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By Henry Alman

Ethical Investment Paper Passed by College Council

A paper presented to College Council by the Union President on establishing a Socially Responsible...

By Henry Alman

Felix Interviews: Anne Barrett, College Archivist

The College maintains extensive archives and records of its activities, containing a wealth of...

By Henry Alman

Space: The Final Frontier

Felix spoke to Chris Banks, Director of Library Services and Assistant Provost (Space), about the...

By Henry Alman

politics

A Decade of UK Politics

In this article, Ansh goes through a condensed history of the past 10 years of UK politics. With a...

By Ansh Bhatnagar

Felix 2019 General Election Poll: Results

Felix Politics shares the results of the 2019 general election poll they conducted at Imperial

By Isabelle Zhang

The End of a Decade: Spain

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The Rise and Fall of Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats

Following success in the EU elections and a pro-remain Brexit stance, why does support for the...

By Lloyd T James

comment

Why do we Pick and Choose when to Support People?

By Damilola Toriola

ICBC Reflect on Mental Health and Spreading Awareness in the Rowing Community

With alarmingly high suicide rates and suicide being single biggest killer of men under the age of...

By Abhijay Sood

It is Not Corbyn that we Should be Blaming but Labour Centrists

The refusal of some powerful centre-left figures in the party has crippled the electoral position of...

By Calum Drysdale

The End of a Decade: Italy

By Luca Rameli

science

70 Years of STEM Nobel Prizes & Fields Medals

From 1949 to the present day, here are 70 awards, one per year, given to Imperial and non-Imperial...

By Julia Dabrowska

Seven Decades of Discovery

From 1949 to the present day, a selection of the science that happens at Imperial

By Julia Dabrowska

Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson: Imperial’s Honoured Chemist and Recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in...

If you’re not a Chemistry student, or even if you are, you may have not heard of this famous Nobel...

By Arianne New

Reimagined, Redesigned, and Revamped

It makes up part of the scenery at Imperial, sitting just a right turn out of the South Kensington...

By Christine Parry

arts

After the Collapse of Man Comes… Jellyfish?

Brief but powerful, this exhibition about climate change has the viewer glued all the way through.

By Amanda Hertzberg

Cyrano de Bergerac: Love Letters to Language

Contrary to what John Milton said, prose may be king but verse isn’t dead

By Syon Lee

Midsummer in Midwinter

Shakespeare’s classic tale has been updated, but in a way that I did not find particularly...

By Charles Titmuss

A Christmas Carol

By Laura Casas

film

2019 in Review: The Best Films I’ve Seen this Year

Taking a look at the best film’s viewed this year, I’ve bottled them up into 5 unmissable features...

By Zuzanna Janusz

Festive Favourites

‘Tis the season... to forget about your end of term assignments and watch a load of Christmas films

By Charlotte Arrand

Knives Out (2019)

By Dominic Ede

Mind the Gap: Movies to Look Out for this Break

Six films to look out for in the cinema over the Christmas break

By Jasmin Daley

tv

Best of the Decade: Editor’s Choice (Jia Qi Tan)

Television editor Jia ranks ten of her favourite TV shows of the decade

By Jia Qi Tan

Best of the Decade: Editor’s Choice (Ozbil Ege Dumenci)

Television editor Ozbil ranks ten of his favourite TV shows of the decade

By Ozbil Ege Dumenci

Binge of the Week: The Crown (Season 3)

By Ozbil Ege Dumenci

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Seasons 1 and 2)

Before another binge session of the newly released Season 3, let’s take a walk down memory lane...

By Jia Qi Tan

music

A Brief History of Jazz

This week, to celebrate Felix’s anniversary, the music editors take us through the history of...

By Miles Gulliford

Amnioverse: A Perfect Album Listening Experience

By Guthrie Ruby

FKA Twigs - Live

By Miles Gulliford

Hip Hop: The Genre Of The Decade

Music Editor and Hip Hop Soc President Asad Raja consulted with his society and rated the best...

By Asad Raja

games

Halo Reach on PC: A Perfect Port, but a Flawed Game

Eight years after its release on Xbox 360, the iconic game makes its way to PC with a port by 343...

By Henry Alman

The Game Awards: Nominees, Discussion and Editor’s Top Picks of the Year. Time to get Hyped!

The Game Awards. The Oscars of video games. If you want the low-down on all things gaming this year,...

By Freddie Ugo

The Most Influential Games of the Decade: Felix Games Breaks it Down

The Felix Games Editor and the Editor-in-Chief brainstorm their take on the best and most...

By Freddie Ugo

A Guide to Video Game Collecting in 2019

Games Editor Freddie Ugo gives his top tips on how to successfully collect some games in 2019

By Freddie Ugo

food

The Do’s and Don’t of a Student Christmas Dinner: How to Keep the Festive Mood on a Student Budget

Deck your halls with boughs of holly because Christmas is fast approaching! As everyone knows, the...

