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Several academics at Imperial have been regnoised for their services towards their fields in the 2025 New Year Honours list. Professor Robert J Wilkinson (Department of Infectious Diseases) received an OBE for services to infectious disease research. Professor Wilkinson’s research has focused on tuberculosis, particularly with regards to HIV-1
Imperial College has decided on the final rent increases for the next three academic years, despite the Union holding the position that such increases “are too high”. Following weeks of negotiation with Officer Trustees last November, the College has finalised an increase of 8.7%, 7.9%, and 7.6%
Union President Camille Boutrolle has appealed to students to “make some noise” and to lobby “personal tutors”, “halls wardens”, and “teachers” against proposed rent increases for student halls in a blog post on IC Union’s website. Both Boutrolle and Deputy President (Welfare) Nico Henry have been lobbying Imperial College
Analysis shared with Felix has revealed that Imperial College has a student per library seat ratio of 15.6, the second highest demand within the Russell Group. Imperial students are also more likely to visit the library to study compared to other Russell Group students. Universities of a similar calibre
Westminster Council is holding a consultation on changes to rent licenses until January 2025. The consultation is on proposals introducing a selected licensing scheme for landlords to improve the quality of housing available within the areas of borough. The Council is proposing creating checks for landlords to ensure they are
Student intervention helped stop phone jacking near Gloucester Road station.
I had a little game-plan for my editorials this year, and for my year as editor as a whole. I knew the 75th Anniversary was coming up, and so I wanted my year to be a return to Felix form, in a sense. We've had some fantastic editors
One of the questions I am asked quite regularly as Editor is "How is Felix printed?" Most people have the misconception that we still do everything in our office, from writing, to copyediting, to laying out, to printing, and distribution. We don't. We have an external
Lilia discusses her plans to improve the culture within the Medicine department, and how the nature of the department presents her with unique problems and opportunities.
Members of the UK Bangladeshi community gathered outside the Banwgladeshi High Commission on Queen’s Gate to protest the detaining of an influential Hindu leader in Dhaka on Tuesday 26th November. Approximately 50 members of the public joined the protest chanting and holding placards calling for the release of Hindu
Students and staff protest as part of TUC–backed “workplace day of action” calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Imperial’s first ever research–a–thon was held by Physoc and Mathsoc on the weekend commencing 16th November. 100 students worked in small teams to research and present their findings in front of a panel of judges representing the four streams of natural sciences: Physics, Maths, Chemistry, and Life