text: Clubs, Societies & Projects (CSP) are integral to the student experience at university. At Imperial, we have over 340 CSP. They are all run and led by students for students. I decided to write about how a CSP committee is elected usually elected and how elections occurred this year
  Some background details
  The Clubs are mainly for sports. They play both competitively in London-wide and national leagues, and casually for social participation. Clubs is often used interchangeably with Societies which is a term used to describe any student group.
  Read Committee elections during these unprecedented times in full
  10 things I miss about Imperial
  Marine Coispeau
  Biotechnology
  19 May 2020
  #stay safe
  2020
  Biochemistry
  College
  Imperial
  London Life
  1. Friends – Highlights of my time at Imperial so far include meeting like-minded students from around the world and different cultures. Imperial is a true melting pot and with the current situation we are all back home, separated by mountains and seas. With friends from England, China, Australia, France, USA, Taiwan, I have realised how challenging it can be to catch up owing to all the different time zones. Luckily we have technology to rescue us # teams and zoom. For all those who have continuously supported me, thank you. I look forward to seeing you all in 3D soon!
  Read 10 things I miss about Imperial in full
  Remote mental health self-support
  Kinan Wihba
  Medicine
  9 May 2020
  #stay safe
  Practical Advice
  mental health
  Taking charge of your own mental health support.
  We have been in a state of nationwide lock-down for a few weeks now. This has understandably taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. Some may have managed to cope more than others. However, professional and academic commitments still need to be met even during a pandemic. The pressure from keeping up with that alongside the uncertainty of the current situation may lead to heightened anxiety among students. This can manifest in many ways some of which are erratic sleep, loss of appetite, irritability or panic attacks.
  With the pressures from the crisis and everything being run remotely, the access to professional mental health support has unfortunately diminished.
  Read Remote mental health self-support in full
  Remote open-book exams: what do they look like in Computing?
  Max Graczyk
  Computing
  29 April 2020
  #stay safe
  2020
  Computing
  COVID-19
  The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way we live in just a few days/weeks. One of the consequences of that is the new exam organisation at Imperial this year. Using my own computer at home, I have already sat two remote open-book exams and I am about to have another six assessments in the next 3 weeks.
  In this post, I am not going to comment on fairness of the Imperial’s decision to hold remote examinations. What I would like to do instead is describing what they look like in our department.
  Read Remote open-book exams: what do they look like in Computing? in full
  <3 Central Library <3
  Kinan Wihba
  Medicine
  14 April 2020
  #stay safe
  Year 2
  COVID-19
  Imperial
  My first online open-book exam is in 13 days.
  I am desperately trying to revise but to little avail. The exam season panic has fittingly kicked in. You may ask why I need to revise when all my assessments are going to be open-book. I had the same question. We were advised by our faculty that the exams will be testing understanding instead of simple factual recall. Hence, we need to know the material and understand it sufficiently in order to pass. The faculty has kindly arranged an online mock so we can familiarise ourselves with the platform used to deliver the exams.
  Read <3 Central Library <3 in full
  It’s not a productivity contest
  Kinan Wihba
  Medicine
  6 April 2020
  #stay safe
  COVID-19
  The lockdown and the uncertainty of the current climate have taken a toll on everyone’s mental health and wellbeing. Some managed to cope impressively well with the situation whereas others might be slightly or seriously struggling. Social media has proven vital to remain in touch with family and friends with whom you don’t live. But, it can be detrimental to one’s ability to cope as it encourages people to compare themselves with others.
  If you are managing to remain motivated and productive during these trying times, then this is absolutely commendable regardless of what is motivating you to work. Motivation can take many forms: wanting to self-improve, trying to fill free time and/or trying to escape the current climate.
  Read It’s not a productivity contest in full
  I barely came back home!
  Max Graczyk
  Computing
  31 March 2020
  #stay safe
  2020
  COVID-19
  In the first week of March, my life was pretty much in the “business as usual” mode. Attending lectures, meeting friends, working on group projects, chilling out. Yeah, nothing special.
  In the second week, something began to change. The COVID-19 situation was becoming more and more serious. There was a growing pressure on Imperial to start delivering remote classes as soon as possible. People got concerned about upcoming tests and exams in the last week of term. My coronavirus anxiety increased so much that I started dropping classes to stay in my room in Evelyn Gardens instead (normally, I don’t skip lectures at all!).
  Read I barely came back home! in full
  Sidebar
  Browse our latest categories
  Accommodation
  Applying to Imperial
  Campus and facilities
  Careers
  Identity and culture
  International students
  Living in London
  Mental health
  Postgraduate student life
  Sports and societies
  Student finance
  Studying Medicine
  Support and wellbeing
  Undergraduate student life
  Work experience
  About student blogs
  This blog was created to provide an insight into what life at Imperial is really like. It’s written by the people who know it best: our students.
  Nothing they post is changed or edited, so these are all genuine accounts of their experiences of the College.
  Join our Facebook group: ‘Study at Imperial’ to find out more about applying to and studying at Imperial.
  Creative commons
  All content on this blog is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.
  Disclaimer
  Articles posted on this blog give the views of the author(s), and not the position of Imperial College London.
  Cookies policy
  This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience.