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Mitigation for teaching lost to strikes leaves students dissatisfied
UCU says it received over a thousand compensation requests as strikes continue.
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Letter to the Editors: Alexander Fleming
Dear Felix Science Writers, In issue #1890, Felix, you nearly got it right, but not quite. Alexander Fleming helped in the discovery of penicillin by noticing and crudely measuring the effect of the fungus which produced the chemical responsible for its crucial antimicrobial activity. Howard Florey, Ernst Chain (the guy
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Felix Editor-in-Chief applications now open
Applications for the role of Editor-in-Chief at Felix have opened on February 9th and will close on March 14th. The Felix Editor is a paid sabbatical officer. Current students or recent graduates may be appointed to the role by Imperial College Union (ICU) following a competitive selection process. More information
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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
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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
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Students’ thoughts on £2 reusable cups at the cafeteria
While buying your morning coffee at The Roastery, you probably wondered why you had to pay £2 extra. This additional cost is a deposit for your Re-Universe cup, which can be refunded by bringing it back to the return point within 7 days. The return point is right across from
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Imperial half-heartedly hangs Pride flag for LGBTQ+ History Month
Imperial College has decided to “half-heartedly” hang up a Pride flag in a disused corner of the Sherfield building because of a commitment to “remain impartial” following political tensions, according to people familiar with the matter. The College did not plan any official events for LGBTQ+ History Month for the
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The Housemaid
Paul Feig’s new thriller with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried keeps us watching, but never quite makes us uncomfortable.
Societies
IC Hack 2026: Wizards Return to the Castle
Imperial’s famous event, and Europe’s biggest hackathon, took place over the last weekend of January.
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Mastering meal prepping
A simple habit that saves time, money, and energy.
Drug Survey 2026
DS26: Hard drugs
Close to a quarter (92 out of 389) of respondents reported taking a “hard drug”, which is roughly five times the national average. According to the Office for National Statistics, 4.5% of people aged 16-24 take class A drugs, cannabis excluded. As with our cannabis figures, it seems likely
Drug Survey 2026
DS26: Cannabis
Of the 322 respondents that answered the questions in this section, a razor-thin majority had consumed cannabis in some form. This is very different to what national statistics find – in one recent study, 12.5% of youths aged 16-24 reported to have consumed the drug. This might be due to