Reports and Advisory Committees

Please see below for information about UCL's Inquiry into the History of Eugenics at UCL and communications from the Buildings Naming and Re-naming Committee

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Inquiry into the History of Eugenics at UCL

In 2018, UCL's previous President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur commissioned an inquiry led by Professor Iyiola Solanke of the University of Leeds, to look at UCL’s historical role in, and the current status of, the teaching and study of the history of eugenics, as well as the current status of UCL’s benefit from any financial instruments linked to the study of eugenics.

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Advisory Committees

The Buildings Naming and Re-naming Committee was commissioned by UCL's previous President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur, and is charged with advising and making recommendations to the Provost on the appropriate naming of university buildings and spaces. The Chair of the Committee is Professor Geraint Rees.