Thank you to all those who submitted their Imperial stories during 2007.
Read the stories, watch the videos and view the pictures below
- Oluwatosin Ajayi
(Chemical Engineering, 2000-04) - recalls organising his first Dramsoc production
7 January 2008 - Olivia Shields
(Medicine, present; leader of the Imperial College Symphony Orchestra) - Review of Imperial College Symphony Orchestra Tour to Spain and Paris
18 December 2007 - Colin Waldron
(Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1975) - The story behind the picture
18 December 2007 - Gordon Jackson
(Chemical Engineering, 1972; PhD, 1976) - Fondly remembers his time at Imperial in the 70s
17 December 2007 - G.A. Mohajer and Esmaeli Esbati
(Petroleum Engineering, 1961; Civil Engineering, 1988) - remember their time at Imperial
17 December 2007 - Professor Brian Morgan
- remembers life in the Physics Department in the 1960s.
17 December 2007 - John Sanderson and Jeffrey Greenleaf
(Physics, 1962; Physics, 1962) - remember the time when there were 2,700 men and only 100 women at Imperial
17 December 2007 - Reginald Gill
(Electrical Engineering, 1951) - remembers how the Commemoration Day celebrations started
17 December 2007 - Ian Gillett
(Chemistry 1971-78, Health and Safety Director 1987-present) - celebrates 20 years of service with Health and Safety Services at Imperial
17 December 2007 - Amar Nath Wahi
(Electrical Engineering MSc, 1970) - remembers moving from India to study at Imperial
17 December 2007 - Sharine Brown
(Head of Residences) - remembers her experiences of student excuses, flooding and burnt baked beans
17 December 2007 - Sir Richard Sykes
(Rector, 2001-08) - looks back over Imperial's Centenary year
14 December 2007 - Idris Ahemd
(Agriculture, 1988) - remembers his time at Wye College
13 December 2007 - Hannaa Kotb, Cheryl Kam, Shreelata Datta
(Medicine 2007, Healthcare Management 2004, Medicine 2003) - tell tales of pub crawls and library gossips
13 December 2007 - Professor Stephen Landor and Dr Phyllis Landor
(Chemistry, 1951; Chemistry, 1951) - share their experiences of Chemistry at Imperial
12 December 2007 - John Lamerton
- shares his thoughts on possibly being part of the first father and son to attend Imperial
12 December 2007 - Professor Emeritus Sir Hugh Ford
(City and Guilds) - from Boanerges to oblivion
12 December 2007
David Lefevre
(Tanaka Business School)- shares his experiences of learning technologies
12 December 2007 - Neville Rhoden
(Mining Geology, 1953; PhD, 1958) - shares his post war experiences at Imperial
13 December 2007
- Peter Mee
(Assistant Planning Officer, 1959-67; Registrar, 1967-96; College Secretary, 1996-98) - regales the time he started as the Staff Orator
12 December 2007 - L Hinds
(Chemistry, 1943-1945, 1948-49) - Regales of perils of digging trenches in the Royal Parks
12 December 2007
- Peter Mee
(Assistant Planning Officer, 1959-67; Registrar, 1967-96; College Secretary 1996-98) - tells tales of the metric system never catching on
12 December 2007 - Anne Barrett (The College Archivist)
reflects on G.C Lowry, who was part of the Imperial College Administration 1923-58
11 December 2007- Patricia Reader
(Biology, 1967-present) - shares her memories of 40 enjoyable years at Silwood Park
11 December 2007 - Linda Jones (Physics, 1968-present)
shares her memories of mini skirts, three-legged football and a mobile discotheque
10 December 2007- John Collins (Civil engineering, 2002-06 and President of the Student Union, 2006-07)
pedalled 928 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End to raise funds for the Student Union
