Film & TV
The Housemaid
Paul Feig’s new thriller with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried keeps us watching, but never quite makes us uncomfortable.
Societies
Last weekend, I had the chance to attend the 14th iteration of IC Hack. From the moment I stepped into the Sherfield foyer, I was greeted with a commotion of people who were waiting for their complimentary bubble tea – a line starting from the stairs, going all the way outside
Food
A simple habit that saves time, money, and energy.
Drug Survey 2026
Close to a quarter (92 out of 389) of respondents reported taking a “hard drug”, which is roughly five times the national average. According to the Office for National Statistics, 4.5% of people aged 16-24 take class A drugs, cannabis excluded. As with our cannabis figures, it seems likely
After a long wait, it is our pleasure to present Felix’s first Drug Survey results. Keen to diversify this newspaper’s survey topics (currently, just sex) into more highbrow issues, last May the team launched a survey interrogating Imperial students’ consumption of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other psychoactive substances.
Felix speaks with three Iranian members of the Imperial community about the desperate situation in their home country.
Students and bartenders say the new system is more cumbersome than the card-based identification it replaced.
Imperial students tend to become very uncomfortable if I talk about my upbringing.
The startup, co-founded by a former Imperial Business School student, will rotate vendors and introduce “meal deals” to the Tuesday food court.
The College will run student focus groups to gather opinions on the technology as it considers a wider roll-out.
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Drug Survey 2026
Of the 322 respondents that answered the questions in this section, a razor-thin majority had consumed cannabis in some form. This is very different to what national statistics find – in one recent study, 12.5% of youths aged 16-24 reported to have consumed the drug. This might be due to
Drug Survey 2026
National studies find that around three-quarters of Generation Z drink in the UK, meaning Imperial’s 28% is broadly in line with the average. The faculty of engineering had the highest proportion of drinkers. However, among those who drink within faculties, Business School students and medics have the most weekly
Drug Survey 2026
Of the 370 students who completed the nicotine section of the survey, a third reported a consumption of nicotine, either regularly or in social contexts only. Among these, 77% smoke cigarettes, 54% vape, and 42% take snus or nicotine pouches. Nationally, the share of youths that report using nicotine pouches
Drug Survey 2026
The total sample size was 429 people, of which 242 answered all questions. Respondents were given the option to skip any question. 40% of respondents were women, slightly lower than Imperial’s 44%, but in line with the average for undergraduate courses (6:4 men-to-women ratio). The faculty of Natural
Culture
Saturday 18th saw the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Southbank Centre play Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet The Firebird, his first of many orchestral pieces commissioned by the Ballets Russes, and my personal favourite. Being something of a classical music fan, I went along to my first major performance of
Culture
Design and Disability: a probing V&A exhibit interrogating design justice
Drug Survey 2026
After a long wait, it is our pleasure to present Felix’s first Drug Survey results. Keen to diversify this newspaper’s survey topics (currently, just sex) into more highbrow issues, last May the team launched a survey interrogating Imperial students’ consumption of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other psychoactive substances.
Sport
Is the regional model the answer to the Olympic urbanisation dilemma?
Sport
When the Olympic flame is extinguished, the world usually stops looking. As the global spotlight dims, the athletes who enflamed the world with their prowess return home, and the medals stop shining under the flashes of photographs, host cities are left in the cold light of reality. They find themselves
Sport
The debate over ICE in Milan and Cortina.
Business
London’s loss is Milan’s gain when it comes to ultra-wealthy Europeans displaced by Brexit.
Science
What are the stories behind the scientists, statesmen and engineers Imperial is named for?