Editorial

If I had a nickel

20 Feb 2025 — 1 min read

This isn't the first time that a member of the Royal Family and President Xi Jinping have been featured in the same edition of Felix. In 2015, Felix #1614 featured Xi's visit to Imperial College as its front-page story, with an opinion piece on Prince Andrew, King Charles' brother, most famously known for his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The opinion piece was about the Prince visiting Imperial for an entrepreneurial competition, which was featured as one of two lead stories in the previous week's edition, which, I now realise as I write this, is quite similar to our Ukraine feature last week, and The King's visit to Imperial marking the anniversary of the Ukraine war this week. Very much a case of synchronicity.

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21st Feb 2025

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Letters to the Editor

What does it mean to be a Felix Editor?

Letter to the Editor: Student Loans

New beginnings and PR problems

UK and EU to “work toward” new youth mobility deal

Imperial removes “legal framework” for supporting trans students from policies

Graduand dragged out from ceremony after protesting for Palestine

Imperial team test “Mother Nature’s” mental health solution