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Felix Editor-in-Chief applications now open

Applications for the role of Editor-in-Chief at Felix have opened on February 9th and will close on March 14th.

The Felix Editor is a paid sabbatical officer. Current students or recent graduates may be appointed to the role by Imperial College Union (ICU) following a competitive selection process. More information is available on ICU's recruitment page.

The Editor is ultimately responsible and held accountable for any content published by Felix. They ensure a high-quality newspaper is published on each Friday of term time, and, by convention, are also heavily involved in the writing of news stories.

The current and last year’s Editor will run an informal introduction session to the role followed by a Q&A in the Felix office on Monday 16th February, 3pm. Email felix@ic.ac.uk if you would like to attend. 

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12th Feb 2026

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Imperial spinout company Nanomox secured £2.4 million worth of seed funding, the earliest stage of startup financing, for their materials recycling technology. Nanomox produces materials – chiefly oxides of metals such as zinc – that it extracts from waste sources using a prorietary process involving ionic liquids. Ionic liquids are considered

By Guillaume Felix
Students stage solidarity walkout with Minneapolis protestors

Students stage solidarity walkout with Minneapolis protestors

Six students gathered on Queen’s Lawn on Friday 30th January, as part of a walkout in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis, in the aftermath of recent fatal shootings involving United States immigration enforcement. The event was organised by the Imperial Socialist Worker Student Society (SWSS) in collaboration with Stand

By Nadeen Daka

Environment

College Fossil Fuel partners explore options in Venezuela

Since the removal of Venezuela’s autocratic leader, Nicolas Maduro, by an American task force in January, President Donald Trump has vociferously called for oil companies to rekindle their commercial ties with the embattled petrostate. Although many have been reluctant to “take the oil”, baulking at high upfront investments to

By Guillaume Felix
Lobbying by Stove Industry undermines Council Public Health Campaigns and Housing Plans

Environment

Lobbying by Stove Industry undermines Council Public Health Campaigns and Housing Plans

An investigation published by The BMJ in March reveals councils in England face legal pressure from the Stove Industry Association (SIA) as public health campaigns urge homeowners to limit the use of wood-burners. Findings from freedom of information requests, sent to local authority areas identified as having the highest density

By Ushika Kidd