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.
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...
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
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
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.
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
Is it #TimesUp for #MeToo?
Arts Editor Claire Chan thinks that the #MeToo movement has had unintended negative consequences
What to do with a man like Neeson?
In the wake of the scandal surrounding Liam Neeson we must reflect on what to do with racists and bigots to make society work for all of us.
The long road to recovery
An anonymous author writes about the struggle of recovering from an eating disorder.
Is Universal Basic Income the real solution to poverty?
A two-year experiment in one form of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has just come to a close and its results have set both the UBI fans and critics twittering. Calum Drysdale explores both the results of the Finland experiment and what this might mean for UBI in the future.
Where is the line?
Amidst ever increasing living costs and in spite of their huge surplus, the university continues to make cut after cut. When are we going to tell them enough is enough?