Chess Team wins at BUCA
Two weekends ago, Imperial College London’s chess club fielded three teams for the British University Chess Association championship (BUCA), coming away with two cases of silverware.
Your Candidates Revealed - Big Elections 2014
A complete list of all the candidates running in the Big Elections, both full time and part time
Key IRA suspect of the Hyde Park bombings walks free on a police ‘blunder’
John Downey, 62, was a main suspect for the murder of four soldiers by the IRA (Provisional Irish Republican Army) and has now been let free due to a police error that gave him effective immunity.
Imperial students win inter-University Hackathon
4 Imperial students smash the competitions @ HackKings
Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust appoints new chief executive
The Imperial College Healthcare Trust, which runs five London hospitals including St Mary’s and Charing Cross. has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive.
Management MSc Student passes away
Miss Tianlin Wang a 2013-14 Management MSc student was found dead last week.
Union submits portfolio of evidence to College’s Residential Experience Review
The Residential Experience review was announced by College at the start of the year. The aim of this review is to improve the residential experience students at Imperial have.
Office of Fair Trading claims sanctions on students in debt unlawful
After analysing the terms and conditions of over 100 UK Higher Education Institutions, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concluded that almost 75% included sections that could stop students graduating or progressing to the next year of study if they were in debt to their institution.
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.