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Letter to the Editors: Alexander Fleming
Dear Felix Science Writers, In issue #1890, Felix, you nearly got it right, but not quite. Alexander Fleming helped in the discovery of penicillin by noticing and crudely measuring the effect of the fungus which produced the chemical responsible for its crucial antimicrobial activity. Howard Florey, Ernst Chain (the guy
DS26: Hard drugs
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Imperial refuses to disclose cost of McKinsey appointment
The American consultancy was tasked in late 2024 with a “maturity assessment” of the new programmes in the College’s strategy.
The 2026 edition of Phoenix is now open to submissions!
Submit work under this year's theme, flux, by 22nd February.