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Peter Haynes sets out priorities for his tenure as Provost

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Peter Haynes sets out priorities for his tenure as Provost

Professor Peter Haynes set out four main pillars for Imperial’s future governance, two weeks after he took office as the College’s Provost. The priorities are to deliver on Imperial’s strategy, to grow the university’s resource in a financially stable and sustainable way, to invest wisely, and

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University Challenge: Imperial dominates SOAS in qualifying round

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University Challenge: Imperial dominates SOAS in qualifying round

Imperial College’s University Challenge team qualified for the second round of the hit quiz competition with a resounding victory of 220-115 against the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). The team had “a hell of a performance” according to host Amol Rajan, as they now proceed further into

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Activist demonstrations rock graduation ceremony again

Activist demonstrations rock graduation ceremony again

Three graduands displayed banners condemning the alleged involvement of Imperial in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza during the graduation ceremony of Commemoration Day, on Wednesday 8th October. In three separate incidents, the activists took out messages concealed in their robes onstage, and were swiftly forced off the graduation stage by

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Imperial tops Times ranking for graduate prospects and research quality

Imperial tops Times ranking for graduate prospects and research quality

Imperial ranked first among UK universities both for graduate prospects and research quality in an annual ranking by The Times. It earned the prize of University of the Year for Graduate Employment 2026. The newspaper noted that 95.9% of Imperial graduates moved on to “highly skilled jobs or further

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Row between UCU and College following Palestine Action post controversy

Row between UCU and College following Palestine Action post controversy

A row has erupted between Imperial and the University and College Union (UCU) after a UCU staff member shared a social media post calling for opposition to the government’s recent proscription of Palestine Action. The message, posted on 12th August by an Imperial staff member, invited colleagues to “sign

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Speaking to the students behind the Zero Index

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Speaking to the students behind the Zero Index

Imperial uses its Zero Index to assess which fossil fuel companies it should maintain research partnerships with. In the most recent round of assessments, the University approved BP, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Petronas, Shell, TotalEnergies, and Woodside Energy. Felix has been reaching out to the staff and students who worked on the

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Ex-Imperial lecturer struck off NHS due to antisemitic social media comments

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Ex-Imperial lecturer struck off NHS due to antisemitic social media comments

Ex-Imperial lecturer Manoj Sen has been struck off the UK medical register due to antisemitic comments on social media.   A few days after the October 7 attacks on Israel, Sen had responded to a post on Facebook by “‘Mr A”, calling him a “Jewish cunt” and “Jewboy”, and writing “he

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