News

Sabbatical Officer Name Change

This week, Council agreed to change the name of the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) and Deputy President (Finance & Services) roles to Deputy Presidents (Activities & Development) and (Activities & Finance) respectively.

Joseph A L Letts

17 Jun 2014

This change is the result of a “Officer Trustee Role Review” that has been conducted by the current Sabbatical team after a similar role review last academic year.

Aside from the name change, the paper also made changes to the Union Bye-Laws so they more accurately reflect the roles and responsibilities of the Sabbatical Officers.

Over the last year there has been some reisistance to the name change.

Union Denounces “Student Rights”

In May, Union Council voted to denounce the right wing group called Student Rights and condemn Islamophobia.

Higher Education Policy decision deferred to campus-wide referendum

The Union’s Higher Education policy will go to a referendum later this year, after Union Council felt unable to make a decision without further consultation.

College to close its 4-year graduate-entry medicine course

College has recently announced the closure of the 4-year fast track graduate-entry medicine course.

College launches library redevelopment

The College has announced plans for a major redevelopment of the Central Library. The project is scheduled to begin in a few weeks and is set to finish in late 2015, with work taking place mainly this summer and next summer to minimise disruption to students.

Environment

Climate justice for a just world

In mainstream discussions on climate change, there is a tendency to focus on the environmental dimensions of the issue. Increasingly, however, there is greater recognition of the need to place equal emphasis on human impacts, notably in relation to under-recognised and vulnerable groups in society affected by social injustices

Sport

Who hears the cries during the celebration?

As the World Cup comes to an end, people from all around the world are celebrating this grand finale as a symbol of unity. It is supposed to be a joyful moment for everyone. Yet for some people, the happiness in the air conceals cries for help. Research from Lancaster

Science

Meet Imperial’s 2026 iGem team: reGelerate

The Imperial iGEM 2026 team, reGelerate, is preparing to compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM), the world’s largest annual synthetic biology contest. Bringing together interdisciplinary student teams from across the globe, iGEM challenges participants to develop innovative research projects that address real-world issues in areas such

Books

My favourite book (and goodbye)

If there’s anything I can leave you with, it’ll be a recommendation to read Rules of Civility.

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