Imperial goes green
The introduction of recycled paper for letterheads and envelopes as part of Imperial's re-branding programme has won praise from London Remade, an organisation aiming to develop and promote new markets and secondary industries based on the reprocessing and reuse of London's recycled materials.

By signing up to up to the Mayor's Green Procurement Code, Imperial has taken the lead amongst other London-based, higher education institutes in its efforts to preserve the environment.

"We are delighted to have had this opportunity to further our commitment to environmentally sound practices," said Lynda Davies, Head of Communications, who lead the branding exercise. "And it doesn't stop with buying the new stock. Our job now is to continue to communicate the benefits to our internal and external communities."

London Remade Newsletter (30/01/03)

IVF expert and Church leader disagree over cloning
Professor Robert Winston, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, has criticised comments made by the leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics on human cloning. Writing in the Sunday Herald (19/01/03), Professor Winston said the archbishop, like everyone else, had to be prepared to change his ethical views because of scientific breakthroughs that helped human beings to understand the 'real world.'

"If this were not enough, he has taken the astonishing course of comparing the kind of research conducted by people like myself with what was carried out under the evil regime of the Nazis," he said.

"He has the effrontery to compare the life-giving work we are attempting with the appalling events of the Holocaust."

Bargain hunters beware
Everyone likes a bargain, but you should always keep your eyes wide open, warns the Guardian (18/01/03). Commenting on the value of Esso's latest petrol price offer, Dr Marcel Cohen of Imperial's Business School, said: "Ultimately, many independent service stations cannot be profitable at the Esso stipulated prices and will be forced to close, as will others forced to drive down prices to compete. This may be the company's aim. As it is the biggest player, it benefits more than any others from a pattern of closures."