Books
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
Opinion
Union President Nico Henry shares advice on campaigning and delivering as a Union Officer.
News
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
Editorial
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
UCU says it received over a thousand compensation requests as strikes continue.
Letter
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
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
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 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
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
Catnip
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
Film & TV
Paul Feig’s new thriller with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried keeps us watching, but never quite makes us uncomfortable.