Books
Normal People
For self-projection and rumination, could Normal People be any more ideal?
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Science
Nuclear: fear over fact
The splitting of the atom was arguably the biggest scientific achievement of the 20th century. Nuclear fission, however, became a two-sided coin that we know all too well. Today it provides low-carbon energy in nearly limitless amounts with excellent safety statistics—while oxymoronically being the centre of the tragedies in
Opinion
The People & Planet rankings are better, imperfect, and working.
Each year, universities submit data to QS for them to review and create their sustainability rankings. This year, Imperial ranked 7th. It’s a nice process, but it’s not remotely public. Whilst QS does share their criteria, they don’t share how each university did in any granularity and
News
University Challenge: Imperial demolishes Wadham College
Second round bout ended with Imperial scoring highest number of points so far this season.
Sport
FA Cup 3rd Round Recap
With the 3rd round of the FA Cup drawing to a close, Sport Writer Lila recaps the results and gives her opinions on the teams’ performances.
News
Imperial up 22 places in People & Planet rankings
Imperial College has risen to 76th out of 151 higher education institutions in the 2024/25 People & Planet rankings. The College was awarded a score of 49.1%, up from 40.4% last year. The rise is attributed to an increase in its Carbon Management, Sustainability Staff, Workers’ Rights,
Horoscopes
Horoscopes: 17th Jan 2025
Your weekly dose of star signs
Societies
To engineer for a village
Meet Cameroon Catalyst, a student-led society dedicated to design solutions for villages and inspiring members to lead engineering projects.
Science
This Week In Science (06/01/2025)
First bird flu–related death in the US The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first death from H5N1 bird flu in the US. Public health experts emphasise, however, that the risk to the general public remains low. The individual who passed was a man over the age of
Science
Write of passage
John Tregoning, Professor of Vaccine Immunology here at Imperial, reflects on his Felix days before his new book release.
Science
Earth’s oldest fossil
Science writer Doyeon Myeong discusses the Brasier–Schopf debate on the origin of Earth’s oldest fossil.
News
Heaven reopens after Council hearing
Westminster Licensing Committee have allowed popular gay nightclub Heaven to reopen, following a hearing on Friday 6th December. Several new conditions for licensing have been implemented including final entry at 3am, a ban on queue drinking, and changes to its security. The club had its license suspended for 28 days