What Kind of Content Can I Find on the Felix Website?

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Felix (felixonline.co.uk) is Imperial College London's student newspaper, and its homepage mixes campus news, science and research reporting, opinion, culture, and sports. You can read current articles without an account; the site also surfaces a "subscribe" option, but the available page evidence does not specify pricing or whether any content sits behind a login. The best way to use the site is to treat the homepage as a front page: scan "Editor's picks" and "Latest" for what is new, then follow section labels on each story to find related coverage.

News and analysis about Imperial and UK higher education

The news section covers student life, university funding, and institutional partnerships. Recent examples visible on the homepage include:

  • A report on underspending in the Underrepresented Student Opportunities Fund, framed as an explainer conversation with fund staff.
  • A story on Imperial's partnership with Santander offering ten £1,000 Brighter Futures Grants, noting applicants do not need to bank with Santander and that the money is unrestricted.
  • Coverage of MintNeuro, an Imperial spinout developing semiconductor chips for use inside the human body, which raised $5 million in a round led by Odyssey Ventures.

These pieces show the paper's range: student-money questions, grant opportunities with practical eligibility details, and research commercialisation news. If you are an Imperial student looking for funding or campus policy changes, the news section is the first place to check.

Science and research stories

Felix regularly reports on Imperial research groups and spinouts. One homepage example is a public demonstration by the Hazelab research group on the science behind the Great Fire of London — the kind of story that explains a research topic through a public event. Another is the PaperVote story, which describes a platform for discovering research papers through others' opinions, analogous to Letterboxd or Goodreads. These articles tend to be short (the page lists read times of roughly 1 to 5 minutes) and aimed at a general audience rather than specialists.

Opinion, culture, and reviews

The culture section carries reviews and essays. A homepage example is "The search for polyamorous art," which uses the film Challengers as a starting point. Opinion and analysis pieces also appear, such as an article on how the economics of venture capital has changed in the current AI investment cycle. If you want commentary rather than straight reporting, look for pieces labelled opinion, analysis, or culture.

Sports coverage and editor's picks

The site's description lists sports among its coverage areas, and the homepage includes an "Editor's picks" block that highlights selected stories across sections. Use editor's picks when you want a curated starting point rather than the chronological "Latest" feed.

How to navigate the site

  1. Start at the homepage and scan "Editor's picks" for curated highlights.
  2. Check "Latest" for the most recent stories, each with a date and estimated read time.
  3. Use the section label on any article (News, Science, Culture, etc.) to find similar coverage.
  4. If you want updates, look for the "Stay informed" area and the subscribe option; confirm any terms on the site itself before signing up, since pricing and access details are not stated in the available material.

A practical example: if you are an Imperial student searching for grants, open the news section, find the Santander grants story, and note the eligibility points — ten awards of £1,000, no Santander account required, unrestricted funds — then verify application details through the university rather than relying on the article alone.