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news

Chemical Kitchen: Leading the Charge on Innovation

First year Chemistry students have been introduced to laboratory work this year via an unexpected...

By Isabelle Zhang

Chemistry Introduces Roxy the Therapy Dog

By Henry Alman

College Reveals Academic Strategy 2020-2025

The College has developed and revealed its Academic Strategy for the next five years, which contains...

By Henry Alman

Guardian University League Tables: Imperial Maintains Position

By Henry Alman

politics

EUphoria and the EU’s Role in the People’s Vote

How the lack of a ‘left-wing’ Brexit has allowed the EU to become the party of the people

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Election Section: Understanding the Spanish Election

A general election has been called for 10th November, the second in six months and the fourth in...

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The State we’re in…

After a short hiatus due to the General Election call last week, we return to the third part of our...

By Ansh Bhatnagar

Resistance, Resilience and Revolution

A brief insight into the humanitarian crisis and the Sudan Revolution, as well as little steps we...

By Eva Tadros

comment

A Response to “A Response to Companies in China”

Comment editor, Charles Titmuss, responds to the demands that he apologise for “Companies in China”

By Charles Titmuss

A Response to “Companies in China”

Yuchu Liu responds to Companies in China and hopes that the insults offered to China and its leader...

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Companies in China

Comment editor Charles Titmuss, argues that companies should behave ethically when operating in...

By Charles Titmuss

Fringe Parties: What are they good for?

Eamon Akil Farhat discusses fringe parties and the part they have to play in the UK general election

By Farhat Eamon

science

Oxygen: the generator of life

New research indicates that oxygen abundance was strongly correlated to cycles of flourishing and...

By Juan Rubio Gorrochategui

Psychedelics research at Imperial College enters a new phase

By Joe Sheppard

The revival of measles

Measles is on the rise in the wake of the popularisation of ‘anti-vaxxer’ rhetoric, decreasing herd...

By Madeleine Openshaw

Time to go to sleep

Almost all animals sleep, but we don’t know why. Modern research is revealing how sleep is essential...

By Yizhou Yu

arts

The Magic Flute - Mozart’s classic

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A fairytale on Old Compton Street - Soho Cinders

Anne Boleyn, from Six, and Jamie, from Jamie, shine as hearts are broken and political careers are...

By Farhat Eamon

BEAT: A breath of fresh air

Dance reconstructed for the modern audience

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Birmingham Royal Ballet Mixed Bill: A three-course meal

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film

The Souvenir: A Film about Film

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Your Father’s Murderer: A Letter to Zachary

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Vita & Virginia Review

Chanya Button’s film adaptation of the play about literary lovers prioritises style over substance

By Indira Mallik

Avengers: Endgame

An imperfect, yet wholly satisfying, conclusion to 11 years of films.

By Aidan Chan

tv

When They See Us: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ mini-series asks us to bear witness to painful...

By Indira Mallik

Nailed It!, Netflix, and the death of modern TV

Netflix and other streaming services have brought with them a new raft of options for TV...

By Fred S Fyles

Felix recommends the perfect TV for exam season

We give you our top picks for what to watch when you’re taking a ‘quick’ study break in Central...

By Fred S Fyles

American Vandal: A detective mockumentary that goes beyond dick jokes

American Vandal, one of Netflix’s latest offerings, has flown under the radar of many viewers, but...

By Saad Ahmed

music

Nearer my God: Foxing’s Transcendental Rock Show

By Jonathan Lu

“Thank you for the warm welcome back” - My Chemical Romance and Rage Against the Machine announce...

By Emily Freeman

Strawberries & Creem Festival 2019

Festival-goers brave the mud in Cambridge to celebrate the fifth annual Strawberries & Creem...

By Andy Djaba

Felix Music’s astronomical anthems

No, we don’t have anything from Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino.

By Adrian LaMoury

games

Blizzcon 2019: The Ultimate Redemption Arc, or Just Another Out of Season April Fools’ Joke?

Activision Blizzard has a lot to make up for this year with their recent controversies. There were...

By Freddie Ugo

POV: It’s Tricky to Rock a Rhyme That’s Right on Time

By Freddie Ugo

POV: The Haunted Island A Frog Detective Game

By Connor Winzar

E3 - You’ve heard of the good releases that came from E3, now get ready to read about the downright...

