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Issue 1789 (PDF)
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The Union Council has voted very strongly in favour of lobbying against the installation of the controversial ‘ALERT’ statue.
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A new centre has been awarded £10 million to expand research into the relationship between large organisms and the microbiotia they play host to.
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Three Imperial College researchers have been awarded a total of €4.5 million in funding via the European Research Council’s Starting Grants.
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22 Union bar staff, many of whom are students at Imperial College, were dismissed from their roles following an incident deemed to be gross misconduct
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Imperial College's student body has voted overwhelmingly to support the University and College Union (UCU) strike over changes to the USS pension policy.
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“World-class expertise in data modelling and real-time analysis, supporting a holistic response to Covid-19 in [the] UK and internationally”
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Ongoing strike action on Tube lines will cause further disruption for Londoners, local businesses and Transport for London finances in the run-up to Christmas.
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Imperial College has submitted a proposal for up to 1,325 residential flats to be built in Old Oak, North Acton.
Section Editor: Alex Jackson
Modern, accessible, yet authentic: the ENO delivers a production worthy of the man himself.
Arts writer Alexander Cohen chats to the current CEO of the English National Opera — Stuart Murphy
While the Sun Shines’s triumphant run back in 2019 was so well-received that it returns to the Orange Tree Theatre once again
Yes So I Said Yes explores life in a post-conflict Northern Ireland
Section Editor: Isabelle Zhang, Jamie John, Cara Burke and Marek Cottingham
COVID-19 has plagued our lives for almost two years now, however, varying CoV strains have been around for much longer.
Felix Science covers the achievements that won scientists the Nobel Prize this year.
Felix Science covers the achievements that won scientists the Nobel Prize this year.
Felix Science covers the achievements that won scientists the Nobel Prize this year.
Section Editor: Monami Miyamoto, Marie Mori, Monika Yordanova and Jack Cribb
A run-down on the rather underwhelming conclusions from COP26
Boris Johnson is requiring all houses to have EV charging stations... is this the right move?
Unpacking the controversies behind UK's new infrastructure budget
Is carbon offsetting actually effective? Not quite...
Section Editor: Rosie Millns
A disorientating journey through mental disintegration
What can the music industry do to help combat climate change?
Felix does buzzfeed...
Your Deputy President (Welfare) talks about his ultimate passion - Eurovision
Section Editor: Zanna Buckland
Being funny is like cooking rice, simple to start but difficult to master. It requires training.
'Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.'
Books Editor Zanna Buckland speaks with Imperial alumnus and soon-to-be author about her upcoming novel
Section Editor: Eva Borras Paredes
Last week I had the opportunity to interview Chloe Fairweather, the director of ‘Dying to Divorce’, a documentary telling the story of Arzu and Kubra - both survivors of domestic violence in Turkey.
Film editor Eva Borras reviews the most recent feature by Will Sharpe, coming to the big screen on the 1st of January
A 60 minute, engaging performance tackling the pressing issue of climate change from points of view that are not often considered.
Film editor Eva Borras discusses the British film 'Pressure', the first Black British movie directed in 1975 by Horace Ové as well as his impact as a moviemaker in the 70s.
Section Editor: Zahra Abiola
Staff Writer Pete Knapp covers myriad factors in favour of a plant-based diet
Food editor Bencan Yalcin takes a look at London's take on Turkish seafood
This is undoubtedly soul food at its greatest.
So… 2020 sure did happen. Here is how food played into the socioeconomic changes we observed but first... look at my sourdough bread!
Section Editor: Ahmad Danesh
In this article, investment writer Subleen Kaur presents a juxtaposition for emerging markets and developing markets, particularly centring on the investment discrepancies.
In 1996, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan popularised the term “Irrational Exuberance”, describing the unfounded market optimism that lacks a real foundation of fundamental valuation but instead rests on psychological factors.
Where can you start with a career in investment? Video games such as FIFA seem to be paving the way forward
This investment article takes on a holistic look at sustainable investing landscape with graphs and statistics, particularly touching on what are the drivers and how is the current state of sustainable investing.
Section Editor: Khama Gunde
Comment writer Farid Kaveh questions Imperial's History Group on their recommendation of renaming the Huxley Building
Success is a mirage, behind it there is only ego and conformity
The technology of warfare has always been evolving, but institutions are pushing boundaries that should remain untouched... and Imperial College is one of them.
Research Postgraduate Peter Knapp reasons that we cannot plan for a future that is not guaranteed.
Section Editor: Amanda Barden and Konrad Hohendorf
A year that many of us will remember in a bad light was one of success and celebration for one of the universities’ sports clubs.
What are the ways to commute into university and how do they impact you and the environment?
Judo means the "gentle way", an odd name for a martial art... or is it?
Section Editor: NegaFelix
Your weekly update on the positions of the stars
Our Felix exclusive horoscope
This week's astrological predictions
Section Editor: Sam Lovatt
Section Editor: NegaFelix
Section Editor: Lito Chatzidavari
| 1 | Deep-Fried Charizard | 143 |
| 2 | Pancakes, surely? | 136 |
| 3 | Plont Palace | 130 |
| 4 | AKGroup | 109 |
| 5 | Hea-ing | 95 |
| 6 | Lucky's Magic Whisk | 22 |
| 7 | Phytophthora | 17 |
| 8 | Front Row Squad | 16 |
| 9 | The Flots | 3 |
Congrats to this week's leaders! As always, you can send your solutions to fsudoku@ic.ac.uk before Wednesday at 12:00
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Felix is the student newspaper of Imperial College London. The first issue of Felix was published in 1949, as a continuation of the Phoenix publication that H. G. Wells founded in 1904.
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