University Challenge: Imperial demolishes Wadham College
Second round bout ended with Imperial scoring highest number of points so far this season.
Imperial up 22 places in People & Planet rankings
Imperial College has risen to 76th out of 151 higher education institutions in the 2024/25 People & Planet rankings. The College was awarded a score of 49.1%, up from 40.4% last year. The rise is attributed to an increase in its Carbon Management, Sustainability Staff, Workers’ Rights,
ICU President says proposed rent rises “strictly unacceptable.”
Union President Camille Boutrolle has appealed to students to “make some noise” and to lobby “personal tutors”, “halls wardens”, and “teachers” against proposed rent increases for student halls in a blog post on IC Union’s website. Both Boutrolle and Deputy President (Welfare) Nico Henry have been lobbying Imperial College
15.6 students fighting for each library seat
Analysis shared with Felix has revealed that Imperial College has a student per library seat ratio of 15.6, the second highest demand within the Russell Group. Imperial students are also more likely to visit the library to study compared to other Russell Group students. Universities of a similar calibre
Westminster Council holding consultation on changes to rent licenses
Westminster Council is holding a consultation on changes to rent licenses until January 2025. The consultation is on proposals introducing a selected licensing scheme for landlords to improve the quality of housing available within the areas of borough. The Council is proposing creating checks for landlords to ensure they are
Former Australian PM Julia Gillard at Imperial
Julia Gillard, Chair of the Wellcome Trust and former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered the Institute of Global Health Innovation’s Special Lecture in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building on Thursday 28th November. She examined the outlook for science and politics, tackling the implications for global cooperation on pivotal issues
Phone robbery foiled by students
Student intervention helped stop phone jacking near Gloucester Road station.
Felix launches societies events calendar
Felix has launched its first digital clubs and societies announcements calendar. The calendar, launched on Sunday 1st December, provides information on the society hosting the event, the time and location, the price of ticket and a link to the ticket portal or to the webpage which offers the most information.
OT Interviews: Lilia Evans, ICSMSU President
Lilia discusses her plans to improve the culture within the Medicine department, and how the nature of the department presents her with unique problems and opportunities.
Bangladeshi Hindus protest outside Huxley
Members of the UK Bangladeshi community gathered outside the Banwgladeshi High Commission on Queen’s Gate to protest the detaining of an influential Hindu leader in Dhaka on Tuesday 26th November. Approximately 50 members of the public joined the protest chanting and holding placards calling for the release of Hindu
Protestors return to Queen’s Lawn
Students and staff protest as part of TUC–backed “workplace day of action” calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
FoNS students hold Imperial’s first–ever research–a–thon
Imperial’s first ever research–a–thon was held by Physoc and Mathsoc on the weekend commencing 16th November. 100 students worked in small teams to research and present their findings in front of a panel of judges representing the four streams of natural sciences: Physics, Maths, Chemistry, and Life