Women in STEM: Report from a conference
(Or how I lost my favourite umbrella)
Yemen: an unseen issue
President of UNICEF on campus, Stevie Lam, writes about the terrible famine in Yemen occurring out of sight of the world’s media
Female Genital Mutilation: A Hidden Crisis
Millions of women still bear the consequences of this terrible, unjustified surgical operation. We can prevent that her daughters suffer the same fate.
Who should vote on what?
Comment editor Charles Titmuss argues that voters are not to blame for poor political outcomes
Meat-free Mondays: are they okay?
An anonymous comment writer thinks that all the fuss about meat free Mondays is overblown.
The last domino to fall
One of the last countries in the European Union to not fall victim to the rise of far right parties has joined the club with the rise of the new party Vox.
Positive Peace
Comment writer Fatima Ali discusses the importance of achieving longstanding peace and the methods by which to achieve it.
A new PhD community? Yes, please.
Despite having been at Imperial for three years, adjusting to PhD life brought its own new challenges, both academic and in terms of maintaining work-life balance, managing my motivation and mental health and finding time to devote to exercise. At the start, when I knew literally no one, I wished
Why “Supervision Stories”?
On 7th December 2018, we published our first supervision story (together with the first ever postgraduate focused content in Felix!). The reaction from students and staff at the College was polarised, spanning from enthusiastic support to harsh criticism. While one brave ex-Imperial student took the courage to speak up first,
Share your PhD supervision story - anonymous and impactful
The quality of PhD supervision is becoming a hot topic, not only at Imperial College but across the whole UK. Decision-makers across Imperial College are becoming increasingly aware that the quality of supervision is the major predictor of satisfaction and wellbeing of any PhD student. Together with the Imperial College
The grief of Brexit is nearly over
Comment writer Akil Eamon Farhat argues that we must approach Brexit with certainty.
And then what?
The Tory party is wrestling like Lacoön with its own ideological demons. Is this when the oldest political edifice in the world falls?