News
Joe Biden, the former U.S. Vice-President, visits Imperial
The 47th Vice-President of the United States delivers inaugural cancer research lecture at Imperial
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Imperial College London takes part in the first Green GB Week
Imperial College London played host to a number of different events and activities for different audiences during the first Green GB week
Opinion
Grumpy Bastard on the Royals
Someone once told me that bad news come in threes. That person, like all people, was almost definitely wrong: there is no limit on the number of bad things that can happen at once. As an example, this week featured an announcement that the Brexit negotiations will be extended, that
Film & TV
Go Watch The Wife, If Only for Glenn Close
The Wife, directed by Björn Runge and starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce, is a story about Joan Archer, the wife of Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Joseph Castleman (Jonathan Pryce). Glenn Close, as the eponymous “Wife” proves to be the most stunning and transcendent feature of the film. As
Science
Dark cores (not a new Ben and Jerry’s™ flavour)
“…I know they seem a little narcissistic, but they’re actually a really good person...” – maybe not, states recent research from the University of Copenhagen, which identifies a common denominator across many malevolent human behaviours: a dark core.
Science
Birth of words
Baeless, faved and yaas – if you use Twitter, you will have already seen some of these newly created words. But where do they come from?
News
Ede & Ravenscroft accused of “anti-competitive” business practices
Students are seeing increases in the cost of graduation due to the company’s alleged “near monopoly” on gowns
Business
A Country’s Piggy Bank
We’ve all heard the age-old advice; save up for a rainy day, spend a little less, invest that money and have enough to retire. Your favourite car, that house in the countryside, that trip to the Maldives you’ve been planning since the days of eating lunch at your
News
Students call on big business to get its act together to build a more equal society
Social Enterprise UK announces the launch of a student campaign petitioning big businesses to work with their future workforce in building a better way of doing business
Technology
Wishing You an Appy New Year in London
This week in the Tech section, we are reviewing some essential apps we hope will enhance your experience of living in London
Sport
Ultimate frisbee fly out to Italy for an international beach tournament
Imperial College Ultimate’s Disc Doctors recently participated in an international beach tournament, BURLA, from September 20th to September 23rd in Viareggio, Italy. The aim of attending BURLA was to allow our university team to participate in beach ultimate, which is not implemented during the university season. In addition, the
Sport
UEFA Nations League: explained
With the second international break upon us, it’s time to find out what’s actually going on...