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Wood Lane Studios running on a tight schedule

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There is fear in the College Council that the contractor, ISG, who have the £39 million construction contract for the accommodation blocks at the new White City campus, may not be hitting their “target completion date”.

According to the September 2012 meeting minutes the venture was originally to end in September 2013, however an agreement was made to give accommodation to some students early. ISG therefore had a target competition date for the end of August 2013, a date that now looks overly ambitious. The College Council deemed the current timings “extremely tight” and have therefore asked that the situation be “closely monitored”.

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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

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By Radhika Dharap