With some of the good releases that arrived with E3 came some that didn’t quite meet the mark-...

By Connor Winzar

food

Black Milk: The Sugar Coma you’ve been waiting for!

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My Old Dutch Monday Madness: The only way to start the week right!

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Whisk Desserts: A delightfully decadent all-dessert pop-up in Angel

We all know that no matter how much you’ve eaten, there’s always room for dessert… but what if your...

By Claire Chan

Spice Up Your Summer in 3 Recipes

With summer just around the corner, Felix brings you three seasonal recipes guaranteed to refresh...

By Eva Tadros

travel

Small Place, Big Adventures

Join us as we take you through our favourite spots and experiences as we unfold Asia’s hidden gem,...

By Eva Tadros

The cats are finally out of the bag in the Wakayama Prefecture in Japan

Meet the furry feline friends that helped revitalise a train route that almost ceased to exist and...

By Aina Naim

Last night I dreamt of Boipeba

The Brazilian biosphere reserve battling for its UNESCO protected status

By Christopher Richardson

Snæfellsnes Peninsula - Iceland’s hidden gem

By Aina Naim

sport

ICHC: Men’s 4s get underway in arduous season

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ICXCAC go to Snowdonia for their Annual Trail Pilgrimage

18 merry runners hit the Welsh peaks last weekend, braving wind and rain for a weekend of trail, pub...

By Aymeric Regnier

Imperial Immortals’ first game of the season

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Imperial on top of London Once Again!

ICXCAC head to the cold Mitcham fields for the second cross-country fixture of the season. Imperial...

By Henry Hart

books

Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide”

By Jia Qi Tan

A Review of Petals of Blood

A deeply empathetic story set in post-colonial Kenya

By Artur Donaldson

Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama

Editor-in-Chief, Andy Djaba, makes his Books Section debut to review a special evening full of gems...

By Andy Djaba

The Ghost Map: dive into the 1854 London cholera outbreak

By Jia Qi Tan

tech

Impromptu Part V - Detailing Impromptu

Founders of Impromptu detail the app Itself

By Sahir Khurshid

Impromptu Part IV - Our Own Story

Founders of Impromptu share the story of its development

By Sahir Khurshid

Impromptu Part III - Realising your Ideas

Founders of Impromptu share advice on creating a tech start up

By Sahir Khurshid

Impromptu Part II - How to Get Off the Ground

Founders of Impromptu share advice on creating a tech start up

By Sahir Khurshid

longread

Felix's Annual Sabb Review

As they approach the six-month mark of their tenure, this week, Felix is reviewing the performance...

By Andy Djaba

Felix investigates sexism at Imperial

Following our Campus Sexism Survey, Felix look at the results, in our six-page report on misogyny on...

By Fred S Fyles

The making of a modern monopoly

How the tech industry exemplifies the danger of monopolies – and what lessons history can teach us

By Avirup Banerjee

Sabbotage: A look inside the Union

Felix speaks to this year's sabbatical officers about their plans for the year

By Fred S Fyles

investment

A Brief Introduction to Derivatives

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Has MiFID II demolished the research industry?

By Tom Alston

Which sector will prevail in the current market?

By Alexander Koh

Educational: Performing Absolute Evaluation

By Alexander Koh

sustainability

No Silent Spring with Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion movements are the counter-culturalism of the 21st century

By Artur Donaldson

Palm Oil: Friend or Foe?

A report on palm oil, commissioned for the Imperial College Union shop, suggests palm oil can be...

By Petra Bachanová

Today China has consumed more natural resources than it can replenish

Yet it is far better than the UK which has already consumed more natural resources than it can...

By Artur Donaldson

Flying regularly not crucial for success in academia

New study finds increased travel does not increase impact of research

By Artur Donaldson

postgraduate

5 Steps To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Improving your emotional IQ, through emotional awareness will benefit both your personal and...

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Silwood: Imperial’s Green Cupboard

By Jessica-Lee Cole

The Union’s promises towards PG are good. Sticking to these promises would be better.

By Ute Thiermann

What Best Supervision meant to Imperial College PG Students this year?

Get inspired by some of the nominations for the Student Academic Choice Award Winner for Best...

By Ute Thiermann