Voting in the Leadership Elections 2023 ended at 14:00 on Thursday 16 March with 5,541 students casting votes for the next cohort of Imperial student leaders. The electorate was 24,411, representing a turnout of 22.70%.
5,339 students cast votes for CSP leaders, with an aggregate total of 7,426 students voting across the full set of elections. The elections achieved a combined turnout of 30.42%.
It’s March, which can only mean one thing… it’s elections season! On every campus and on every social media platform, thousands of students are vying for your vote.
We mark International Women’s Day at ICU through the Gender Equality Network. The elected students work to promote gender equality and empower women both within the College and in the wider community.
As we approach International Women's Day, they will be hosting a fundraising event to support the Girls Friendly Society, a charity that empowers and supports girls and young women in the UK. They are also launching different proposals to improve the learning environment in the Central Library!
Let’s talk about eating disorders and bust some myths about these conditions.
Facts about Eating Disorders:
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses involving disordered eating behaviour and concerns towards body weight and appearance to cope with difficult emotions and situations.
From academic pressure to money worries and loneliness - it’s easy to feel overwhelmed at university. Identity crises, discrimination, and global concerns can make student life even tougher to navigate for the 2.3 million students currently studying in UK universities.
Whether you've spotted our giant cube around campus, or heard us shouting about it on social media, you’ve probably noticed that the Leadership Elections 2023 are well underway at Imperial College Union.
Last night, Union Council met to debate whether Imperial College Union should continue to support strike action being undertaken by the University and College Union (UCU). The UCU is a trade union representing academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff.
Queer: denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms.
But what does being queer mean to us? When we were younger, being queer meant being different. Being ostracised, being bullied, being less. It meant hiding, dampening a core part of ourselves, for fear of serious consequences.
