Confessions of a GTA: Part 10
Talking to MSc students can be highly disconcerting
An open letter to the President of Imperial College London
We are writing to you as staff, students and alumni of Imperial College London, as we are concerned that the university endowment fund is investing heavily in fossil fuels.
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.
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.
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....
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.
International Developments
Hugo Paquet explores international development
In defence of Justin Bieber
I love Justin Bieber. There, I said it, I outed myself as a Belieber.
Confessions of a GTA: Part 9
Here, let me Google that for you... Actually, that’s not our job
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.
The Role of Role Models
I will confess now that I have never really understood the appeal of role models. It has always seemed slightly ridiculous to treat someone as if they were an exemplary figure, and with a little maturity I also came to recognise the symbolic violence in raising that someone above...
The Reappraisal of the British State
Why the Coalition Government should tread carefully