Former College IT technican Babar Ahmad sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
Former College alumnus and IT staff member Babar Ahmad has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison after a long battle by US prosecutors in Connecticut.
College Animal Research Licence Holder Resigns from Role after Animals in Science Committee Report
Today during a statement by Norman Baker MP, it has emerged that the College’s Establishment Licence Holder has resigned from the position with immediate effect.
Sport Imperial to suspend sporting activities at Teddington
What does the future hold for both Teddington and the future of medical sports participation?
New Report Published About Animal Research Problems at College
"Pattern of infringements that reflected underlying systemic failings" at College according to a new report published by the Animals in Science Committee
College Acquiring New Sports Ground in West London
College is in the final stages of buying a new 27-acre plot of land two miles from Harlington for the use of Imperial’s sports teams. The site has outside space for 5 football pitches and 2 rugby pitches, an assortment of tennis, netball and cricket facilities and a shooting range.
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.
Imperial Students Find Success at Mayor’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur 2014 Competition
On Wednesday, Imperial students James Winfield and Dominic Jacobson won the Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur 2014 award.
Union announces residence consultation meeting for new Acton hall
Next Wednesday members of College staff and construction managers will meet in the Union Dining Hall to provide feedback on the progress of the construction of new halls of residence, in Acton.
Union Council Cancelled Yet Again
This Tuesday Union Council was cancelled due to failing to achieve quoracy again. An email was sent around on Monday announcing the cancellation after an administrative member of staff received a large number of apologies of absence via email.
College begins new study on the possible effects of mobile phones on child cognitive development
This week College researchers began a new study investigating the possible effects mobile phones and other wireless devices may have on the mental development of children.
New study claims that lectures are ineffective
According to an American study from academics at the Universities of Washington and Maine, “students in classes with traditional lecturing [were] 1.5 times more likely to fail than were students in classes with active learning.”
Imperial comes bottom in Times Higher Ed. Student Experience Survey for ‘fair workload’
Yesterday saw College coming in 43rd place in the Times Higher Education (THE) Student Experience Survey 2014. Ranked on 21 different attributes, from the strength of the students’ union to the fairness of the workload, the data was gathered by YouthSight over the course of last academic year.