Editorial

If I had a nickel

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.

Felix #1614's splash

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.

Felix #1613's lead story

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21st Feb 2025

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Imperial security team trials body cameras

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Imperial security team trials body cameras

Imperial Community Safety and Security (CSS) officers have started a four-week trial of wearing Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) on patrol duty since Wednesday 20th August.  According to Imperial’s BWC code of practice, the policy aims at enhancing on-campus “safety and wellbeing” as well as protecting security staff from inaccurate allegations.

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Peter Haynes to take over Provost role in October

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Peter Haynes to take over Provost role in October

Professor Peter Haynes has been appointed as the new Provost and Deputy President of Imperial College. The current  Vice-Provost for Education and Student Experience, Haynes will succeed the outgoing Provost, Professor Ian Walmsley, who has served in the role since 2018. Imperial President Hugh Brady said Professors Haynes and Walmsley

By Guillaume Felix