Join the Conversation : Reforming Inclusivity Training at Imperial

We are a small group of students in the Faculty of Natural Sciences working with Imperial to tackle prejudice against underrepresented groups. We'd like your input on what you think should be addressed as we restructure how EDI (Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity) training is delivered at Imperial. 

If you'd like to contribute to making Imperial a better place for all students there are two ways:

1. Fill in an anonymous questionnaire: Share your experiences with inclusivity training for a chance to win one of five £10 Amazon vouchers. It will only take 3-4 minutes.
2. Sign up for a 15-minute chat: Speak with one of us to share your experiences further. We are students just like you, and anything you share will be anonymized.

Thank you so much for reading, we hope to hear from you soon! If you have any other questions feel free to contact us here:

Stef (she/they) (Chemistry): sm5022@ic.ac.uk
Scarlett (she/her) (BioChem): sk1722@ic.ac.uk
Sudeshna (she/her) (Maths): sb3122@ic.ac.uk
Ivy (she/they) (Biological Sciences): ix122@ic.ac.uk

Participate in the Blackboard Learn Survey!

We want to hear from you! The Faculty of Natural Sciences is planning to introduce a new Learning Management System (LMS) for the 2026-27 academic year, replacing Blackboard Learn. Your feedback is crucial in selecting the best system to meet student requirements. The survey (link here) is quick and easy, taking only 10-15 minutes to complete. Share your experiences with Blackboard Learn and let us know what you would like to see in the new platform.

Global Summer School Mentors

We’re on the lookout for academic mentors for Physics and Data Science&AI  to support students during the programme. Running in July and August , this is a paid role where they can inspire the next generation in STEM.

We would be very grateful if you can share the below link with students in the society and clubs or add this information into Union newsletters or briefings.

Find out more here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/global-summer-school/mentors/

New 100 seat space opens at the Abdus Salam Library

Library Services are pleased to announce the opening of a new Group Study Space on level 4 of the Abdus Salam Library. The area features over 100 study spaces in an array of different types of furniture such as 2, 4 and 6-seater meeting pods, standing desks and moveable furniture.

Whilst the main study furniture is bespoke and brand-new, we were very happy to be able to re-use a number of reclaimed whiteboards, a printer and a table and benches in the ‘tea-point’.

The ‘tea-point’ also includes a hot water boiler and cold vending machines.

Later in the year we will be adding to this space by opening two bookable group study rooms on the same floor.

We look forward to welcoming you to the space soon and please send your feedback to library@imperial.ac.uk.

Advancing Physics Student Ambassadors

Student facing newsletters and communications: Learning Analytics Student Consultations

The College is developing its use of data to support and enhance the student experience, referred to as Learning Analytics. As part of this a team of staff and students are running consultation sessions to capture students’ opinions on how they would like to be supported using data analytics and attitudes about data privacy through a project: “Shaping Learning Analytics”

As part of this student partners are running 90-minute consultation sessions with a short questionnaire and focus groups where we hope to discuss how you would like data about your learning experience to be used. Would you be interested in taking part in such a focus group? These will be held over lunchtime on a convenient date and pizza will be provided at the end.

If you are interested and would like to know more about the study please see attached participant information sheet and consent form, before replying to Dr Camille Kandiko Howson, Research lead, at c.howson@imperial.ac.uk or register you interest via this QR code/Microsoft form.

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A little more about the D. E. Shaw group: 

• We’re a global investment and technology development firm with over 2,500 people around the world. Since our founding in 1988, we’ve earned a worldwide reputation for innovation, rigorous risk management, cutting-edge technology, and the quality of our people. Visit our website to learn more about our culture and impact, research, and programs. 
• Our internships are open to students from all academic backgrounds who want to build skills and relationships, work on high-impact initiatives, and learn about investing and technology development from experts inside and outside the firm. 
• We solve complex challenges together and thrive on the diversity of our employees. We welcome students’ perspective, experience, and background. We want to be a place where students can reach their full potential.  

FAQs:  

If students are interested in our firm, but they’re already interviewing elsewhere:  

They can fill out this form and we’ll do our best to work with their timeline. They can also update the form or email me if their recruiting timeline changes. (Please note: this form isn’t an application. If they’re interested in an open role, they should also apply on our website so we can review their application.) 

If they’ve already accepted an offer for summer 2025:  

Congratulations! We’d still like to learn more about their career goals. They’re welcome to fill out this form to tell us more about what roles they might be interested in or to hear about our future opportunities. 

If they’re second-year students: 

They can check out our three-day fellowship programs, which bring together talented students looking to learn more about investing and technology development. They’ll get a sense of what we do at the firm through case studies, seminars with visiting professors, and sessions with our analysts. Fellowships happen throughout the year, so interested students can fill out this form to get updates on our open applications. They can also watch this video for more information.  

Fantastic Engineering Programme at one of the UK’s largest transport companies Stagecoach!

Fancy starting your graduate career – one of the UK’s largest transport companies (portfolio of transport and infrastructure assets managed by DWS Infrastructure) who are market-leaders in their field?

Who is Stagecoach?

• Transport is at the heart of a strong economy, a strong society, a strong environment and a strong community – and they’re at the very heart of the transport industry.
• Stagecoach has a privileged role in connecting individuals and communities across the UK to healthcare, to employment, to education, to leisure – and most importantly to each other.
• They’re proud to be one of the UK’s biggest and best transport businesses, and their people are at the heart of delivering their exceptional service to our customers.
• With around 23,500 colleagues they have operations throughout the UK, and every year they provide travel services to 1 billion customers across over 100 major towns and cities.
• Their values are built around growth and sustainability because it is right for their business, their customers, our people and our planet.

