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Heads of department extend their tenure

Chemical Engineering and EEE to have same Heads for next couple of years

The Heads of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering have both accepted an extension of their roles.

Professor Andrew Livingston FREng has accepted an extension to his appointment as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering to 30 September 2016. He has been Head of Department since 2008.

Professor Peter Cheung hasaccepted an extension of his appointment as Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, to 30 September 2015. Professor Cheung was first appointed Head of Department in 2008 and appointed Deputy Principal (Teaching) in the Faculty of Engineering in 2011.

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Extinction for Sale: Neoliberalising Nature in Venomous Lumpsucker

Environment

Extinction for Sale: Neoliberalising Nature in Venomous Lumpsucker

The neoliberalisation of nature is an ideology that considers biodiversity and ecosystems as assets that can be priced, traded, and privately managed. It uses markets rather than public protection to mitigate the biodiversity crisis. Increasingly, this approach is being applied to climate and nature policy. For example, in July, the

By Bea Waters
TWIS 1/9/2026 Imperial quantum sensors tested in the Arctic

Science

TWIS 1/9/2026 Imperial quantum sensors tested in the Arctic

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have become an essential part of modern lives for making travel convenient. Along with aiding navigation to unfamiliar places they also help understand real-time route diversions, delays, and congestion. However, this system is not fool-proof yet. Losing signal while walking into a subway, underground railway station,

By Radhika Dharap