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Miners strike rich vein of form

14 Feb 1997

On a bad day for the IC football teams, RSM seconds reminded everyone that it is possible to win with style and plenty of hi-jinx.

RSM dominated the game from kick-off to the final whistle - the first half saw Martin drive home an eighteen yard shot leaving the deeper helpless, Si quickly followed with an almost as impressive goal. The second half saw RSM reduced to ten men when Craig was carried off with a fractured knee cap.. King’s got one back when a long ball from midfield lobbed the keeper - nice on big Rodger! Si sealed the game with his second goal.

RSM II 3 - 1 King’s Hospital

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14th Feb 1997

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Fourth team not perfect - shock

Despite winning, IC fourths cannot be happy with this performance which, to be honest, was dire (rear!) It was perhaps our worst performance of the season but at least three points were achieved to maintain our place at the top of our division. If we can play this badly yet

Sport in brief

Last Sunday Imperial played a friendly against BUSA championship hosts Warwick. After consecutive wins against Cardiff, Southampton and Bristol, IC were looking to keep up their red-hot form. For the A team Jon led the way, winning 5-0 and finishing one frame with a 60 clearance. Wins followed

IC Birds draw with midgets in the Battle of the Babes

ICFB overcame their hangovers on Sunday morning to turn out against a petite, begrudging St George’s team at Harlington. Let down badly by their Old Boy referee, they were off to a poor start as the opposition coach reluctantly took to the field. Despite finding themselves one bird and

Early celebrations (and downright arrogance) fail to halt Fencers charge

Imperial College Men’s and Women’s First Drinking team won again. Unfortunately, the women, after seeing the men thrash the shit out of Nottingham, failed to match them for total domination of the game. What are we talking about? Why, fencing of course. The Men’s team consisted of

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Imperial maintains 2nd place in QS ranking, tied with Stanford

Imperial maintained its place as the best university in Europe and second-best university globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings. It has held this position since 2025, but this year was tied for second place with Stanford University. MIT retained the top spot, UCL moved up one place

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Gender gap in Imperial First-class rate achievement increasing again

The gender gap in the share of female and male undergraduates who are awarded First-class degrees at Imperial is increasing again, data obtained via a Felix Freedom of Information request shows. A higher share of female graduates was awarded First-class degrees in 2019-20 for the first time,

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New mural to be painted in White City

The Stadium House building in the Imperial White City campus will be home to a new artistic mural, expected to be installed from 27 July to 5 August. The initiative was co-created by the White City community and Imperial members, with artists Aylo and Seca selected to produce it.

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Great Hall works budget revised as opening date is delayed by 6 months

Unexpected structural defects have hindered the transformation project.

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Fourth team not perfect - shock

Sport in brief

IC Birds draw with midgets in the Battle of the Babes

Early celebrations (and downright arrogance) fail to halt Fencers charge

Imperial maintains 2nd place in QS ranking, tied with Stanford

Gender gap in Imperial First-class rate achievement increasing again

New mural to be painted in White City

Great Hall works budget revised as opening date is delayed by 6 months