World class opera in our backyard
Our prestigious neighbour, the Royal College of Music, is a fortress tucked away behind our own Sherfield building. Until now its activities had been hidden from me; but I am so glad that that has finally changed.
Issue 1563
6th Dec 2013
The invention of vibrators...
What’s in a name? Probably some erotica, as the name is “The Vibrator Play”...
UUK’s report on gender segregated seating
Last week, Universities UUK, the UK’s universities representative organisation issued guidance on helping universities manage external speakers.
Why solar cells prefer Adele over Beethoven
Could Miley Cyrus help lower your energy bills?” asked the Daily Mail. The answer: probably not, but ambient noise could increase the efficiency of solar cells, researchers at Imperial College and Queen Mary University of London have found.
ULU students protest in Senate House occupation
Over 100 protesters occupied the University of London (UoL’s) headquarters on Wednesday 4 December. The protest took place to demonstrate against the UoL’s “undemocratic and unaccountable” running.
How to procrastinate at Christmas
And not feel (too) guilty about it
Scientific sound art at GV Art
Kamil McClelland talks to Mendel Kaelen, an Imperial PhD student whose artwork is on display in the GV Art Gallery in London
World Shocked By Mandela Death
Nelson Mandela, the last great national liberator of the past century, died yesterday at his home in Johannesburg following a 12 year battle with prostate cancer.
The Government Inspector
DramSoc’s winter play this year is Nikolai Gogol’s satirical comedy The Government Inspector. Banned by the tsarist government of Imperial Russia on its first publication, the play makes a mockery of the stupidity, greed and corruption of the officials of a small provincial town
Science Challenge’s Original Aim Exposed
John Sanderson, former President of the Royal College of Science Association (RCSA) on the origins of the Science Challenge
Serpentine Double Whammy
Visiting the Serpentine Gallery, situated in the middle of Hyde Park, usually constitutes a pleasant lunchtime distraction...
Who is Paul Smith?
he title of the Design Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘Hello My Name Is Paul Smith’, feels slightly redundant. Over the last 40-odd years, Paul Smith has become one of the most recognisable men in the British fashion industry, heading a brand of global renown, and producing a vast range of products...