My Supervision Story
A GSU President tearing her hair out over an ambitious project and how she filed a Freedom of Information request to the College
A Rainbow Chemist at Imperial
I often find myself faced with questions from friends and colleagues such as “What is it like to be a gay man at uni?” or “How do others perceive you once they find out that you are gay?”. I used to ask the same questions during my undergraduate studies at
Imperial pays working student late, again
For the third time in six months, Imperial departments have failed to pay students who work for them on a part time basis on time. Students working on all day workshops around the pay date were informally told that they may have not be paid on time, and that it
Do we need Women’s Day?
A reflection on what Women’s Day and feminism means in today’s context
Brexit: the end of internationalism
Comment writer Eamon Akil Farhat, writes that, with the onset of Brexit, he is considering rejecting his Britishness
The Anti-Vax movement
Questions I have about this movement and my own answers to them
Grumpy Bastard’s Elections
This week, Grumpy Bastard, writes about the student elections...
The Imperial Bursary Scheme: a retrospective
Comment writer Rhidian Thomas discusses the impact of the errors made in the Imperial College bursary scheme and the mediocre efforts to reimburse students.
PhD Survival Tip: Mindfulness Through Art
Undertaking PhD research can be a daunting experience. Not only does it challenge you intellectually, but it can put a strain on your mental wellbeing. A study published last year revealed that one in two PhD researchers experience psychological distress, while one in three is at risk of a common
Super-talents need super-food – a PG perspective on h-bar cuts
Life is our best teacher about how the biggest crises can be turned into the most fundamental opportunities for change. If there is one good thing about the h-bar food-cut tragedy, then it is the chance to take a step back and rethink how we provide and procure food at
That Awkward Silence
Mental health provision, awareness and destigmatisation is as much a College issue as it is a national one; yet we still find it uncomfortable or difficult to talk about.
Supervision Story
The PhD student – supervisor relationship is a strange one; it is rare that in a workplace you would have a single boss for three to four years or have the flexibility to come into work at 11am and have the freedom to take three hours for lunch if you so