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Crime 101

A familiar crime story that finds depth in its characters

Paris, Texas (1984) vs. Possession (1981)

A study of emotional collapse and marital breakdown in Paris, Texas (1984) and Possession (1981).

Is any AI safe from your boycott?

OpenAI's Pentagon problem and Anthropic's convenient conscience put Big Tech's "altruism" to the test.

When do you become a Londoner?

Despite having lived in London for an approximate three and a half years, I am reluctant to call it home. I have a signed a lease, have a phone plan, and a growing pile of books on my bedroom floor. Yet I still question whether I am settled quite enough

People do not know what scientists do

How public skepticism thrives when scientific work is poorly understood.

Athena Lecture 2026

Dr Michele Dougherty on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

The Artemis II mission and what “moon joy” says about ourselves

NASA’s Artemis program successfully conducted its second mission, a crewed lunar flyby, from 1st to 11th April – a monumental technical achievement sending humans further than we have ever been from planet Earth. Each crew member respectively made history by expanding representation in historic space exploration, with the oldest person

Science withers without philosophy

Why philosophy is needed in STEM.

So long, Summer Ball

A two-week-long “Summer Series” will replace the traditional end-of-year night.

Changes to halls support system ruled out for next year

The College has ruled out enacting proposed changes to the Student Hall Wardens system before the 2027-28 academic year. Further to its 2024-25 Residential Review, Imperial decided that the current support system for students living in halls – where live-in staff members and doctoral students provide pastoral care for residents – was

Imperial’s University Challenge run ends at the semi-finals

Felix sat down with team to discuss training, their performance, and stale kimchi.

The eye in the S.K.

Imperial and eleven other universities’ contract with security firm Horus under scrutiny.

Environment

Woodside loses status as College fossil fuel partner

The Australian firm, historically a minor funder of Imperial-based research, still pledges to expand its oil and gas business.

News

How much are students using dAIsy, six months on?

dAIsy, Imperial’s AI platform, has been used by 8,500 people between its release in September and early April, according to a Freedom of Information Request by Felix, representing roughly a quarter of the 32,000 staff and students granted access to the LLM aggregator. However, only 3,250

News

OfS introduces new freedom of speech complaints scheme for academics

The Office for Students (OfS), a higher education watchdog, is set to introduce a new complaints scheme for university staff and speakers to report freedom of speech violations. The Department for Education said this “first-of-its kind” scheme, which will be cost-free and “streamlined”, would become effective from the 2026-27 academic

News

New scholarship programme launched

“Imperial Inspires” to provide at least 300 scholarships for £15,000 per year to overseas – and eventually home – students.

Environment

Climate chit-chat at the NHM

The Natural History Museum is hosting a series of sustainability-focussed events on the evening of Friday 24th April. The events, which will run from 18:30, will include a panel, a guided visit, and a storytelling session to which Imperial Professor Sebastian Eastham will contribute. Alongside three other speakers, Dr

Environment

Technofixation: Imperial’s Climate Community Night

The night has just started and the Env Tech students are dashing for the exit.

Books

Of Mice and Cells

John Steinbeck and the phalanx

Science

Digital mental health for girls in rural India

Imperial joins partners across India and the UK to adapt Wysa’s digital mental health platform to adolescent girls in low to middle income communities.