No sign of divestment following investment forum
Staff and students met with Provost and COO to discuss Imperial’s fossil fuel and arms company investments
Issue 1862
To engineer for a village
Meet Cameroon Catalyst, a student-led society dedicated to design solutions for villages and inspiring members to lead engineering projects.
This Week In Science (06/01/2025)
First bird flu–related death in the US The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first death from H5N1 bird flu in the US. Public health experts emphasise, however, that the risk to the general public remains low. The individual who passed was a man over the age of
Earth’s oldest fossil
Science writer Doyeon Myeong discusses the Brasier–Schopf debate on the origin of Earth’s oldest fossil.
Write of passage
John Tregoning, Professor of Vaccine Immunology here at Imperial, reflects on his Felix days before his new book release.
Heaven reopens after Council hearing
Westminster Licensing Committee have allowed popular gay nightclub Heaven to reopen, following a hearing on Friday 6th December. Several new conditions for licensing have been implemented including final entry at 3am, a ban on queue drinking, and changes to its security. The club had its license suspended for 28 days
Imperial academics recognised in New Year Honours
Several academics at Imperial have been regnoised for their services towards their fields in the 2025 New Year Honours list. Professor Robert J Wilkinson (Department of Infectious Diseases) received an OBE for services to infectious disease research. Professor Wilkinson’s research has focused on tuberculosis, particularly with regards to HIV-1
Rent hikes draw ire from students, staff, and alumni.
Imperial College has decided on the final rent increases for the next three academic years, despite the Union holding the position that such increases “are too high”. Following weeks of negotiation with Officer Trustees last November, the College has finalised an increase of 8.7%, 7.9%, and 7.6%
UKRI agrees to new standards for research funding
The Heidelberg Agreement on Environmental sustainability in Research Funding was published in October. The multi-stakeholder agreement was created by participants from nine European countries and endorsed by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), among other funding organisations. The agreement sets out how funders can lead on sustainability. Research funding is a
Sailing Club’s mid-season review
Last term we went to several competitions, from Reading to Plymouth. We also hosted a joint event with UCL and our alumni. Our training sessions were sometimes cancelled due to strong wind (or lack of it) but we filled our time with theory sessions. Hopefully we’ll get more time
Je serai toujours Charlie
So that the events of January 7, 2015 never cease to be shameful.
Imperial Rugby: GW11 Preview
We asked Imperial’s 1st and 2nd XV rugby teams how their respective season’s were going ahead of the 11th GW of the season. 1st XV Team Captain – Luke Butland The 1st XV’s season so far has been remarkable. So far, we are undefeated in the league, having