UCL and Libya
There has been intense media scrutiny of UK universities? links with Libya, in the light of the current situation in the country. UCL has no significant institutional involvement with Libya. There has been some academic interaction with the country, and details of two projects are set out below. UCL Provost Malcolm Grant says: 'This issue raises a fundamental dilemma. Universities are compelled to operate in real time and with best available knowledge and make difficult judgements. The press operate retrospectively and with benefit of hindsight. Our best universities are truly global institutions and entrepreneurial in a way that acts strongly to the UK's economic interests.
