The Secretary of State for National Heritage, Virginia Bottomly, admitted on Wednesday in a speech to Imperial College’s Conservative Society, that the Government is in a very difficult predicament and that "Small majorities are grim." Nevertheless Mrs Bottomley denied that recent deals with Ulster Unionists were evidence
For the second year running, universities have been required to make public the salaries of their top staff. Imperial College’s Rector, Sir Ronald Oxburgh, recieved a pay rise of Ł1,000 last year, making him the UK’s 45th most highly-paid Vice Chancellor and taking him up to an
Leading retail chain Sainsbury’s has been ranked fourth out of five in a survey of food quality in leading supermarket stores. For Sainsbury’s, whose flagship Cromwell Road store is popular among Imperial College students, this is further blow follows the announcement that their profits would be Ł60 million
Speculation that London Underground is to be privatised has intensified this week, following a report that it may be sold whole to a single company. This might lead to fare increases and scotch plans to introduce cheaper fares for students. An article in Monday’s edition of The Independent claims
An official report on last year’s meningitis outbreak at Cardiff University has suggested that the deaths of two 19-year-old students could have been avoided had mass vaccination been implemented, and has suggested a review of national guidelines. Last year, seven students contracted meningitis between October and December. The first
The first open day for the new Imperial College School of Medicine on Tuesday attracted 600 prospective medical students from some of the best schools in the country. Visiting sixth-formers were welcomed by the ICSM’s new Principal, Professor Chris Edwards, in the Great Hall. Prof Edwards immediately began by
Imperial College Security officials are celebrating a massive reduction in campus bicycle thefts, following improved security vigilance and the arrest of a suspected thief before Christmas. A man was arrested on 11 December after a fourth year Civil Engineering student noticed two people, a man and a woman, making "
The final week of nominations for the 1997 Sabbatical Elections has seen unprecedented activity amongst potential candidates jockeying for prominence. A number of submitted and then withdrawn candidatures have further confused the election race. Today, the deadline passes for members of Imperial College Union wishing to run for election to
With a turnout of 64.9%, members of the Association of University Teachers voted with an overwhelming 92.3% majority to accept their latest pay offer and end all industrial action. 99.2% of the union also voted to set up a new pay review body. These results, announced on
The end may be in sight for the long-running pay dispute between the Universities and Colleges Employers Association and eight trade unions, led by the Association of University Teachers, which threatened to disrupt exam and admissions procedures for universities in the United Kingdom later this year. The dispute started in
Medical students at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School were celebrating this week after securing the future students’ union’s financial independence. During a question and answer session for medical students last Monday, Professor Alan Swanson, Deputy Rector of Imperial College, said that he saw no reason why the Student
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has decided on the weightings it will use for the distribution of funds to universities and colleges for the coming year. A big difference this year will be that none of the Ł680m will be going to departments rated at 1 or 2
