Societies
On Sunday 22nd February, three of Imperial’s a capella groups performed in the UK Championship quarterfinals, one of them qualifying for the semifinals. In first place, with 382 points was Nth Harmonic with their shiny silver outfits; in second place, with 378 points was the Houghtones from LSE; and,
Science
Salvage focal therapy offers renewed hope for men facing recurrent prostate cancer.
Science
A conversation with Professor Miraz Rahman, Head of the Department of Drug Discovery at King’s College London.
Survey run by Felix finds that while students tend to enjoy summertime work experience, seeking opportunities is a highly stressful deed.
A settlement between UCL and former students is setting the stage for similar pandemic-related compensation demands from UK universities.
Felix investigates whether the seven fossil fuel companies selected during the first round of the Imperial Zero Index assessment really have a “strong strategic intent to decarbonise.”
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.
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ICU’s digital transformation in line of fire as new Student Group Shop underdelivers.
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A Gmail account claiming to represent an organisation called “ICU Reform” has sent emails to student representatives in the period leading up to the opening of nominations for the Leadership Elections. The organisation has offered “support” to specific candidates with the aim of “protecting Imperial College Union’s future.” “Leadership
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From pizza parties to voucher giveaways, departments do their best to combat survey fatigue.
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Mayor Sadiq Khan announced changes to Travel for London (TfL) fares commencing this Sunday, March 1st. Pay as you go fares for the tube, DLR and rail are increasing by £0.20 for travel in single zones. The fare for Elizabeth line journeys between Zone I and Heathrow are increasing
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I Carnot, a joint team from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London, came second in PLANCKS UK 2026. PLANCKS is annual international theoretical physics competition aimed at undergraduates arranged by the International Association of Physics Students. The competition’s national preliminary, PLANCKS UK, is run by the Institute
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Amanda Wolthuizen, one Imperial College’s Vice-Presidents, attended the India AI Impact Summit which took place in New Delhi from 16th to 20th February. The College cemented new artificial intelligence research partnerships with institutes in the South Asian country, including the joint development of a platform to provide mental health
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Staff on strike and supportive students marched around campus on Tuesday 24th February, for what strikers said was the last day of industrial action within the trade unions’ current strike mandate. Imperial’s three trade unions – the University and College Union (UCU), Unite, and Unison – obtained a six-month striking mandate
Opinion
Closing the door for international students opens the door to decline
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Film & TV
How Emerald Fenell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights became a glossy, gendered spectacle.
Sport
"OH BABY IT’S BACK!” is how physics student Oli Long chose to open when I asked him about this year’s City Varsity, and honestly, it’s hard to put it better. The Fennex City Varsity returns on 7th March at Old Deer Park in Richmond for its
Books
There’s been a lot of controversy about the casting of Jacob Elordi, a white Australian, as Heathcliffe in Emerald Fennel’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights, particularly that a white man could portray a character, who although never explicitly stated to be what we in 2026 would call a racial
