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KEEP THE CAT FREE Founded 1949 [email protected] Felixonline.com The top 5 David Fincher films* Page 15 *according to Felix ISSUEFelix 1756 FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2020 KOHNFUSED ABOUT Read Imperial University Challenge team captain Michael Kohn’s new column about classical music CLASSICAL MUSIC? Read more in the Music section on page 13 Credits: Dave Guttridge Imperial College Hammersmith and Fulham council roll out 30 minute test Calum Drysdale Editor-in-Chief ammersmith and Fulham council Hhave become the first in the capital to provide 30 minute COVID-19 tests. These are faster than the PCR tests done by Imperial Testing hub. The lateral flow swab tests which works similarly to pregnancy tests uses a paper platform that holds a number of assaying SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal anti- body. If COVID-19 antigens (fragments of genetic material or proteins) are pres- ent in the sample being tested then a col- our changed occurs, alerting people of a potential COVID-19 infection. The council authorities have said that Neil Ferguson was fired in May for breaching lockdown regulations they will soon receive enough testing kits from the Government to be able to carry out 20,000 tests a week from now until the end of March 2021. These tests will be made available to key workers such as teachers and social Neil Ferguson back workers and the council has expressed hope that they will be able to offer tests to people wanting to visit elderly at risk with more bad news CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Science 3 Editorial 7 Calum Drysdale Editor-in-Chief reporters that evidence showed that es numbers rising again. Ferguson was Hangman 19 the restrictions imposed by Tier 2 and speaking to the Science and Technol- Music 13 rofessor Neil Ferguson has warned 3 rules were having an effect on COV- ogy Committee about how modelling Film 14 Pthat despite the month-long lock- ID-19 rates before 5th November when informed the UK’s response to COV- down new tough restrictions on move- a national lockdown began. ID-19. Books 16 ments and contact will still be necessary Speaking by video link to the House He said: “We now have clear evidence Puzzles 17 as Christmas socialising might spark a of Lords Science and Technology Com- that Tier 3 measures were working to Investment 19 “third wave” mittee Fergusson told the Lords that re- bring down infection rates in some ar- Sustainability 21 Ferguson whose modelling has been strictions would have to remain in large criticised for being too alarmist has told parts of England in order to prevent cas- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2 [email protected] Felixonline.com KEEP THE CAT FREE NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Neil Ferguson threatens third wave eas. Tier 2 was also having an impact, but a answer”. WHAT IS FELIX? smaller one. The decision is a political one, Dr Grady drew attention to the difficul- but if we don’t want to see infection levels ty of ensuring that transport services are Felix is the newspaper of Imperial College Student rebound from December 3 my assessment not overly full during this very short period Union. We provide entertainment, information is that measures between Tier 2 and Tier saying that “allowing just a week for around and news while also being a space that members of 3 will be necessary in the great majority of one million students to travel across the locations.” country leaves little room for error.” the Imperial College community can use to pub- Ferguson’s words come as universities She added: “If the Government instead lish their views and respond to the views of others. prepare to send students home for Christ- told universities to move online now it mas. would provide much more time to stagger With all face to face teaching ending the movement of students and better pro- on the 9th December students have been tect the health of staff, students and their CAN I WRITE FOR FELIX? asked to travel home between the 3rd and wider communities.” 9th December during the so-called “travel Imperial has not yet provided any details Yes. 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Neil Ferguson threatens third wave • If you already have an • If you want to write CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 but don’t have a topic relatives living in care homes. “With the continued high infection rates, article in mind or have These tests have also been distributed to we will do everything possible to protect written one already then in mind, check out or twenty five other London boroughs and people by stepping up the fight against send it to the section section specific writers form part of the government’s mass testing Covid-19 with local targeted testing allied Facebook groups that we drive. with robust track and tracing. editors via email. These Hammersmith and Fulham have also “I want to thank all the partners who are email addresses can be update every week with announced that they will be expanding its helping us deliver this service and appeal found at the top of each topics we would like local test and trace programme. Separate to everyone in the borough to continue to articles about or email from the national version run by the NHS stick to the advice to stay at home to save page in a section. and Serco, the local authority will attempt lives during this lockdown. We can limit the section editors to avoid the issues that plagued that na- the dreadful effects of this pandemic if we tional version. all pull together.” Send your article to us by 8 o’clock on Tuesday and Council leader Stephen Cowan, said: we can then have it ready for publication that Fri- day! Royal Albert Hall to reopen We are also always recruiting editors, for first event since March copy editors, photographers, artists Calum Drysdale Editor-in-Chief when it shut as part of the national lock- down. and more. If you would like to get he Albert Hall is hosting a trial event Groups will be limited to two tickets Tto test the processes developed for re- which cost £10 and the hall will operating invovled in Felix in a regular capacity, opening safely. at a limited capacity. The organ recital on 3rd December, the The recital will feature a repertoire rang- email [email protected] day after national restriction on movement ing from J.S. Bach’s to Eric Coates and Ed- and socialising end, will be the first public ward Elgar and will be played by the organ- event held in the Hall since 17th March ist Thomas Trotter on the Hall’s 9,999 pipe [email protected] Felixonline.com 3 FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2020 SCIENCE Rolls-Royce announces plans for 16 mini nuclear plants Lily Shepherd Science Editor of its electricity from seven nuclear sites, nuclear plant would be built from a set questioning why this investment is not all of which are owned by EDF Ener- of “modules” made in factories and then being directed towards renewable en- he engineering giant announced gy. However, six of these seven sites are transported to the site for assembly, ergy, which would not pose the same a consortium with the Nation- due to go offline by 2030. EDF are con- turning nuclear power plant construc- risks associated with radioactive mate- Tal Nuclear Laboratory and construc- structing two new reactors at Hinkley tion into something like life-size Lego. rials. Others are sceptical about wheth- tion firm Laing O’Rourke to build Point C, and are They also argue that er the short time scale for construction 16 “small modular reactors” (SMRs). expected to be giv- of UK electricity this will increase and low cost are actually achievable. The consortium, known as UK SMR, en the green light from seven safety, as mak- That being said, the project is pro- were awarded £18m by the UK Govern- for two further re- nuclear sites ing lots of smaller jected to create thousands of jobs ment in 2019 to design SMRs and are actors at Sizewell C 20% modules will mean over several decades, and while nu- now asking for a further £217m for the soon.