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For 107 hours Portugal ran on renewable energy alone. From the 7th to the 11th May the country’s electricity consumption was completely covered by renewable sources. Data analysis of national energy network figures revealed this. The Portuguese desire for clean energy was encouraged by the EU’s renewable targets for 2020 and the UK also had their first ever week of coal-free electricity two weeks ago. Oliver Joy, a spokesman for the Wind Europe trade association said: “The Iberian peninsula is a great resource for renewables and wind energy, not just for the region but for the whole of Europe.” So industry groups are focusing on green energy’s export potential. With the right policies in place wind energy alone could meet a quarter of Europe’s power needs in the next 15 years. Inflexible and polluting technologies are ending. The time has come for clean, renewable sources.

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How the Supreme Court ruling on gender is impacting queer people at Imperial

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How the Supreme Court ruling on gender is impacting queer people at Imperial

Last month, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) ruled that for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010), the definition of a woman is based on biological sex.  The case brought before the court, For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, asked if transgender women should be included

By Oscar Mitcham and Isabella Duchovny
College opens Imperial Global India in Bengaluru

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College opens Imperial Global India in Bengaluru

Imperial College London has launched its fourth global hub in Bengaluru. The hub will host research programmes with Indian partners, focusing on some of “the world’s most pressing challenges in areas such as climate change and sustainability, food and water security, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).” Launched at the Science

By Mohammad Majlisi