Law and Order: GPT

Nefarious AI use and what we’re not doing about it.

Mulholland Drive (2001)

A David Lynch feature: A dream-like, surrealist film

Eraserhead (1977)

A David Lynch feature: Xiu Xiu Eraserhead concert

Inland Empire (2006)

A David Lynch feature: Starring Laura Dern

Rabbits (2002)

A David Lynch feature: "In a nameless city deluged by a continuous rain... three rabbits live with a fearful mystery."

The Elephant Man (1980)

A David Lynch feature: A beautiful Victorial London setting

Remembering David Lynch

More than a year after his death, Felix reviews some of the most memorable films of legendary director, David Lynch

A dinosaur on Regent Street: Coach's case on organic growth

Examining the intersection of creative bravery, D2C capabilities, and new audience acquisition.

Orbital

Orbital is Samantha Harvey’s love letter to Planet Earth. I was fortunate to begin the novel in my own orbit of sorts, on an airplane accompanying the rising sun from Singapore to London. Looking out, I felt the same strange sense of privilege that mirrored in its pages. This

The sabbatical candidate’s handbook

Union President Nico Henry shares advice on campaigning and delivering as a Union Officer.

Union Council report

The third Union Council meeting of the academic year took place on February 10th. Here are some major takeaways from the Council papers and meeting discussions. New menus at ICU eateries Fusion, a cafeteria located in FiveSixEight bar, has been taken over by an ICU-affiliated catering team since January, having

Hinge horror hour

As someone who has never used any other dating app and never plans to, one may expect this editorial to hold some naïve priors when it comes to their use. However, after numerous discussions with several members of this newspaper’s editorial board, my own friends, and even my girlfriend,

News

Mitigation for teaching lost to strikes leaves students dissatisfied

UCU says it received over a thousand compensation requests as strikes continue.

Letter

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

Environment

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

Film & TV

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.

Food

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

Drug Survey 2026

DS26: Alcohol

National studies find that around three-quarters of Generation Z drink in the UK, meaning Imperial’s 28% is broadly in line with the average. The faculty of engineering had the highest proportion of drinkers. However, among those who drink within faculties, Business School students and medics have the most weekly