The Government's former terrorism watchdog today accused the head of the London university attended by the "underpants bomber" of "walking around blindfold" over campus extremism.... more
Feature: As UCL graduate 'the underwear bomber' goes on trial in America, the head of his ex-college tells Martin Bentham ministers are wrong to panic about radicalised students... more
Oxford-educated ministers who want universities to spot potential terrorists on campus have been criticised as out of touch by a senior London academic... more
A flash mob of 150 protesters invade a Tesco store in west London as part of a campaign to force the supermarket giant to increase its cleaners' wages... more
Teach-ins, shout-outs, silent flashmobs and food from skips: our writers spent a day with the students sitting-in at nine of London’s colleges as they prepare for Thursday’s mass protest... more
For all Ed Miliband’s repeated talk in his leader’s speech about the arrival of a new generation in Labour politics, he will have to put up with several of the old one when he appoints his shadow cabinet... more
University College London is a financial powerhouse, but its contract cleaners are forced to live on poverty wages and provost Malcolm Grant has no plans to change that... more
Government should cut student places at second-rate universities to protect the UK's 'world-class' research institutions, the head of UCL says ... more
Imagine a society at a London university invites well-known racists to address its members. One student then attempts a copy of David Copeland’s nail-bombing spree. Now substitute "white supremacist" for "Islamic fanaticist" and you have what is going on at UCL... more
Radical speakers must be allowed to address students on campus in the interests of free speech, says the head of the college attended by the alleged Detroit jet bomber... more
Parents will be forced to start saving for their children’s university education as soon as they are born if ministers scrap the limit on tuition fees, a leading vice-chancellor has warned... more
Professor Malcolm Grant, provost of University College London, recently rated one of the world's top four universities, has warned that parents may have to save from birth to pay future college fees... more
Leading London universities have risen in the world ranking of higher education institutions this year despite Britain sliding in the international league... more
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods.
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Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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