King Charles visits Imperial College
His Majesty The King visited Imperial’s Centre for Injury Studies with Ukrainian Ambassador General Valerii Zaluzhnyi
RCSU to allow AI in essay-writing competition
New category introduced judging applications on “exceptional use of AI in submission creation.”
Chen Jining: the Imperial graduate tipped to be in the race for Xi's successor
Following major elections across the West and several transfers of power, China's leadership post-Xi Jinping is a topic gaining greater prominence. Now 71 and in the middle of his third five-year term in power, the topic of his successor has become more prescient as he heads towards a
Union moves to remove DPFS role
Deputy President for Finance and Services (DPFS) position to be removed subject to the results of the democracy review.
Plant-Based Universities wins council vote on plant-based catering
Activist group passed motion calling for 50% of all food offered on campus to become plant-based.
University Challenge: Quarterfinal setback for Imperial as Christ’s College clinches win
Imperial’s University Challenge team faced a setback as they narrowly lost their quarter-final match 160–180 against Christ’s College, Cambridge, following an “absolutely phenomenal” match against Wadham College, Oxford. Imperial performed well, taking an early lead which they held for the points in the majority of the match.
Protesters campaign for Imperial to “stop arming Israel”
Around 20 pro-Palestinian activists returned to Queen’s Lawn with Palestinian flags and banners on Thursday, calling on Imperial to cut ties with arms companies. The protest, the third of this academic year, was backed by the Trade Union Congress as well as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and had been
Brady calls for greater science funding in annual address
President Hugh Brady called for greater funding and science research to grow the economy and fulf il the purpose of being “useful” in his annual address. Brady’s speech highlighted the lack of government funding towards scientific innovation, as 3% of GDP is invested into research and development. China, according
Increasing class inequality around internships report finds
A new report by educational charity the Sutton Trust has revealed a widening gap between working- and middle-class graduates in applying to and securing internships. The gap between working class and middle-class students undertaking internships has increased from 12 percentage points to 20 betwee 2018 and 2024. Internships are increasingly
New carbon calculator launched by College
Public carbon calculator based on Imperial’s data helps model pathways to net zero.
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Biggest shakeup in 50 years to clubs and societies budgeting proposed
Changes to annual budgeting aim to streamline the process and improve equity met with concerns from students.