"Keep the Cat Free"

16.05.2012

FELIX

The student voice of Imperial College London since 1949

Court approves Babar Ahmad extradition to United States

Babar Ahmad is a British Citizen and former student and staff member of Imperial College London who has been detained in prison for eight years under anti-terrorist legislation without a trial in the UK. He has been battling against extradition to the US but on 10 April the European Court ...
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Super mutant algae declared winner

Two teams from Imperial reached the Final of BP’s Ultimate Field Trip competition, which was held on Tuesday 8 May. ...
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Science Challenge concludes at the House of Lords

The results of the 2012 Science Challenge were announced at a reception at the House of Lords on 22 March. ...
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Wilson House has been removed from Imperial College’s accommodation website for prospective students. In February, it was reported in Felix that the hall could potentially ...
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I interviewed Jack Steadman from Bombay Bicycle Club before they played the biggest ever UK headline show of thier career at London’s Alexandra Palace. With ...
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Editorial

League table woes not a problem

This week saw the Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony take place in the Royal Albert Hall. Felix congratulates all of those who received their doctorates and wishes you well for the future of your careers, whether in academia or otherwise.

The graduation nevertheless follows the news reported last week that Imperial is now placed joint 71st with Canterbury Christ Church University on the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey. This survey follows many others by different supplements and publications which inevitably place Imperial College in varying positions on varying topics for a bevy of different reasons. Regardless, this latest position warranted a discussion of the merits of the system and a look at just what is considered the problem when it comes to student experience at Imperial.

In the hope of seeing how deep the issue sits with students, this week we put out a brief message on the Felix Facebook page, asking whether you would consider recommending Imperial to a friend. Of the small handful of respondents, the response was generally muted, though one response called into question the couple of outright ‘No’ responses as what was seen to be a culture of complaint over the same recurring issues and stereotypes. Whether the problem is as simple as this is another question, however.

While the survey overall had over 13,000 respondents across universities in the United Kingdom, Imperial made up 156 of those students who took the time to respond. This is undeniably a small sample of students ...

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Court approves Babar Ahmad extradition to United States

Babar Ahmad is a British Citizen and former student and ...
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Mind reading programs?

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