The restructuring was prompted by the uncertain and precarious COVID-19 pandemic that rendered the Union’s commercial services inoperable, as well as the declining satisfaction of bar and kitchen services seen in the previous academic year.
Student residents of the Paragon complex in Brentford, west London were told on Monday 19th that they would have a week to move out.
Imperial University Challenge team beat Exeter to go through into the next round of the competition.
Designed as a way to simplify and reduce the administrative burden on sports society committees, the launch of Imperial Athletes has instead been marred by confusion and anger. Felix reports on the launch of Imperial's new sports one-stop-shop
In an effort to keep students and staff informed, Imperial College is publishing daily statistics on the prevalence of coronavirus within the university. The “College COVID-19 status and response” webpage displays the number of recorded positive tests on campus in both the past day and fortnight, as well as general
Felix would like to issue a formal retraction regarding the 13th March article 'Imperial Students in Self-Isolation as Coronavirus Risk Grows.'
Academics and researchers at Imperial signed an open letter addressed to the College senior leadership team calling the repeal of a new application fee for taught post-graduate courses.
The interim Vice Provost (Education) has told Felix that students should not expect a reduction in fees in response to changes in education delivery. VP Emma McCoy has said that the enforced change to teaching method has been a significant driver of innovation and she believed that teaching would be
Major breakouts at Glasgow and the Royal College of Music suggest we are weeks from lockdown.
The governmental Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) body called for all university teaching to be fully online 4 weeks ago.
Having lost their first match against Strathclyde, the Imperial College University Challenge team are making their next appearance on Monday 19th October against Exeter in an attempt to remain in the competition.
The technical issues have raised questions over the feasibility of an entirely online term, and about the value of a virtual academic year, which is an already heated debate.