News
Union to launch h-bar evening food service
h-bar’s new menu, which will see Imperial students able to eat between 7pm and 11pm on weekdays will be available from 26th June
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Science
Time to go to sleep
Almost all animals sleep, but we don’t know why. Modern research is revealing how sleep is essential for numerous brain functions such as learning, memory and immunity.
Science
The revival of measles
Measles is on the rise in the wake of the popularisation of ‘anti-vaxxer’ rhetoric, decreasing herd immunity, and increasing risk. Make sure you are protected!
Games
E3 - You’ve heard of the good releases that came from E3, now get ready to read about the downright awful!
With some of the good releases that arrived with E3 came some that didn’t quite meet the mark- featuring mobile games galore, surprise TV shows, false advertising to kickstarters, and more! Being the hypefest that E3 is, not everything lives up to the standard set by fans that is
Politics
Resistance, Resilience and Revolution
A brief insight into the humanitarian crisis and the Sudan Revolution, as well as little steps we can all take to help
Science
Psychedelics research at Imperial College enters a new phase
The second phase to be exact. This year the newly minted Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London began conducting a first-of-its-kind phase II clinical trial designed to test how effective the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin is at treating patients with major depressive disorder versus a current prescription antidepressant, escitalopram.
Music
The noisy, discordant sound of history: Black Midi
Black Midi had released very little music as I walked down the steps to the EartH concert hall. In fact, when I first heard of the band from a friend of a friend of the band at a gig a year ago, they had released no music at all. Much
Science
Oxygen: the generator of life
New research indicates that oxygen abundance was strongly correlated to cycles of flourishing and declining biodiversity during the development of prehistoric multicellular life.
News
Guardian University League Tables: Imperial Maintains Position
The Guardian university league tables for 2020 were published on 7th June. The tables rank UK universities both overall and for individual subjects. Imperial maintained its overall position from last year in 7th, an impressive feat given that many London universities have declined. LSE, King’s College, City University, and
Music
Reverb: society events made easier
As the year draws to a close, many societies will begin the transition to a new committee. Running a society at Imperial is not easy, and perhaps the hardest part of running a society is planning the associated events. A lot of things have to be taken into consideration when
Books
A Review of Petals of Blood
A deeply empathetic story set in post-colonial Kenya
Culture
Cinderella: sculpture of a fleeting magical moment
A mesmerising albeit slightly unconvincing performance of a much-loved fairytale classic.