09 December 2007- Cedric Turner (Mechanical Engineering, 1976-1991)
Recollections of Strength of Materials in the Mechanical Engineering Department
5 December 2007- Marcus Rafla (Mechanical Engineering, 2001-2006)
shares his memories of his travels to Zambia to set up a motorcycle ambulance
2 December 2007- Christine Yates (Human Resources)
shares her experience of Imperial as One – the College’s race equality advisory group
30 November 2007- Robert Lyn (Mechanical Engineering, 1973)
remembers Elton John and Deep Purple performing at Imperial
28 November 2007- Terance Boley (Electrical Engineering, 1957)
shares his memories of lectures, balls and life-long friends
26 November 2007- Dr Joseph McCall (Chemistry 1940, Geology 1949, PhD 1951)
shares his war time experiences of Imperial College sports
23 November 2007- Virgil Scott (Mechanical Engineering, 2004-present)
shares his breath taking adventures of sheer drops, and steep mountain climbs
23 November 2007- Krishna Thakrar (Electrical Engineering 1931)
regales fond memories of the Pimlico Connection and student pranks
22 November 2007- Lord Flowers (Rector, 1973-85)
Lord Flowers and his wife, Lady Flowers, remember student parties in their South Kensington flat
22 November 2007- John A. Walters (Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1942-44)
shares his memories of doodle bugs disrupting his exams
21 November 2007- Jim Fredericks (Electrical Engineering, 1947-52)
Jim fondly remembers the unofficial firework display on the Albert Memorial steps
13 November 2007- Jim Platt (Mining Geology 1957-60)
Jim regales memories of defending the Chaps Club and the mascot of the Royal School of Mines
12 November 2007- Mark Chapman (Chemistry 1987-92 and 1995-97)
Mark tells his inspiring story of courage and strength
12 November 2007- Daniel Carrivick (Geology 1998-2002)
Daniel shares his life risking tales of conquering mountain peaks and building bridges
8 November 2007- Terry Hulme
shares his dislike of whale meat and mustard
8 November 2007- Philip Spires (Chemical Engineering 1970-73)
Recalls barbecuing a cow over a bonfire at garden Hall...
5 November 2007- Tony Brewis (Royal School of Mines, 1949-52 and Mineral Technology, 1960-61)
To Cornwall or bust...
30 October 2007- S. Rajanayagam (Electrical Engineering 1930-32)
Travelled from Sri Lanka for a 9am lecture...
19 October 2007- Diana Anderson (Campus Administrator-Silwood Park Campus)
From Silwood to Star Wars via the Centenary staff party.
12 October 2007- Professor Michael Streat (Chemical Engineering, PhD student 1958-61; staff 1961-89)
shares his memories of importing dangerous cargo to Imperial
12 October 2007- Jack Mawdsley (Royal School of Mines, 1957-60)
shares his memories of his 21st birthday celebrations
10 October 2007- Peter Ackers (Civil Engineering, 1942-44)
shares his memories of civil egineering at Imperial
9 October 2007- Elizabeth Tunnah (nee King) (Chemistry, 1944-47; Biochemistry, 1947-49)
Shares her memories of food rations at Imperial
5 October 2007- Nigel Kelland (Royal School of Mines, 1962-1963)
Nigel came to Imperial, and won a wife!
30 September 2007- Louis Badone (Royal School of Mines, 1942-1945)
Shares his memories of being evacuated to the University of Swansea during World War II
5 September 2007- Colin Grimshaw (Media Services, 1965-present)
Meeting my past...in fast rewind
10 August 2007- Anthony Smart (1965)
Relives the 1965 London to Brighton HCVC Rally.
7 August 2007- The Imperial Riders (2007)
London to Brighton - In Praise of Padded Shorts...
