Maison de l’Inaccessibilité
By Cara Au, Emna Ines Fayala, and Rachel Lauder Imagine being unable to use the toilets without asking for helpContinue Reading
Category: Features
The importance of language on campus
On the scale of progress, the Institute appears to be somewhere in the middle. Not forging ahead and yet not remaining belligerently stuck in the past like other campuses, it seems the Institute has stagnated.
The Big Swiss Miss: Credit Suisse’s Struggles in the Global Market
On March 17th, Silicon Valley Bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Not too long after, Switzerland’s second-largest bank, Credit Suisse, followed suit. Although not utterly destitute, the bank has been facing significant financial challenges and regulatory issues.
March Madness
By Ellie Winslow When I say March Madness, I’m not talking about global stock market turmoil or the ongoing strikesContinue Reading
Iraq Twenty Years On From 2003
Twenty years ago today, a combined fighting force of American, British, Australian, and Polish troops began their initial ground invasion of Iraq.
The Institute Needs to Embrace the Emergence of AI in Academia
“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the landscape of education and has amazing potential to fundamentally change how we as students approach our work and develop our understanding. And yet at the Institute we are facing a disservice by not being properly taught how to effectively utilise such tools.”
Slava Ukraini – The Russian invasion of Ukraine One Year On
“One year ago today President Putin of Russia re-launched his barbaric invasion of Ukraine.”
Solidarity with our Syrian Friends in Need: Call for Donations
“Last September, we embarked on a 10-day trip to conduct fieldwork in different cities in Hatay Province, Turkey, for our Advanced Research Project in the Gender track. We collaborated on “Amwaj”, waves in Arabic, a project that aims to empower female Syrian engineers and economists”
Western sanctions have slowed down aid to Syria, but lifting them will not be enough
“[sanctions have] left many areas, including the northwestern city of Aleppo which experienced the worst earthquakes, in a dire state of disrepair”.
