Sex Survey 2025

An Imperial student’s desires: porn, kinks and sex toys

Do you watch porn?

75% of Imperial men watch porn. That's compared to 42% of females and 56% of non-binary people at Imperial. Most don't think porn is realistic, though. And 17% think porn should be banned altogether.

Which porn genre do you watch?

Sex toys

Almost a third of respondents say they use sex toys. Non-binary people use them the most, at 69%, compared to 41% of females and 22% of males.

Which kinks are you into?

How often do you engage in foreplay?

On average, who makes you orgasm more, you or your partner(s)?

Me: 34%
Equally both: 21%
My partner(s): 15%

How do you feel if you do not orgasm, but your partner does?

I do not mind: 34%
I support it: 24%
I’m partially OK with it: 16%
Not OK: 8%


Sex preferences: body parts, shaving and habits
To shave, or not to shave? That may be the question that many of us ask. Or, what is it that people find attractive? In this section, we like to share what the people at Imperial like and dislike, rather than what is a turn-on or a turn-off. Previous years
Do Imperial students even enjoy sex?
Why have sex when you can masturbate instead
Cheating and friends with benefits at Imperial
Around 1 in 10 students cheat. If you have cheated, you’ve likely cheated around three times. More students get cheated on than cheat themselves: 17% of females, 13% of males and 21% of non-binary respondents have been cheated on. I have cheated… Cheating by department Chemistry students cheated the most,

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