And I had to organise a revue for that, or at least make sure that one was going to happen. And that was a Ball for women finalists and their partners. Holding receptions for the glorious Presidents of other university student unions and so on! And running and organising my own Ball, which was then called the ‘Women’s at Home’. Sort of running things, writing things, making speeches. And I found myself doing all sorts of things that I had never imagined, nor contemplated before. I was in this position between ‘65 and ‘66. Toni Griffiths, English student from the mid-1960s, describes her duties as Woman Vice President of the Students’ Union in that period. Whilst we cannot interview everyone who expresses an interest in the project, we will try and get back to you with more information as soon as possible. To express interest in taking part in an oral history interview, please enter your details via the online form at the link below. We are still in the process of interviewing alumni around the world, from a range of ages, backgrounds, and levels of study. You can listen to these excerpts via the Generation UCL playlist on SoundCloud. įor the exhibition, we have curated a selection of short clips from these interviews as well as voicing up some written extracts from the 1840s, 1880s and early 1900s. An interview with our oldest respondent, 102-year-old artist Diana Armfield, was written up for UCL alumni magazine Portico. Eventually these will be deposited with UCL Special Collections as an important resource for researchers in the future. To date we have conducted, recorded and transcribed over 70 interviews. The Generation UCL project marks the first time UCL has undertaken a major oral history project with alumni, and we are in the process of creating a unique and significant record of student life in London.Īfter an invitation was circulated to alumni in early 2022, we received over 250 expressions of interest. You can read blog posts by staff and students involved in the project here: Generation UCL: Voices of UCL We have also been awarded a Student Success grant to diversify and revise the UCL Walking Tour. We are writing an open access book to be published by UCL Press in 2026. This exhibition is the first major project output. Dr Sam Blaxland, Lecturer in Education (IOE), leads on the oral history element of the project, and the team works closely with student researchers and interns. Generation UCL is led by Professor Georgina Brewis (IOE) and John Dubber (Students’ Union UCL). Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London is a research and engagement project that explores two centuries of UCL student life, turning institutional history upside down to suggest that the first students should be seen as the real ‘founders’ of UCL.įunded by a Provost’s Award, the project is a partnership between academics based at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, Students’ Union UCL and the Office of the Vice-President (Advancement). Project Context: Generation UCL Research Project Research undertaken as part of Generation UCL draws on records of UCL and its merged institutions, student associations, alumni biographies and memoirs, and interviews that form an important new collection of oral histories at UCL.įind out more about the research and contributors behind the exhibition below. This exhibition is part of Generation UCL, an ongoing research and engagement project exploring UCL’s history through the eyes of its students. Also featured is archive footage of the university collated in the video Student Life Through the Eyes of UCL Film and TV Society. The exhibition includes stories from students past and present, recalling their time at UCL, showcasing part of a wider oral history project gathering alumni memories. We have included several items from the archives of the Institute of Education and the School of Eastern European and Slavonic Studies, which later became part of UCL. Others are from recent UCL Special Collections acquisitions or have been loaned by alumni. They include a collection built up over many years by alumnus Mark Curtin and donated to Students' Union UCL in 2023. Many of the objects included have never been displayed before. On display are items from UCL Special Collections, Students' Union UCL and UCL Museums. It was curated by Georgina Brewis and Sam Blaxland together with Leah Johnston and Colin Penman from UCL Special Collections. The exhibition in the Octagon Gallery sees students as foundational to the story of UCL and places them at the heart of UCL’s 200-year history. It also marks 130 years since the formation of what became Students’ Union UCL, now one of the largest student-led organisations in the world. The ' Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London' exhibition is a look at two centuries of student life at UCL and in London, mounted in the run-up to UCL’s bicentenary celebrations in 2026.
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