Food

Freshers’ Compass

How to navigate food, travel, freebies and feeling at home in your new surroundings.

Food

One Pot Dishes

Perfect for freshers’ fortnight!

Film & TV

Emmys 2025

Historic wins and unstoppable drama in one of TV’s biggest nights!

Science

Irregular is not uncommon: Lutea

Imperial’s Venture Catalyst Challenge finalists are developing a product that could change the way 1 in 3 women track and feel about their cycles

Science

Novel HIV Vaccines Trialed in Humans

Three mRNA vaccines for HIV are set to complete trials in 2027

Issue 1875

What's Felix about, really?

What is the point of Felix?  I have been involved with this newspaper in various ways over the last couple of years, but I never questioned its purpose until this summer. Before I became Editor, what Felix meant to me was quite clear: a hobby that made me a better

Issue 1875

It’s time to challenge the flawed and damaging university rankings

In the 2026 QS World University Rankings, Imperial came first in the UK and Europe and second globally. The university called the result “a powerful endorsement of the talent, dedication and ambition” of Imperial’s community. But is it?   University rankings hold powerful sway. Students and researchers use them to

Environment

Should South Africa rethink its strategy on rhino poaching?

Between 2000 and 2013, the market for rhino horn grew 30-fold as prices skyrocketed. Prices peaked at $65,000 per kg in 2012, surpassing gold and cocaine in value. In 2015, we witnessed a whopping 1349 rhinos killed in a single year, the highest number on record, and, in the

Issue 1875

Imperial to work with several of the largest fossil fuel companies

Despite decades denying science, Imperial’s new analysis finds giant fossil fuel companies are genuinely committed to net zero and wants to help.

Issue 1875

UK Universities struggle amid increasing financial pressures

Universities are forced to cut back on research and President Hugh Brady describes Imperial’s current situation

Environment

Diving into Imperial’s Waste: What We Found

At 900 tonnes each year, almost half of South Kensington campus’ waste is ‘general waste’. This waste stream is collected daily and taken by lorry to an energy from waste (EfW) plant in Southwark where it is incinerated. Although the energy from burning this waste is returned to the grid,

Environment

Taste Imperial menus to feature environmental impact labels

Imperial is trialling a new carbon labelling scheme on selected Taste Imperial menus as part of its new Sustainable Food and Drink Policy, which will be released soon. La Cantina in the Junior Common Room is already displaying the labels. The roll-out will continue with static menus, with the aim