Catnip Editor Editor-in-Chief (2024-2025)
Imperial College has risen to 76th out of 151 higher education institutions in the 2024/25 People & Planet rankings. The College was awarded a score of 49.1%, up from 40.4% last year. The rise is attributed to an increase in its Carbon Management, Sustainability Staff, Workers’ Rights,
Westminster Licensing Committee have allowed popular gay nightclub Heaven to reopen, following a hearing on Friday 6th December. Several new conditions for licensing have been implemented including final entry at 3am, a ban on queue drinking, and changes to its security. The club had its license suspended for 28 days
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-
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.
In light of the drudgery accompanying winter break, I thought it would be nice to compile a reading list. Hopefully these books, thoughtfully selected by some Felix members, provide inspiration for our dear readers. Aditi Mehta, Books Editor The Collector by John Fowles After a whirlwind of a review in
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
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
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.