College considers scrapping Wardens
Student representatives worried by consequences on residents’ safety and welfare.
ICU apologises for issues with digital systems
Imperial College Union (ICU) responded to an open letter criticising flaws in its digital transformation, shared in the wake of the Union’s rocky move of the Student Group Shop from eActivities to SUMS. The letter, attributed to “a collective” of students, was addressed to the ICU Board of Trustees
President Hugh Brady calls for internationalism in annual address
Global uncertainty and crisis push the College to look outwards.
March elections turnout fails to beat last year's
As voting closed at 2pm on Thursday 12th March, over 146,000 ballots had been electronically cast in the 2026 student elections. The turnout for student-run Clubs, Societies and Project (CSP) Elections was 28.8%, while the turnout for non-CSP “General” Elections was 24.4%. Both turnout rates were slightly
How a group of students took charge of 20 national societies
A wave of seemingly coordinated takeovers angered student communities.
Imperial Confessions faces backlash after featuring posts targeting Chinese students
Two posts on Chinese students’ language skills and another mocking them prompted a wave of criticism and threats.
Grok removed from College AI platform
Grok, the generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, is no longer available on dAIsy, Imperial’s artificial intelligence platform. Staff and students can still converse with various models of ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and Llama. Grok, which is part of billionaire Elon Musk’s tech empire, has been at the
Imperial defeats Sheffield in University Challenge
Imperial College London’s University Challenge team has progressed into the semi-finals after narrowly beating the University of Sheffield 160-120. Sheffield took a strong lead, but Imperial managed an impressive comeback thanks to the efforts of team captain Oscar O’Flanagan. “Imperial, that kimchi keeps bringing you luck,” quipped host
Discover the seven candidates for Union President
The seven candidates to the role of Union President – the sabbatical officer which leads and represents Imperial College Union – were revealed on Thursday 5th March. On that day, four of them took part in a debate moderated by Felix around the themes of affordability, student voice, and representation. Below, we
The Middle East at war
For a generation that barely remembers the Iraq War, this feels like uncharted territory.
FT employers ranking places Imperial in middle tier of universities
College also up seven places in People & Planet ranking.
Professor Omar Matar to become Dean of Engineering
Professor Omar Matar has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and will start his five-year term in October 2026. Currently the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Matar is specialised in fluid dynamics. He leads a research group focused on both fluid mechanics and