Third year Mechanical Engineering undergraduates working on their 'Design Make and Test' projects.

Our mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, technology, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society.

Earlier this year, we launched our ambitious strategy, Science for Humanity. In this, we outlined our plans to enable exceptional talent, power world-changing research, and amplify our global impact under nine key initiatives.


Our strategy: Science for Humanity

At its core, Science for Humanity emphasises the power of scientific inquiry and action. It outlines our aims to be a global leader in scientific exploration and innovation, centred around the mission of improving people’s lives around the world.

Our strategy draws on our strength in science, technology, engineering, medicine and business to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in global health, climate change, Artificial Intelligence (AI), business leadership and more.

“Since our founding in 1907, Imperial has sought to be not only a world-leading university, but a world-changing one. We are known for combining our tremendous strength in STEMB with a uniquely innovative and entrepreneurial culture to create real-world impact. Our unashamedly ambitious strategy for the coming decades is an actionable plan that unlocks more of the power of science to serve humanity. This is how we shape the future – for our students, our community, our planet and everyone who calls it home.”

- Professor Hugh Brady, President of Imperial College London

Strategic initiatives

Enabling talent

Our goals

We strive to be a world leader in attracting young minds to science, technology, engineering, medicine and business (STEMB) and supporting them on their STEMB journey through life.

We will help to future-proof careers, businesses and communities by providing the advanced skills training and values-driven leadership needed to thrive in a tech-enabled world.

The Imperial Class of 2030 will be the most talented, the most enterprising and the most diverse we have ever had the privilege to serve.


New in 2023–24:

New scholarship programme to develop next generation of health leaders

Imperial and Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company, have launched a new scholarship programme for under-represented students. The Sanofi NextGen scholarship programme aims to create a new generation of healthcare leaders who can help improve trust in healthcare among under-represented and marginalised communities, including women, minority ethnic, people whose parents did not attend university,
LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.