As part of our shared efforts to deliver on our Strategic Plan, teams across UCL have been working hard to drive progress across our community. It’s often the combined efforts of many small changes, which build together to create immense impact, that make up much of our progress. Recognising and celebrating the teams behind these efforts, the Change Builders initiative spotlights our stories of positive change.
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Towards a Harm Reduction policy: Adopting a compassionate approach to drugs and alcohol
Meet the Change Builders working hard to introduce a Harm Reduction Policy to drugs and alcohol, placing student wellbeing at the centre of everything we do. Find out more about what this means for our community.
Summer Refresh - looking after residences and teaching spaces
Meet the team behind the Summer Refresh programme at UCL - who renew our halls and teaching spaces in the quietest part of the academic year
Inside UCL – simplifying life for staff at UCL
Meet the team behind Inside UCL, a user-led app with the aim to make everyday tasks – like booking desks, taking annual leave and updating personal details – easier for colleagues.
Package Power – How UCL's Logistics Hub supports efficiency and sustainability
Meet the Logistics Hub team, who've leveraged the power of teamwork to transform an iconic Grade II-listed building into a new home for deliveries from all across UCL.
Support Central – How a UCL team is helping hundreds of students a week
Meet the UCL Student Enquiries Centre team, who've been improving the services that they offer by listening to students.
Profiles – Making UCL staff and doctoral researchers visble to the world
Meet UCL Profiles: an intuitive platform designed to raise the profiles of our academic colleagues – from their latest research and publications, to academic history and professional activities.
Framework of the Future – Recognising UCL’s community of Technical Professionals
Find out more about UCL's first-ever Careers Framework for Technical Professionals – a blueprint with the aim to provide career paths for over 1000 Technical Professionals across the university.
Inclusive Environments – Building a UCL that’s inclusively designed for all
Teams across UCL have been working on various projects to improve accessibility – from providing better access to campus information, to physical upgrades and more. Find out more about some of the projects here.
The (Recruitment) Force Awakens – Innovating the UCL hiring process
Meet the team behind TalentLink. Joining forces from across various departments, they worked in quick time to launch the new system, which has cut UCL's time-to-hire from 127 days to just 48.
Access, simplified – Delivering degree certificates to students at speed
By launching an on-demand digital certificate portal, the team behind the digital degree certificate project reduced students' certificate access time from four months to two weeks. Read on to find out how they did it.
The People and Nature Lab – Towards a more sustainable relationship between people and nature
Discover how the People and Nature Lab at UCL East is using cutting-edge technology to tackle environmental challenges and shape a sustainable, biodiverse future.
The Student Life Strategy – Building belonging and opportunity at UCL
The Student Life Strategy is creating thousands of new opportunities for UCL students to connect, grow, and thrive. Find out how it’s shaping a more vibrant and inclusive campus experience.
Six Days to Save the World: Engineering Innovation with the Festival of Engineering
Meet the team behind the UCL Festival of Engineering – a six-day blockbuster event that drew over 7000 people (and one astronaut) in celebration of 150 years of engineering education.