News

ICU President says proposed rent rises “strictly unacceptable.”

Union President Camille Boutrolle has appealed to students to “make some noise” and to lobby “personal tutors”, “halls wardens”, and “teachers” against proposed rent increases for student halls in a blog post on IC Union’s website. Both Boutrolle and Deputy President (Welfare) Nico Henry have been lobbying Imperial College

News

15.6 students fighting for each library seat

Analysis shared with Felix has revealed that Imperial College has a student per library seat ratio of 15.6, the second highest demand within the Russell Group. Imperial students are also more likely to visit the library to study compared to other Russell Group students. Universities of a similar calibre

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Westminster Council holding consultation on changes to rent licenses

Westminster Council is holding a consultation on changes to rent licenses until January 2025. The consultation is on proposals introducing a selected licensing scheme for landlords to improve the quality of housing available within the areas of borough. The Council is proposing creating checks for landlords to ensure they are

News

Former Australian PM Julia Gillard at Imperial

Julia Gillard, Chair of the Wellcome Trust and former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered the Institute of Global Health Innovation’s Special Lecture in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building on Thursday 28th November. She examined the outlook for science and politics, tackling the implications for global cooperation on pivotal issues

News

Phone robbery foiled by students

Student intervention helped stop phone jacking near Gloucester Road station.

Science

Julia Gillard on science and elitism

Anubha Sukhada Bal shares her perspective on Julia Gillard’s thoughts on elitism and DEI in academia.

Science

Julia Gillard’s vision for 2025 and beyond

The key takeaways from the former Australian Prime Minister’s lecture delivered at Imperial’s Institute of Global Health and Innovation.

Sport

Premier League transfer window

The winter transfer window opens on Wednesday 1st January 2025 and closes on the 3rd of February. If each club could sign one player, who should they go for? Arsenal – Alexander Isak. Alexander Isak’s versatility and clinical finishing would strengthen Arsenal’s attack and provide depth for their title

Sport

LN4 left wanting more in 2024

The 2024 season for Lando Norris can be summed up in two words: missed opportunity. 2024 was a season many thought a foregone conclusion following the result of the Chinese Grand Prix in April. Following on from their utter domination throughout 2023, Max Verstappen claimed victories in all races he

Opinion

A Plant-based diet for Trump?

Why ideology increasingly determines the contents of our plates.

Environment

New campaign builds community at Imperial through green spaces

A new campaign with support from the Union, RE:GEN, seeks to improve our green spaces to create a sense of being at home and third spaces at Imperial. Emilio Garcia Padron, a part time Masters student, grew the campaign organically out of a desire to improve the secret garden

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Felix launches societies events calendar

Felix has launched its first digital clubs and societies announcements calendar. The calendar, launched on Sunday 1st December, provides information on the society hosting the event, the time and location, the price of ticket and a link to the ticket portal or to the webpage which offers the most information.