Students’ Union’s Equity and Inclusion Officer, Ahmad Ismail on all things education and student experience. Here’s what they had to say:

0:08 Impartial Chairs https://studentsunionucl.org/impartial-chairs-programme

2:01 Equality, diversity and LGBTQ+ History month

Specific Links:
2:02 LGBTQ+ History Month https://studentsunionucl.org/articles/lgbt-history-month
2:23 LGBTQ+ Action Plan https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/oct/ucls-lgbtq-action-plan-has-been-launched
4:32 Report + Support https://report-support.ucl.ac.uk/
5:42 Gender Expression Fund https://studentsunionucl.org/advice-and-support/support/financial-support/gender-expression-fund
6:21 LGBTQ+ History Month events and activities https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/feb/lgbt-history-month-ucl

6:57 Transparency and Students’ Union-UCL partnership

Specific Links:
8:07 Student Life Strategy https://studentsunionucl.org/articles/transforming-student-life-at-ucl
10:38 Zones https://studentsunionucl.org/forms/submit-idea

16:19 Cost of Living Crisis

Specific Links:
17:55 Cost of Living Support, including Hardship funds https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/cost-living-hub
19:38 Activities Participation Fund https://studentsunionucl.org/advice-and-support/support/participation-fund-contact-form

21:20 Freedom of Speech and Disagreeing Well at UCL

Specific Links:
21:54 Disagreeing Well https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well
27:28 Impartial Chairs’ trip to Northern Ireland https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/feb/divided-societies-and-coexistence-reflections-impartial-chairs-trip-northern-ireland
27:48 Support for students affected by events in Gaza, Israel and the Middle East https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/dec/ucl-response-events-israel-gaza-and-middle-east
32:06 UCL 24/7 Student Support Line https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/support-and-wellbeing/mental-health-and-wellbeing/ucl-student-support-and-wellbeing-phone-lines

32:42 The Climate Crisis and Sustainability

Specific Links:
34:19 UCL Grand Challenges https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/our-themes
36:00 Students’ Union President, Mary McHarg part of UCL COP delegate https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/news/2023/dec/navigating-meaningful-youth-engagement-cop28-and-beyond

39:11 Student Life Strategy
https://studentsunionucl.org/articles/transforming-student-life-at-ucl