1. Sign the petition

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 Updates

QM Statement 31/01 in The Telegraph

A strong coherent identity, following the merger in 1995, is vital to enable us to operate seamlessly as one organisation, and to underpin strong collaborative working with others to achieve shared goals.”

“We have made considerable progress in consolidating and strengthening our clear identity as a leading Russell Group University over the last few years, and are now exploring avenues in order to complete this work to ensure no possible confusion for students, partners and the public.

WeAreBL Response 01/02

Firstly, we are disappointed to see that QMUL leadership decided to make their first statement, in response to our campaign, to the media rather than to the thousands of students, staff, alumni and allies who signed our petition. It is laughable that a newspaper is more entitled to a response regarding our own school than we, the students. It demonstrates a continuation of the blatant lack of respect that QMUL leadership have for the over 8000 people who have raised legitimate concerns over the decision to rebrand this historic institution; despite promoting ‘working with others’, they fail to be able to work with their own students and alumni.

The vast majority of the QMUL statement is sadly meaningless PR talk that avoids discussing any of the valid concerns that have been raised so strongly by members of the community it claims to value. QMUL mentions building a ‘strong coherent identity’ being crucial to ‘enable us to operate seamlessly as one organisation’, and yet it’s failure to communicate with some of its most engaged members makes it clear that this will be a soulless identity, devoid of the heritage Barts and The London has gained over hundreds of years.

We are not alone in having a strong sub-brand within a larger brand, as is evidenced in academic institutions across the world, such as the colleges of Oxford or Cambridge, The Francis Crick Institute or Wharton Business School, all of which operate seamlessly as part of a larger institution. What will create confusion however, is the erasure of the established Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry name, to one - QMUL Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry - that will require 899 years of advancements and contributions to society to come close to carrying the same weight in the healthcare community. This decision simply makes no sense, and at this point it is becoming clear that QMUL leadership does not have the best interests of students, staff and alumni in mind. 

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