What is the role?

The Engineering department ensures sufficient safe and reliable vehicles are available daily for operational use. As a department, they ensure 8,000 vehicles go out each day and deliver their customers safely and in comfort. In this Engineering Programme, there will be a mix of technical learning opportunities to ensure you fully understand the complexities of operating Public Service vehicles.

Some responsibilities of the role may include the following:

• Learning about the functionality of a PSV, vehicle design principles, Transport law and regulation, Health, Safety & Environment practices within a commercial workshop, alternative fuels such as electric drive and Hydrogen fuel cells.
• Spending time at their partner suppliers working as part of the production facility to understand how a PSV is constructed.
• You will gain an insight into how Stagecoach standards are implemented to ensure operational excellence.
• Meeting with suppliers to procure vehicle components and services.
• Analysing data to benchmark vehicle types, route effectiveness and extend vehicle life.
• You will learn the importance of vehicle presentation to deliver excellent customer service, scheduling shift patterns to ensure planned and reactive maintenance is achieved.
• Once technically competent, their graduate will have the opportunity to manage engineering or central technical operations using their state-of-the-art asset management system to drive efficiency, improve vehicle reliability and reduce overall total cost of ownership.

Of course, they won’t throw you in at the deep end without support – a buddy, a mentor and great managers…you can count on them to give you everything you’ll need.

About you

• You must have a passion for engineering and demonstrate a commitment to innovation and sustainability.
• Those with any engineering/scientific background will be considered for this opportunity, and ideally you will have previous experience within a vehicle related industry or heavy commercial engineering.
• We are looking for graduates who thrive from continuous development and are not afraid to get stuck in with the team and get their hands dirty!
• The ideal candidate will need to learn all the role responsibilities and competencies of the varied engineering workforce before being able to progress their career into managerial responsibilities. This will take patience, commitment and hard work – but will be absolutely rewarding, entertaining and lead to endless opportunities.

University of Birmingham - PGT Nuclear Programmes, With Fee Funding

The University of Birmingham offers two 1-year postgraduate Masters courses in Nuclear Education. There have been lots of exciting new developments in nuclear over the last year or two, including new build reactors, SMRs (small modular reactors, which can be used here on earth but may eventually even be deployed on Mars), fusion research, nuclear defence, and the growing field of decommissioning. These courses receive excellent funding for Home students and partial scholarships can potentially be available for international students (see below).

At Birmingham we offer two such MSc courses related to nuclear:

1. The first, “MSc Physics & Technology of Nuclear Reactors" is focused on the more technical aspects, nuclear engineering, reactor physics and quite broad coverage across nuclear power technology - including fusion - and we have even had a number of graduates go on to careers in radiotherapy using nuclear/radiation techniques to treat cancer.
2. Secondly, “MSc Nuclear Decommissioning & Waste Management" (NDAWM) is focused much more on the final part of the fuel cycle, which includes site clean-up, decommissioning, waste treatment and storage, as well as more focus on managing nuclear projects.

We take graduates from a wide range of degree subjects, such as the engineering disciplines, physics, mathematics, metallurgy/materials science, chemistry, etc (for the NDAWM course this can very much also include geology and environmental sciences). We take students with both Bachelors and undergraduate Masters qualifications.

We are still accepting applications for the next academic year, commencing late-September 2024 and also still have some funding available to pay towards tuition fees for both home and international students:

• Typically, home students with a good 2.2 to a 1st degree from undergraduate would qualify for coverage of their fees between about 50% to 100% (depending on final degree result). Although strictly those amounts are determined at, and by, a brief interview. Those fees payments do not have to be repaid and come from industry companies who sponsor the course (and are available to Home students who have Bachelors or UG Masters). In addition, there is a government postgraduate loan scheme that allows Home students to support living expenses which should be looked into on an individual basis.
• For international students, there are scholarships such as the Birmingham Global Masters Scholarship which offers £2,000 fee scholarship towards tuition fees. Check website for eligibility.

The courses have deep elements both practically and theoretically, and combine this with strong industrial links and experience - culminating in a thesis which can be done in academia, but more often than not is based within industry. Typically, two thirds of our students have jobs lined up to walk into before even finishing the course, and most of the remainder will have something within a few months of completing, on average around 90% of our students have gone on to careers in the industry, or into related research. Some more information on the courses and their syllabi can be found at:

• MSc: Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors Masters
• MSc/PG Diploma: Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management

New MRes Computational Cell Biophysics Programme at UCL

MRes CCB Slide

PhD alert 3^rd/4^th year students? !

Want to build cutting edge mid-infrared lasers for precision tissue diagnostics via advanced mass spectrometry techniques? Then come on work on single cell metabolomics with us! I’m looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual to join our team as a PhD student across the Physics Department and the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College. You will work within a multidisciplinary team at the interface of physics,  analytical chemistry, and systems medicine. Fully funded start Oct 24 - home fees status required.

Contact Dr Robbie Murray - Robert.murray10@imperial.ac.uk - for more info on the project.

Fire evacuation assembly points for Blackett & Huxley

Dear all,

Thank you for the feedback provided following the triggering of the fire alarm in the Blackett Building last Tuesday. Please see below for the assembly points that should be used when evacuating from Blackett (points A or B) and Huxley (points A or C). You must use the nearest escape route which may not be the same route you normally use. For example, in Blackett there are the east and west stairwells which connect floors 0-7, in addition to the main stairwell which connects all floors. Always use the break glass to release exit doors and keep roads clear in case emergency vehicles need access.

Further information on fire safety can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/estates-facilities/health-and-safety/fire-safety/