NekNominations - a fifth reported fatality
A fifth person has been reported as having died after taking part in NekNomination online drinking game.
Imperial Medic diagnoses Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man
Imperial surgeon Mr. Hutan Ashrafian has recently diagnosed a picture of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man
Immigration Bill has second reading in Lords
The second reading of the Immigration Bill took place in the House of Lords last Monday. The reading stretched over a seven-hour period during which the Peers discussed several aspects of the bill, including a lengthy discussion about the prospective problems facing overseas students due to the bill The second
College indirectly invests £785,000 in tobacco industry
Earlier this week the London Student revealed that Imperial College has £785,000 indirectly invested in tobacco companies. This conflicts with the extensive cancer research done by Imperial academics.
Chemistry & Materials Departments display year on year NSS participation increase
The Chemistry and Materials Departments have shown a marked improvement from the number of final year students who have completed the National Student Survey.
Union Big Election Nominations 2014 Open!
The nominations for the Union’s Big Elections 2014 opened this Monday. These elections determine who will fill key roles at the Union during the 2014-15 academic year. Read to see a list of confirmed candidates!
Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention returns to Imperial on February 22
The College is preparing to host top SF and fantasy writers at its annual convention, Picocon. This year award winning authors Sarah Pinborough and Charles Stross wILL...
In Appointments We Trust
Interesting points raised at Council
Imperial and Dyson to launch new Robotics Lab
A new centre that collaborates with Dyson will be launching at Imperial in the Department of Computing, this will be the Dyson Robotics Laboratory.
CU in Club Election Confusion
On Tuesday a member of the Imperial College Christian Union’s (CU) committee sent an email to all members on their mailing list explaining that in their upcoming society elections only candidates chosen by the current committee...
Calls for University of London vice chancellor to stand down
There have been a series of unpleasant events related to student protests at the University of London which has resulted in calls for Adrian Smith to resign his position as vice chancellor.
Cable and Willetts announce further cuts to English Higher Education Funding
The government has announced that it will be cutting £946 million from its annual grant to English Higher Education Institutions.