Guillaume Felix

Government sets out to curb foreign interference in UK universities

The UK Governement published guidance intended for universities and students to detect and report foreign interference in the British higher education sector, which it called an “attractive target” for hostile states. It is investing £3 million in a package of measures to “tackle the issue,” including a new centralised reporting

Imperial spinout Nanomox closes £2.4m seed round

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

University of Sussex challenges OfS freedom of speech fine

The University of Sussex has brought a legal challenge against a fine from the Office for Students (OfS) to the High Court of Justice. The university, which was fined £585,000 in 2025 for breaches of free speech, argues the watchdog lacked the authority to issue the penalty. The OfS

Imperial spinout materials startup raises $8 million

Imperial spin-out company Polaron raised $8 million in seed funding, the earliest stage of startup financing.  Polaron builds proprietary algorithms that convert microscopic images of materials into three-dimensional reconstructions, revealing characteristics such as pores or cracks. This microstructural insight is valuable to industrial manufacturers, as it informs a material’s

Breaking down Imperial’s annual report

Student headcount ebbs and selectivity rises.

Y Combinator on campus

The startup accelerator behind Airbnb and Twitch comes to Imperial.

Imperial comes eighth in new Time Magazine ranking

College is ranked 3rd in Europe, behind Oxford and Cambridge.

What book was under your tree?

The Felix Editoral Team review one book they read over Christmas break.

Union Council report

Stonewall, medicines, the IZI, and GTAs: Council Papers from the December 9th meeting.

“The community is my anchor”: an interview with Sarah Azam

The ICSMSU President on financial accessibility, medic drinking culture, and half-marathons in winter.

Pushback against ICU Orders: “Why do we need an app for everything?”

Students and bartenders say the new system is more cumbersome than the card-based identification it replaced.

Demonstrations outside Iranian embassy as regime’s repression escalates

The Met Police has stepped up its presence outside London’s Iranian embassy following days of heated protests outside the venue.