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Imperial/51: Winter 2021–22

In this issue

We explore how a pioneering Imperial approach to is offering hope to patients with treatment resistant breast cancer, get to grips with stochastic equations and look back at the history of medical education at the College. We also meet members of the Imperial College Boat Club, hear about the new Chemical Kitchen project and learn about the breakthrough research linking dementia research to the body clock.

Features

Soft robotic glove interface enabling a person to lift an apple from a table to a bowl

Soft robotics

Forget R2D2. Forget mounted robotic arms. Forget large hydraulic motors and rigid segmented joints – and say hello to the flex, bend and wiggle.

Cancer breakthrough: why resistance is futile

Some breast cancers remain completely resistant to treatment. Now, a pioneering two-pronged approach from Imperial offers hope.

Universal appeal

You might not have heard of stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs), but Fields Medal winner Professor Sir Martin Hairer’s work on them could help open the way to understanding the principle of universality.

A black and white photo showing a class of male medical students in the dissecting room at Imperial in the early 20th century

From cubs to virtual reality

Medical education at Imperial can be traced back to the 1700s – but a lot has changed. From monasteries and apothecaries to virtual reality and AI, we chart the history.