Science

Nuclear: fear over fact

The splitting of the atom was arguably the biggest scientific achievement of the 20th century. Nuclear fission, however, became a two-sided coin that we know all too well. Today it provides low-carbon energy in nearly limitless amounts with excellent safety statistics—while oxymoronically being the centre of the tragedies in

Opinion

The People & Planet rankings are better, imperfect, and working.

Each year, universities submit data to QS for them to review and create their sustainability rankings. This year, Imperial ranked 7th. It’s a nice process, but it’s not remotely public. Whilst QS does share their criteria, they don’t share how each university did in any granularity and

News

University Challenge: Imperial demolishes Wadham College

Second round bout ended with Imperial scoring highest number of points so far this season.

Sport

FA Cup 3rd Round Recap

With the 3rd round of the FA Cup drawing to a close, Sport Writer Lila recaps the results and gives her opinions on the teams’ performances.

News

Imperial up 22 places in People & Planet rankings

Imperial College has risen to 76th out of 151 higher education institutions in the 2024/25 People & Planet rankings. The College was awarded a score of 49.1%, up from 40.4% last year. The rise is attributed to an increase in its Carbon Management, Sustainability Staff, Workers’ Rights,

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: 17th Jan 2024

Your weekly dose of star signs

Societies

To engineer for a village

Meet Cameroon Catalyst, a student-led society dedicated to design solutions for villages and inspiring members to lead engineering projects.

Science

This Week In Science (06/01/2025)

First bird flu–related death in the US The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first death from H5N1 bird flu in the US. Public health experts emphasise, however, that the risk to the general public remains low. The individual who passed was a man over the age of

Science

Write of passage

John Tregoning, Professor of Vaccine Immunology here at Imperial, reflects on his Felix days before his new book release.

Science

Earth’s oldest fossil

Science writer Doyeon Myeong discusses the Brasier–Schopf debate on the origin of Earth’s oldest fossil.

Opinion

Je serai toujours Charlie

So that the events of January 7, 2015 never cease to be shameful.

Sport

Imperial Rugby: GW11 Preview

We asked Imperial’s 1st and 2nd XV rugby teams how their respective season’s were going ahead of the 11th GW of the season. 1st XV Team Captain – Luke Butland The 1st XV’s season so far has been remarkable. So far, we are undefeated in the league, having