felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial [email protected] Keeping the cat free since 1949 issue 1591 December 5th 2014 Inside... The Future Looks Bright Felix Food comes close to the tea Professor Keith Barnham on the future of solar power Science, pages 14 and 15 Food 34-35 Imperial Rugby team PUBLISH launches petition AND News 7 It’s the most wonderful PERISH time of the year Deceased Professor sends damning Travel 36 -37 email, only months after being told Arts: The Debate to secure funding or leave Imperial Issue Comment: page 2 The story so far: page 4 The emails in full: page 5 The world responds: page 6 Arts 30 - 33 2 05.12.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett EDITORIAL TEAM CONTENTS Editor-In-Chief All the information as it PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–8 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT Comment 10–13 Treasurer stands THOMAS LIM Science 14–15 Technical Hero LUKE GRANGER-BROWN Music 16 his week, we have spent a lot of THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL although we were also very aware of time investigating the death how sensitive this story is, and how News Editors Technology 17 Tof Stefan Grimm, a Professor it is a very difficult time for those CAROL ANN CHEAH at Imperial who died at the end of involved. All we could do was collate KUNAL WAGLE Games 18–19 September. Although the cause of the information already released death has never been specified, it and present the story as it stands Comment Editor Television 20 is chilling that his email was sent academic procedure, but not one here, which we hope we have done TESSA DAVEY only three weeks after he passed, source has formally apologised for successfully. Technology Editors Film 27–29 outlining what he considered to be what happened. All have offered So read the story as it stands. JAMIE DUTTON mistreatment from Imperial. condolences, all have carried Read Grimm’s email in full, and the OSAMA AWARA Arts 30–33 Various official sources tell one reassurances of investigations and email Wilkins also sent. Read the side of the story, whereas only a reviews of policies and all sorts of about what the wider world is saying Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Food 34–35 few, yet significant sources tell the other buzzwords that don’t seem on Twitter and in blogs outside of JAMES BEZER other. Although Felix has not seen to have a lot of depth to them, but Imperial, and talk to people you know Travel 36–37 the original email (we were able no-one outright has provided an too. Ask your lecturers, post docs, Games Editors to recover the email list Grimm explanation for what has been supervisors and other colleagues not MAX EGGL Welfare 38 supposedly sent the email to, but not said repeatedly as “tragic” and only what they think of the story, CALUM SKENE the email itself) there is no reason “saddening.” but how they feel about it too. The Arts Editors Hangman 40–41 to think the email is a hoax, or not Felix was not able to speak concept of Publish or Perish is not a FRED FYLES written by anyone else. to Human Resources or new one, but this may be the first case KAMIL McCLELLAND Puzzles 42–43 There are official statements Wilkins directly, and College of Publish and Perish. Encouraging and emails from College and Communications told us that they dialogue about the underlying issues Music Editors GRACE RAHMAN C and S 44 the staff involved, detailing how themselves would be our only point this story highlights may also mean AMNA ASKARI they offered Grimm support, or of contact. This did restrict what that it is the last case that phrase can Sport 45–48 how what happened is standard questions we could ask and why, be applied to. Television Editors GIULIA GABRIELLI JOHN PARK What’s on this week: Film Editors SURVEY TIME ELLEN MATHIESON JACK STEADMAN JOHN PARK Union Council Meeting (not about sex...yet) Books Editor DIANA LUCACI 18:30 onwards in the Union Are you a lazy medic, or a bright biologist? Do you enjoy Dining Hall. Fashion Editor living in the library, or do you i nd it easy to keep the CECILE BORKHATARIA Tuesday 9th November Food Editors grades high and the work hours low? CAROL ANN CHEAH A busy Council meeting is We want to know if you think your course is worth the planned for next week, so if Travel Editor YUNG NAM CHEAH you like watching students money you pay to study it, and how hard it really is to Hangman Editor repeatedly thrust yellow get a 2.1 at Imperial. SKILIPPA PHETT cards into the air, this could Puzzles Editor be the event for you. Fill it in online here: MICHAEL FAGGETTER Everyone is welcome to felixonline.co.uk/survey Welfare Editors DIBA ESBATI attend, but only members CHANON WONGSATAYANONT can vote. Missing: one mascot, Clubs and Societies Editor BEN HOWITT slightly inebriated, Sport Editor answers to various KUNAL WAGLE drinking chants but COPY EDIT TEAM responds badly to long Copy Chiefs SKETT’S BOX OF SHAME STEPHEN BALL periods of travel on the ELLEN MATHIESON We couldn’t spot any errors in road Copy Editors issue 1590, which is probably an ANNINA SARTOR TOM RIVLIN error in itself. 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Iftikhar, the President of Imperial The Science Challenge is an annual Hub. competition that is open to Imperial The questions, as announced on College London students and school the night, include “Tell me a story students across the country, often about science”, contributed by Mun drawing in hundreds of entries over Keat Looi, and “What would you like the course of the competition. to discover, and why?” which was The Science Challenge judges this Professor Sue Gibson’s question. year again included high profile Ruth Whincup contributed the last members of Imperial staff and of the three essay questions: “How communicators from outside of do we inspire the next generation to Imperial, each of which set their own take an interest in STEM research?” title for students to either write an A video question, submitted by essay on, or for one judge, make a Professor Philip Moriarty asks “Why Photo: Nathaniel Gallop video to address. should I believe a scientist?” Essay The Science Challenge is currently submissions should be 850 words - one each for Imperial College and June Yin Gan, Science Challenge “I very much hope that those entering its eighth year, and judges in maximum, and the video entry Schools submissions. The video, for Chair, said of the launch: “It was who attended found the talks as the past have included Pallab Ghosh, should be up to three minutes. which there is only one submission a successful evening overall, and interesting as I did, and that everyone former Felix Editor and current There are two different categories stream, will have a £500 prize for the everyone who came told me that at Imperial is looking forward to science correspondent at the BBC. of prizes for the essays - the Overall Overall Winner, while the Runners- they enjoyed themselves immensely. entering this year’s competition. Two of the four judges were present Winner (as will be decided by Lord Up from Schools and Imperial will I hope people have as much fun “I’d like to thank all of our fantastic at the event. Sue Gibson OBE, a Robert Winston, Ambassador for the win £200. making their entries as I had judges for volunteering their time Professor of Chemistry at Imperial, Science Challenge) will win £1000 Essays and videos can be submitted organising it!” for the Science Challenge, and for and Philip Moriarty, a Professor and a shadowing internship in the at any time until noon on the 28th Serena Yuen, current president everyone who helped out in preparing of Physics from the University of House of Lords, while each Question February. Finalists will be contacted of the RCSU said, “The Science the Launch and the rest of the Nottingham attended and introduced Winner will win £400. on the 15th March, with the Final Challenge Launch has once again competition. their titles for their essay and video There are two different submission held at the Luncheon Room in Inner been a fantastic occasion, and one for The final is looking to be a fantastic submissions. streams for the essay competition Temple on 23rd March, 2015. the RCSU to be proud of. night.” Too few people turn up to Union’s General Meeting PHILIPPA SKETT the entirety of the meeting.