Staff & students reject Imperial-University College London merger. (UK Universities).(Brief Article)

From: Chemistry and Industry | Date: December 2, 2002 | Copyright information

Imperial and University Colleges, London (UCL) have called off a proposed merger, following resistance from students and academic staff.

'They saw this great Imperial machine coming to rape and pillage UCL, rather than asking whether we could combine into a world-class research institution,' Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial College is reported as saying.

The merger, which would have created one of the ...

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