Drug Survey 2026

DS26: Cannabis

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

DS26: Alcohol

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

DS26: Nicotine

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

DS26: Who answered our survey?

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

The Firebird at the Southbank Centre

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

Who gets to design the world?

Design and Disability: a probing V&A exhibit interrogating design justice

Drug Survey 2026

Presenting: the 2026 Felix Drug Survey

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

A €3 billion legacy

Is the regional model the answer to the Olympic urbanisation dilemma?

Sport

Engineering a legacy: What happens after the Olympic Flame goes out?

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

Security without trust?

The debate over ICE in Milan and Cortina.

Business

From the UK to Milan: The post-Brexit wealth migration and its social costs

London’s loss is Milan’s gain when it comes to ultra-wealthy Europeans displaced by Brexit.

Science

Behind Imperial's Names

What are the stories behind the scientists, statesmen and engineers Imperial is named for?