Environment

Going on in the world

Artur Donaldson

23 Nov 2018

Monday sees the beginning of the COP 24 conference in Katowice, Poland. Previous conferences include 2015’s COP 21, in which 190 nations committed to limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

In other news, Felix sees the beginning of a new column on sustainability organized by the Environmental society. The aims of this column are to provide news on the environment (“Going on in he world this week”), give a platform for discussion and to popularise actions which members of the college community (that’s you) can take on sustainability.

Are we killing the planet in style | Sustainable Fashion

When Marc Jacobs said that clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them, he probably wasn’t thinking of all the clothes that end up in the Great Pacific garbage patch or the carbon emissions the industry is responsible for. Eloise Hunt talks about the need for sustainability and discusses

Energy Efficiency at Imperial – How Green Are We?

Discussing the Imperial College's carbon footprint!

Societies

The London Neurotech Hackathon

The second edition of the London Neurotech Hackathon took place on the weekend of 21st February, at the headquarters of Entrepreneurs First. Participants, ranging from undergraduates to post-docs and lecturers, came from Imperial and beyond, with some flying in from across Europe for the competition. A flagship event for the

Societies

A capella teams at ICCAs

On Sunday 22nd February, three of Imperial’s a capella groups performed in the UK Championship quarterfinals, one of them qualifying for the semifinals. In first place, with 382 points was Nth Harmonic with their shiny silver outfits; in second place, with 378 points was the Houghtones from LSE; and,

Science

Progress in prostate cancer care

Salvage focal therapy offers renewed hope for men facing recurrent prostate cancer.