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Imperial has a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university, according to the REF. From climate change to disease prevention, Imperial researchers and global partners ask bigger questions to solve real world challenges.

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Martian and lunar meteorites rewrite the conditions for a habitable planet

A study of Mars’s zinc reveals that primitive asteroids were the key source of volatile elements essential for habitability, reframing what we know about how planets acquire life’s components.

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Imperial-led project brings gene-drive mosquitoes closer to reality in Africa

10 December 2025

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New study will explore how photosynthesis works with lower-energy light

9 December 2025

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Dark matter search sets new limits and achieves neutrino breakthrough

8 December 2025

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Fermilab’s MicroBooNE rules out existence of an elusive sterile neutrino

3 December 2025

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We support and nurture a research environment that is defined by a culture of integrity, good governance and best practice. Our highly ambitious, collaborative, multidisciplinary community of researchers possess a common goal of tackling the biggest scientific challenges of our time. Professor Mary Ryan Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise)