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.
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Imperial’s Defence Investment Holdings Top of List of London Universities
London Student investigation found Imperial College London has the most invested in the arms industry. Compared with ten other London universities, Imperial’s holdings in defence companies comes out on top with investments totalling £3.9m.
Imperial Spin-off Seeks £175m in Stock Market IPO
Circassia, a spinoff company from an Imperial lab discovery in 2006 has announced that it plans to float on the London Stock Exchange. It hopes to raise approximately £175 million in the initial public offering.
Imperial launches new Global MBA
Imperial's new global MBA course launched, which will make its teaching available to the world.
Imperial College publishes animal research action plan in responce to cruelty allegations
Imperial College has published a new “Action plan for world class animal research”. This follows allegations made last April by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) that the College was involved in unethical animal research.
Halls residents finally receive comprehensive guidance about cleaning
After months of delay Campus services have finally given halls residents a comprehensive guide to the cleaning provisions provided in halls.
Graduating students leave thousands of pounds on print service
A freedom of information request to Imperial College has revealed that undergraduate and taught postgraduate students graduating from Imperial College left over £13,465.09 of unused printer credit on the College’s system...
Gas leak fears in Royal College of Science building
The Chemistry Department’s Royal College of Science building was closed for a short time last week as a result of a suspected gas leak.
Tube strikes to cause chaos in February
Transport for London have announced that next week there will be disruption to underground travel.
Imperial and Huawei to cooperate on new data laboratory
A top global ICT solutions company and Imperial will collaborate and invest on a data science lab.
Imperial academics on list of top UK practising scientists
Two Imperial College researchers have been placed on list of 100 top practising scientists compiled by the Science Council.
French Energy Giant to Invest in UK Fracking
French resource company (and energy giant) Total is set to invest up to £13 million in the immediate future in the fledgling UK Shale Gas (fracking) industry.