By Syon Lee

Recipe: Pasta Aglio e Olio

By Haider Nazerali

The Ultimate(?) Guide to Pasta Shapes

There is one universal constant, a single unifying language that connects generations, crosses...

By Syon Lee

Take You and Your Study Buddy to Shake Shack Pronto!

By Zahra Abiola

travel

7 Must-See Destinations for Under £70

Felix saves you time (and money!) by giving you our top 7 destinations for under £70 - all that’s...

By Eva Tadros

Exploitation of Animals in Wildlife Tourism

Behind the scenes, animals involved in the tourism industry often lead miserable lives, and just how...

By Maya Prashad

How is Brexit Going to Affect My Next Holiday?

Wanted to spend the summer in Amsterdam but worried about how Brexit will affect your holiday? Fear...

By Eva Tadros

Small Place, Big Adventures

Join us as we take you through our favourite spots and experiences as we unfold Asia’s hidden gem,...

By Eva Tadros

sport

ICHC Ladies 2s Reach the Top of their League

Imperial College Hockey Club Welfare Officer Chloe Jeremy reports

By Chloe Jeremy

ICHC: An Ode to Monday Night Training

Imperial College Hockey Club’s Welfare Officer Chloe writes about her motivation for a grueling...

By Chloe Jeremy

Imperial College Men’s Rugby take on Movember and Mental Health

Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging...

By William Draper-Barr

Imperial Octopush battle it out in Oxford

Benjamin Slater reports on the latest Octopush match

By Benjamin Slater

books

Editors’ Top Picks of the Decade

Might be an odd mix of titles, but the Felix Books Editors present to you their top picks of the...

By Jia Qi Tan

My life with Michael: 10 Years of Thriller Live, Written by Gary Lloyd

Arts Editor Ozbil Ege Dumenci chips into the Books section for a week!

By Ozbil Ege Dumenci

Albert Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus

“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide”

By Jia Qi Tan

Celeste Ng’s Debut Novel: Everything I Never Told You

Another masterpiece by Celeste Ng featuring a family drama surrounding the suspicious death of a...

By Jia Qi Tan

tech

Tech Headlines: 9th December 2019

Your Weekly Tech News In Short Snippets

By Sudarshan Sreeram

Augmented Reality and Intelligence Automation

The Perfect Combination

By Sudarshan Sreeram

Tech Headlines: 29th November 2019

Your Weekly Tech News In Short Snippets

By Sudarshan Sreeram

Tech Headlines: 22nd November 2019

Your Weekly Tech News In Short Snippets

By Sudarshan Sreeram

liberation

Liberation and Community at Imperial is an Issue for Today

This week, Shervin (Deputy President of Welfare) discusses how the liberation of minority groups has...

By Shervin Sabeghi

World AIDS Day

On the 1st December world AIDS day took place, to support people living with HIV, raise support for...

By Freya Hepworth-Lloyd

Breaking the Taboo on Eating Disorders

By Emma Couves

Ramadan Reflections

A series of reflections from Imperial students on experiencing this Ramadan

By Ambreen Muhammed

longread

Felix's Annual Sabb Review

As they approach the six-month mark of their tenure, this week, Felix is reviewing the performance...

By Andy Djaba

Felix investigates sexism at Imperial

Following our Campus Sexism Survey, Felix look at the results, in our six-page report on misogyny on...

By Fred S Fyles

The making of a modern monopoly

How the tech industry exemplifies the danger of monopolies – and what lessons history can teach us

By Avirup Banerjee

Sabbotage: A look inside the Union

Felix speaks to this year's sabbatical officers about their plans for the year

By Fred S Fyles

investment

Are we Headed for a New DotCom Bubble?

Marios Papadopoulos analyses the similarities and differences between the current tech market and...

By Marios Papadopoulos

New Finance vs. Old Finance

By Marios Papadopoulos

Private Equity vs. Venture Capital: A Closer Look

By Pavan Singh Gill

Why Asset Diversification & Hedging is Necessary

By Eugene Gwan

sustainability

Tragedy of the Commons: A Drama That Our Planet Is Not Enjoying

Sustainability Editor Xiuchen Xu highlights the unfortunate link between the economic term and...

By Xiuchen Xu

General Election 2019: What are the environmental policies and promises of the parties?

By Xiuchen Xu

Researchers Show Noise Pollution is Threatening the Survival of a Number of Species

By Xiuchen Xu

Greenwashing – Are you Falling Victim?

By Dunin Borkowska

postgraduate

5 Steps To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Improving your emotional IQ, through emotional awareness will benefit both your personal and...

By Sara Hendricks

Silwood: Imperial’s Green Cupboard

By Jessica-Lee Cole

The Union’s promises towards PG are good. Sticking to these promises would be better.

By Ute Thiermann

What Best Supervision meant to Imperial College PG Students this year?

Get inspired by some of the nominations for the Student Academic Choice Award Winner for Best...

By Ute Thiermann