Our stake in the arms industry
Imperial College London has a £3.9 million stake in the arms industry, according to a report in the London Student.
Opinion
This section covers student experience and is a place where contributors can publish their own views, either relating to Imperial or to broader events.
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In defence of Justin Bieber
I love Justin Bieber. There, I said it, I outed myself as a Belieber.
International Developments
Hugo Paquet explores international development
Introducing TEDxImperialCollege 2014
Following the success of the first TEDxImperialCollege conference held at Imperial College two years ago, and TEDMEDLive last March, students from Imperial can now look forward to yet another thought-provoking, mind-engaging TEDx conference to be held on 29 March.
Confessions of a GTA: Part 9
Here, let me Google that for you... Actually, that’s not our job
On trains and privatisation
The British railway system is the biggest example of the failures of privatisation. I’m not old enough to remember the change, but I’m sure the arguments were the same as those touted today for the privatisation of other well-functioning institutions....
Open Letter: Regarding the Residential Experience Review
It has recently been announced that the College has set up a consultation process to review the “residential experience” at Imperial, with the purpose of shaping the residential experience for students in College accommodation.
Sorry for droning on...
At the time of writing, the Guardian has just run an online story about Obama. It seems he is ready to bypass congress when it comes to his 2014 agenda.
The New Year in Northern Ireland
Internationally chaired talks fail to deliver reform
The Reappraisal of the British State
Why the Coalition Government should tread carefully
The sciences move and Yoyo arrives!
This week has seen the announcement of the departurew of the Science Museum library and the launch of Yoyo, a new mobile payments app rolled out at Imperial over the last week.
NHS Data Sale: Ramifications?
All members of the broadly defined ‘left’ occasionally fall into the trap Yeats left us when he said ‘the best lack all conviction whilst the worst are filled with passionate intensity’.