by bds @ ucl | 16 Dec 2025 | Blog
Dear Qesser, We, the BDS@UCL organising group (made up of staff at UCL), write to you at this hour in unequivocal solidarity with you and all your courageous comrades currently on hunger strike across British prisons as part of the larger movement for...
by bds @ ucl | 11 Dec 2025 | Blog
This video was compiled by the BDS @ UCL Organising Group in remembrance of UCL alumnus (MA Comparative Literature, 2007) Dr Refaat Alareer, a beloved Palestinian poet and educator from Gaza. Drawn from many of his public lectures, Dr. Refaat’s words remind...
by bds @ ucl | 22 Nov 2025 | Blog
In honour of UCL alumnus (Comparative Literature MA, 2007), distinguished Palestinian poet and educator Dr. Refaat Alareer, staff from across UCL departments have come together to organise a day of commemorative events in his memory. This occasion also marks the...
by bds @ ucl | 17 Nov 2025 | Blog
On Friday 14 Nov, UCL staff, students and alumni gathered at UCL’s Donor Wall where UCL celebrates @googledeepmind as a £1m+ donor. GDM develops and supplies technology for Google’s £1.2b AI and cloud computing deal with the Israeli military and...
by bds @ ucl | 5 Nov 2025 | Blog
In 2016, UCL awarded an Honorary Fellowship to UCL alumnus Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind. These are supposed to be awarded to individuals who reflect “the values and ethos of UCL”. Yet the Israeli military use Google’s cloud infrastructure and...
by bds @ ucl | 27 Oct 2025 | Blog
To UCL President & Provost Michael Spence, We are writing on behalf of the 937 UCL staff who have signed a pledge committing to the terms of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement to raise our urgent concerns about the potential of legal risk and...
