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NSS: Which department offers the best perks?
From pizza parties to voucher giveaways, departments do their best to combat survey fatigue.
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Tube fares to increase this month
Mayor Sadiq Khan announced changes to Travel for London (TfL) fares commencing this Sunday, March 1st. Pay as you go fares for the tube, DLR and rail are increasing by £0.20 for travel in single zones. The fare for Elizabeth line journeys between Zone I and Heathrow are increasing
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Joint Oxford-Imperial team comes second at PLANCKS UK
I Carnot, a joint team from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London, came second in PLANCKS UK 2026. PLANCKS is annual international theoretical physics competition aimed at undergraduates arranged by the International Association of Physics Students. The competition’s national preliminary, PLANCKS UK, is run by the Institute
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Imperial represented at global AI summit in India
Amanda Wolthuizen, one Imperial College’s Vice-Presidents, attended the India AI Impact Summit which took place in New Delhi from 16th to 20th February. The College cemented new artificial intelligence research partnerships with institutes in the South Asian country, including the joint development of a platform to provide mental health
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Calls for new ballot during last day of staff strikes
Staff on strike and supportive students marched around campus on Tuesday 24th February, for what strikers said was the last day of industrial action within the trade unions’ current strike mandate. Imperial’s three trade unions – the University and College Union (UCU), Unite, and Unison – obtained a six-month striking mandate
Opinion
Britain is driving away the talent it trains
Closing the door for international students opens the door to decline.
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Film & TV
From Gothic tragedy to Valentine’s night out
How Emerald Fenell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights became a glossy, gendered spectacle.
Sport
City Varsity IX returns to Richmond
"OH BABY IT’S BACK!” is how physics student Oli Long chose to open when I asked him about this year’s City Varsity, and honestly, it’s hard to put it better. The Fennex City Varsity returns on 7th March at Old Deer Park in Richmond for its
Books
Why I don't care if Heathcliffe is white
There’s been a lot of controversy about the casting of Jacob Elordi, a white Australian, as Heathcliffe in Emerald Fennel’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights, particularly that a white man could portray a character, who although never explicitly stated to be what we in 2026 would call a racial
Environment
David Attenborough’s Wild London
Are London’s foxes, falcons, and frogs really intruders?
Environment
Interview with Lucy Hand, Head Gardener
Can you tell me a little bit about your background and how you ended up being a gardener and at Imperial? I originally wanted to combine art and plants; that was my original desire. I studied as a Horticulture and Landscape technician. It’s a combination of design, landscape design,