"Keep the Cat Free"

28.01.2012

FELIX

The student voice of Imperial College London since 1949

Solving the gender gap

There are currently 81 female professors at Imperial which make up just 15% of the total holding this senior post. Felix has investigated what Imperial is doing to combat gender inequalities and support the career progression of women. In fact, a substantial movement exists within the College and members of ...
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Chinese Ambassador visits Imperial

The Chinese Ambassador to the UK visited Imperial College last week to discover more about Imperial and also gave a ...
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Move to prevent Big Ben tower lean

Members of the House of Commons Commission have met to discuss options to deal with the subsidence problems that the ...
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Holden Caulfield, Salinger’s most auto-biographical literary creation, once said, “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you ...
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Martha Marcy May Marlene Director Sean Durkin Screenwriter Sean Durkin Cast Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy With a title that is as confusing as this one, ...
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Editorial

Keep a keen interest in the latest college issues

During the past week the Felix website has seen some of its highest activity ever, as various members of College have taken to our comment boards to voice their opinions over last week’s report on the potential closure of Clayponds. Demonstrating that the postgraduate voice at Imperial is very much alive and well, it shows that adjustments to college life are not solely exclusive to one section of Imperial’s community, but rather everyone.

Even considering this, undergraduates may be wondering why they should care about postgraduate accommodation, especially if they have no intention of pursuing a postgraduate education. It is unwise to continue through an academic career at Imperial without awareness of the decisions that college takes on important issues such as Clayponds or the Holland Club, and the effects that it has on other hugely significant areas of college life. There can easily be repercussions from postgraduates to undergraduates across the college, as, obviously, the student body is not rigidly divided.

Needless to say, Felix will report on these issues and bring them to the attention of Imperial, especially when bodies such as the Union are incensed at what they believe to be a lack of communication on the part of the college. It is important to remember that Imperial is not only made up of undergraduates, nor solely postgraduates. Not every major story will revolve around one particular area of college. The fact that there have been so many comments from those affected by ...

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