Sian Harding, Emeritus Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology at Imperial's National Heart and Lung Institute and Artworks Group Chair until 2022, in front of her portrait painted by Keith Holmes in 2022.

Narinder Singh Kapany (1926–2020), by Keith Holmes, 2023. A founder of fibre optic communications, his work started with PhD studies in Imperial's Department of Physics in the early 1950s.

Letitia Chitty (1897–1982), by Keith Holmes, 2023. A pioneer in Imperial's Department of Civil Engineering from 1934 to 1962, her mathematical analysis of structural stresses won many professional prizes and accolades.

A team of students has won this year's University Challenge competition, the fifth Imperial team to do so – putting Imperial at the top of the BBC quiz tournament's league table of winners. (Picture © BBC)

Imperial's victorious team were presented their award by acclaimed playwright Sir Tom Stoppard (seen here holding the team's mascot, Carole Otter). Pictured (L-R): Adam Jones, Sourajit Debnath, Sir Tom Stoppard, host Amol Rajan, team captain Suraiya Haddad, Justin Lee.

The moment that Imperial's team won this year's University Challenge, beating UCL by 165 points in a thrilling final on BBC Two. Pictured (L-R): Justin Lee, Adam Jones, captain Suraiya Haddad, Sourajit Debnath.

Hollie Preston, undergraduate in the Department of Life Sciences (Photo credit: Jason Alden)

Juproop Lalli, undergraduate in the Department of Chemical Engineering (Photo credit: Jason Alden)

Tiffany Chiu, Senior Teaching Fellow in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (Photo credit: Jason Alden)

In March, visitors had a chance to join Imperial's community of experts to explore the potential uses and dangers of Al at Imperial Lates. (Photo credit: Brendan Foster)

In March, visitors had a chance to join Imperial's community of experts to explore the potential uses and dangers of Al at Imperial Lates. (Photo credit: Brendan Foster)

In March, visitors had a chance to join Imperial's community of experts to explore the potential uses and dangers of Al at Imperial Lates. (Photo credit: Brendan Foster)

OSSTEC, a start-up based at Imperial, is developing knee implants with innovative lattice technology that closely matches the properties of bone. Pictured: Dr Max Munford, CEO and Founder of OSSTEC and Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. (Photo credit: Thomas Angus)

OSSTEC, a start-up based at Imperial, is developing knee implants with innovative lattice technology that closely matches the properties of bone. (Photo credit: Thomas Angus)

OSSTEC, a start-up based at Imperial, is developing knee implants with innovative lattice technology that closely matches the properties of bone. Pictured: Dr Max Munford, CEO and Founder of OSSTEC and Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. (Photo credit: Thomas Angus)