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Junior Doctors protesting Jeremy Hunt’s NHS dilapidating contract.

This week’s science picture

Junior doctors are not going to accept the new contracts that Jeremy Hunt is trying to impose on them, so they’re planning three more strikes as well as launching a judicial review. The government condemned the announcement, arguing that the contract will improve services. However, Dr Johann Malawana (leader of the BMA junior doctor division) states that the general consensus amongst junior doctors is rejecting the imposition: “the government must put patients before politics.” Also the BMA have found legal grounds for a challenge and if the Equality Act (2010) equality impact assessment has not been carried out, they will take the government to court. However, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers stated that the majority of the BMA’s concerns had been addressed in the final contract and urged junior doctors to reconsider. This is the most bitter clash since the creation of the NHS.

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Peter Haynes to take over Provost role in October

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Peter Haynes to take over Provost role in October

Professor Peter Haynes has been appointed as the new Provost and Deputy President of Imperial College. The current  Vice-Provost for Education and Student Experience, Haynes will succeed the outgoing Provost, Professor Ian Walmsley, who has served in the role since 2018. Imperial President Hugh Brady said Professors Haynes and Walmsley

By Guillaume Felix
Why RAG’s bungee jump event never took place

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Why RAG’s bungee jump event never took place

Earlier this academic year, Imperial Raising and Giving (RAG), had announced the return of their charity bungee jump after a hiatus of 10 years. The event, however, was postponed several times, and Felix can now reveal why it was cancelled. The event, initially scheduled for November 13th, was postponed several

By Mohammad Majlisi and Nadeen Daka
Palestine protests ramp up as year ends and tensions rise

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Palestine protests ramp up as year ends and tensions rise

Saturday 7th June: Pro-Palestinian protestors hold banners as they stand on ALERT at the Great Exhibition Road Festival. Tuesday 10th June: A student announces a hunger strike asking for Imperial to investigate Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, form a student-staff working group on ethical investment, and divest from arms companies accused

By Mohammad Majlisi