2024 

The Sunday Times - 8 June 2024
How Imperial beat Oxbridge — and the secrets to winning a place
The London university now trails only MIT in the global rankings. Its students are prized for their employability but competition to study there is fierce

Financial Times - 7 June 2024
Imperial leads the triumph of technology universities
Global science institutions are becoming more powerful as Silicon Valley takes over business

The Times - 5 June 2024
Geeks inherit the earth? Well, Imperial is the new Oxbridge
As the university is ranked as the No 1 higher education institution in the UK, Tim Arbabzadah reflects on his time there. Plus, Nicola Woolcock explains the secret to its remarkable success

Financial Times - 4 June 2024
More than half of British universities slip down global rankings
Annual list topped by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Imperial College London

The Guardian - 4 June 2024
UK universities face ‘irreversible decline’, global league table suggests
Imperial overtook Oxford and Harvard universities and was behind only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the annual QS world university rankings.

Ireland's Business Post - 12 May 2024
Hugh Brady: ‘It’s remarkable what universities have managed to achieve, but it’s not sustainable’
A decade after leaving Belfield, the former UCD president now runs the most entrepreneurial university in Britain

The Evening Standard - 6 March 2024
Imperial announces plans for London's answer to Silicon Valley
Imperial College London wants to set up Imperial WestTech Corridor as a global hub for science, technology and innovation.

Research Professional News - 5 March 2024
Imperial aims for 25% more research activity in priority areas
University president Hugh Brady details new strategy, including four planned “schools of convergence science”

Times Higher Education - 5 March 2024
Imperial to create cross-cutting ‘convergence science’ schools
President Hugh Brady says new structures will provide 'sandbox' for interdisciplinary thinking and 'shop window' for industry engagement. 

 

2023 

The Financial Times - 30 June 2023
Letter: EU and UK must resolve their differences over Horizon Europe
At a time of intense global competition, combined efforts on shared challenges is essential. 

Times Higher Education - 3 April 2023
Talking leadership: Hugh Brady on competing with US and China
Imperial president reflects on his institution’s role in UK growth and the importance of collaboration within Horizon Europe

The Times - 14 March 2023
Access to Horizon Europe is finally within reach – Rishi Sunak must not waver now
The prime minister is right to put science at the heart of the UK’s growth strategy.

The Times - 12 March 2023
How to make Britain a science superpower — by the superbrains
Rishi Sunak wants us to lead the world in innovation. Ben Spencer asks the experts in biotech, healthcare, AI and energy how we do it.

Science Business - 7 February 2023
US Inflation Reduction Act ‘existential threat’ to EU and UK.
Hugh Brady, argues Washington’s vast green tech stimulus makes UK association to Horizon Europe crucial.

The Evening Standard - 27 January 2023
Imperial chief: We risk shutting out best students.
The President of Imperial College London said the university would not be able to compete on the global stage without its international students.

The Financial Times - 23 January 2023
President's Open Letter: Science collaborations are Britain’s springboard to the world.
George Freeman, the science minister, is right to state that Britain’s preferred position is to remain close to Horizon Europe, the €95bn EU research programme.

The Financial Times - 4 January 2023
UK universities turn to philanthropy to bolster finances.
Philanthropy and endowment money is becoming an increasingly important source of income for some of the UK’s leading universities, according to the president of one of the world’s top-ranking science research institutions.

2022

The Guardian - 24 Sept 2022
Imperial College London: Inside the university that is in the business of studying.
At number five in this year’s rankings, up from seven last year, the university’s rep as the place for go-getters and entrepreneurs continues to flourish.