As part of our Pi TV Profiles series we meet with Marina Blake, English Literature student at UCL. As of last year she is also Co-Director and Founder of Brainchild Festival, a community led, multi-arts organisation which ran for the first time last summer and is also happening again this year on 5-7th July.
 

 
Produced, filmed and edited by: Leonora Chance

It’s time for the Quad play again! Pi TV gets a look behind the scenes of this year’s ‘Arcadia’.

Presented, filmed and edited by: Luke Blackett

Another term 3 production is hoping to bring a bit of glamour to the Jeremy Bentham room this week. It’s Musical Theatre Society’s Chicago!

NEW DATES: 6th June 7:30pm, 7th June 10:30pm and 8th June 7:30pm
Presented by: Hannah Harris
Filmed by: Tirion Jenkins and Giulia Simone
Edited by: Tirion Jenkins and Giulia Simone
 

The final productions of the year are starting to take place and Pi TV got an exclusive look behind the scenes of UCLU Drama Society’s production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Presented by: Maria Cross
Filmed by: Tirion Jenkins and Giulia Simone
Edited by: Hayley Cameron and Tirion Jenkins

Outgoing Provost and Chair of NHS England Malcolm Grant grants Pi TV an exclusive interview, covering topics such as UCLU, Gower Place Practice and his favourite student productions.

Presenter: Hayley Cameron
Filmers: Mikko Makela, Malcolm Ong and Giulia Simone
Runners: Nadira Amrani and Lora Botev
Editors: Luke Blackett, Hayley Cameron and Malcolm Ong
 
 

This week we were joined by the incredibly talented Francis O’Hanlon (Ajimal) performing his song ‘This Human Joy’ in UCL’s very own Haldane Room. Hope you enjoy!

If you want to find any more of his material, follow the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/ajimalmusic?…
http://ajimal.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ajimal
https://twitter.com/ajimalmusic

Having recently made it to the final of the UNI Music League, Rubin & the Groovy Tuesdays show us just why they’ve got so far in the competition.

Check out the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/508802392510933/
See more of the band here: http://www.rubin.im

On Wednesday 1st March 2013 UCLU took the decision to close its services and functions in order to celebrate International Workers’ Day. Whilst the decision was welcomed by some it provoked questions from others, most notably the UCL Provost, Malcolm Grant. Grant wrote in his email newsletter that ‘This is the first time I can recall that facilities provided by and for students at UCL have been closed by their own Student Union, especially during the examinations period when demand is high.’ His letter provoked a rather public war of …

Tension is mounting regarding the University of London’s decision to remove the full-time elected officer positions from ULU. Whilst ULU president Michael Chessum has pledged to fight the changes, some students have pledged their support for the reforms and have set about trying to ensure Chessum does not get his way.
Pi can reveal the contents of a letter addressed to UoL senior management sent today from 14 students from UCL, KCL and Birkbeck College which argues that the current sabbatical officers should be sacked as soon as possible in order …

The University of London’s academic governing body, Collegiate Council, voted this morning to reform the University of London Union (ULU) following an exhaustive eight month review.
The most drastic change to be made is the removal of the elected full-time officer positions, currently held by former UCLU sabbatical officer Michael Chessum (President) and Daniel Cooper (Vice-President). The reforms would also see the annual £750,000 (roughly) currently paid to ULU redirected to student services within individual Colleges and Institutes. The changes would come into effect from summer 2014.
The swimming pool, gym, shops, …