Film & TV
Wonders of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Think back to spring 2008. The comic book industry’s ventures into film were showing strong signs of recovery after the apparent death knell that was 1997’s Batman & Robin.
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Union Council Cancelled Yet Again
This Tuesday Union Council was cancelled due to failing to achieve quoracy again. An email was sent around on Monday announcing the cancellation after an administrative member of staff received a large number of apologies of absence via email.
Opinion
The end is approaching...
So, you’re halfway through term time and you’re probably wondering what has happened, it’s almost the end of May and the end of term soon approaches.
News
Oxford University Students Union disaffiliates from NUS in close result
Oxford University’s Students Union (OUSU), not to be confused with the Oxford Union, a debating society, narrowly voted to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS) in a referendum that concluded on Wednesday.
Film & TV
Miyazaki’s swan song
Over the last decade, ever since Spirited Away rocked the box office and became the highest grossing Japanese film in history, the release of a new Studio Ghibli film has become something of ‘An Event’, bringing with it a whirlwind of excitement and speculation.
Opinion
Lenin’s Imperialism and 700 years of Finance
Christy Kelly takes a look at 700 years of Finance
Sport
Imperial take on Europe at biggest student relay in Europe - and come 15th out of 320 - part two
After having been woken up by bright lights and house music at three o’clock in the morning, it’s safe to say that I was barely awake when me, Siân, Will and Sophie got into Sophie’s car at 05.45...
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Imperial Students To Take Part in Summer of Student Innovation competition
Two Imperial teams have entered the Summer of Student Innovation competition. This is a competition to fund ideas that use technology that can improve research and education.
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Imperial Physicists are ready to turn light into matter within a year
Physicists at Imperial College London are ready to turn light into matter within a year, according to new research published in the journal Nature Photonics.
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College begins new study on the possible effects of mobile phones on child cognitive development
This week College researchers began a new study investigating the possible effects mobile phones and other wireless devices may have on the mental development of children.
Science
Alien DNA: when six bases are better than four
Are six bases better than four? Scientists at The Scripps Institute Florida, can boast that they have changed the secret of life; they have invented an extension to our DNA.
Science
A cast-iron case for climate sceptics
Philippa Skett on the ice caps leaking iron into the ocean