7 August 2007- Mino Green (Electrical Engineering 1956 - Present)
- shares his memories of getting his revenge with liquid nitrogen
7 August 2007 - Joe Soul (Electrical Engineering 1947)
- shares his photographs and memories from his time in Sweden as part of the Student Exchange Programme, Summer 1947
7 August 2007 - John Oakley (Chemical Engineering 1949)
describes an incident involving Her Majesty the Queen Mother and a run away lift
6 August 2007- Ralph Cornforth (Physics 1965)
describes a daring rescue mission from the student lounge in University College
29 June 2007- Rogers Knight (City and Guilds College 1934-38)
shares his memories of playing pranks on policemen in the 1930s
26 June 2007
John Smith (College Secretary and Clerk to the Governor 1979-89)
- shares his memories of preparing for a surprise visitor
15 June 2007 - Carlos Moreno Serrano (Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2005-06)
describes his time at Imperial and finding love
13 June 2007
Professor Dot Griffiths (1969- present)
- shares her memories of Professor Joan Woodward
7 June 2007 - Cedric E Turner (Mechanical Engineering 1948 - present)
shares his impressions and recollections of the Mechanical Engineering Department since 1948
4 June 2007- Hannah Gay (Chemistry 1958 - 64)
- shares her memories of being mistaken for a corpse
30 May 2007 - Bubble Chamber Football
- Keith Barnham and Gron Jones share their memories at setting up the Bubble Chamber Football Tournament in 1975
30 May 2007 - Joe Soul (Electrical Engineering, 1948)
shares his photographs and memories from his graduation year in 1948
22 May 2007
Peter Grootenhuis (Mechanical Engineering, 1941-44, 1946-present)
- shares his memories of dodging flying bombs during World War ll
17 May 2007 - Doug Wilcox (Royal School of Science, 1965-68)
shares his memories of falling in love with a 'demanding, wicked painted lady'
16 May 2007
Ashley Brown (Computing 2007) responds to Doug's memories
22 May 2007- Colleen Shilstone Richardson (Electrical Engineering, 1919-46)
- shares her memories of her family's connection with Imperial for almost a Centenary
11 May 2007 - Giles Brereton (Mechanical Engineering, 1977-80)
- shares his story of being in the Imperial Football Club in the late 70's
7 May 2007
Tom Jenkins- shares the turnaround in events which leads him to study at Imperial
2 May 2007 - Iris Pritchard-Davies (Administration, CGC, 1940's)
- shares her tales of finding love at Imperial and working in London during the World War II
24 April 2007 - Peter Clark (Metallurgy 1945)
shares some of his student memories and photos from the 1940's
16 April 2007
Adrian "Jelly" Johnson (Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1987)- shares his memories of Southside
11 April 2007 - Keith Viewing (Applied Geochemistry Research Group 1960-1963)
- remembers the achievements of the Applied Geochemistry Research Group
5 April 2007 - Paul Bland (Mechanical Engineering 1992-2000)
- shares his memories and pictures of the Imperial Hockey Club and how Imperial has set him up for his future life in the East.
4 April 2007 - Jim Lovely (1979)
- gives the story behind the old Beit photograph
2 April 2007 - Ella Shum (Computing 1980)
- and friends share photos and memories of some of the happiest times of their lives
29 March 2007 - Wendy Collidge (Programme Manager)
recollects team building at the College's mountain hut in Snowdonia
15 March 2007
João Cabral (Present Warden of Garden and Weeks Halls)
- shares the history behind Garden and Weeks Halls
15 March 2007 - Morphy Day
Bob Schroter recollects some student antics when he was Student President
28 January 2007
Tony Cowley (Chemical Engineering 1945)
- shares his memories of his time at Imperial College during the War
24 April 2006 - Theodora Cooper nee Bamber (Zoology 1949)
shares her memories of her time at Imperial College just after WWII
24 April 2006
Sydney Garvey (Aeronautics)
- Sixty-four years after originally being awarded his first class honours degree in mathematics, Sydney finally returned to the College to receive his certificate on Commemoration Day
24 April 2006 - Gwen Griffiths
Imperial College alumnus shares her memories of the women's boating club during the late '70s and early '80s
8 April 2006- Dr Bernard Atkinson (Chemistry 1944, PhD 1951)
- Dr Bernard Atkinson remembers Imperial College in the 1940s, including a student foot protest
1 March 2006 - Pimlico Connection
Some alumni share their memories of being involved in the Pimlico Connection initiative during their time at Imperial College London
24 January 2006- Visit of King George VI in 1945
Some alumni share their memories of the visit of the King and Queen in 1945
24 January 2006- Catherine Weatherall (Mechanical Engineering, 1973-76)
Catherine Weatherall shares memories of her much missed Morris Traveller
22 September 2005
John G E Hone (Physics 1950)
- John Hone tells a tale of the magnificent Queen's Tower at Imperial College's South Kensington campus.
4 August 2005
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