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2024

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Nov-23	The SHARP project was spotlighted in a recent BBC feature. Hear from our team and participants about the vital work we're doing and the difference it's making.
Nov-23	The MSk Lab is interested in your views and opinions! If you would like to join our Patient and Public involvement group. Please fill out the form and someone from our team will be in touch.
Nov-23	In this new podcast sponsored by @Incyte, Dr Antonio D'Alessio and Claudia Campan present and discuss their works and contributions to the field of #livercancer.
Nov-23	From VR to simulation - using digital tech to educate young people about knife injuries and effects of knife crime @PaddingtonAcad with the SHARP project
Oct-23	As part of #BlackHistoryMonth we explore the career journeys of four of Imperial's black staff and students, including S&C's own Prof Eric Aboagye.
Oct-23	An amazing initiative during #BHM2023 to walk for charities ! Supporting our wonderful GOLD charity run by @delaidowu with community-based interventions to increase opportunities for black patient for (preemptive) live donor kidney transplant: super-important!
Oct-23	Congratulations to S&C's Prof Christina Fotopoulou on winning the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gynecologic Surgery from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society.
Oct-23	Professor Cobb presented at the European Hip Society meeting in Switzerland. Professor Cobb was also involved in round-table discussions about New Technologies in THA - status quo and the future: Ceramic on ceramic resurfacing.
Oct-23	Imperial innovation recognised at Patient Experience Network National Awards. The Imperial Clinical Analytics, Research and Evaluation (@Imperial_iCARE) team won the Innovative Use of Technology, Social and Digital Media award.
Sep-23	Antonio D'Alessio wins prestigious Junior Investigator Award
Sep-23	Huge congratulations to the @CLOCS_imperial team on their #dataIQaward for “Best use of data for non-commercial purposes”
Sep-23	Are you interested in hearing more about #HIFU or #cryotherapy to treat prostate cancer? Ask the experts! Register for our patient webinar.
Sep-23	Our Julia Anderson Training Programme is open for applications! We offer paid placements to people who have limited or no #workexperience to join an impactful stream of our work at @imperialcollege
Aug-23	Hear about Dr Richard Abel's research on why pollution causes #osteoporosis and why ballet dancers get stress fractures in this month’s episode of #BoneUp the #podcast with @osteoporosisNI
Aug-23	On Thursday 14 September from 11.00-13.00, we're hosting a virtual event for World Patient Safety Day with @Imperial_IGHI. Explore the crucial role of patients, families, and caregivers in healthcare safety.
Jul-23	Supporting the next generation of health data scientists with HDR UK's Black Internship Programme Great to see two interns will be joining S&C's Dr Erik Mayer's @Imperial_iCARE team, as part of the Health Data Research UK’s Black Internship Programme
Jul-23	The Fleming Centre will drive a global movement to tackle antimicrobial resistance. We’re proud that IGHI Co-Director Prof the Lord Ara Darzi is Chair of the Fleming Initiative. Today, the Fleming Centre's Patron was announced: HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales.
Jul-23	Fantastic to see the success of alumni from our MSc Healthcare & Design course in the WE Innovate finals! Congrats to Stiliyana Minkovska for winning 1st prize with Matrix, and to runners-up Sophie Richter (AiKnit) and Saw Nw (Aloe Health)
Jul-23	Fantastic turnout for yesterday's #AcademicWomenAssociation screening of #PictureAScientist. An eye-opening documentary that shed light on the challenges faced by women in science. Inspiring to see the resilience and determination of these remarkable women. #WomenInSTEM #Science"
Jul-23	Important research from S&C's Prof Hash Ahmed (@LondonProstate1) and colleagues is referenced in this @DailyMailUKarticle on "Prostate cancer care revolution: UK scientists are leading the way with a raft of breakthroughs
Jul-23	Huge congratulations to S&C's @Ilaria_Bell on being a finalist for this year's @ImperialPFDC Postdocs Reps Individual Award!
Jul-23	Huge congratulations to Ilaria Belluomo & Nina Moderau receiving the Imperial College Julia Higgins Award for their fantastic working set up and running the Academic Women’s Association
Jul-23	Great to see S&C's SHARP outreach project in schools using #medicalsimulation to increase understanding of the impact of knife violence and #knifeinjury on individuals and communities.
Jul-23	Congratulation to S&C's Prof Charlotte Bevan (@BevanLab) on winning this year's @imperialcollege President's Award for leadership!
Jun-23	Congratulations to S&C's Professor Dame Averil Mansfield and Dr Natalie Shenker for being recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours.
Jun-23	The Academic Women Association (AWA) is delighted to host a screening of the documentary ‘Picture a Scientist’, followed by a panel discussion on improving gender equality.
Jun-23	To mark #MensHealthWeek, S&C's own Prof Hash Ahmed (@LondonProstate1) has a frank chat with @Tony_Robinson about #ProstateCancer, in this special #cunningcast
Jun-23	Huge congratulations to Dr Mark Lythgoe on winning the prestigious Royal Society of Medicine Sylvia Lawler prize
Jun-23	Great to hear S&C's Jame Kinross talking on @BBCRadio4 about the #microbiome. Catch up on the interview
Jun-23	S&C's Head of Department, Prof George Hanna, discusses in @ObserverUK his team's research and final stage clinical trials of cancer breath tests.
May-24
Apr-24	S&C's @DrMSodergren was on @itvnews last night discussing access to #MedicalCannabis
Apr-24	Our next event "Women’s Health in the Workplace" co-hosted by Women’s Health Network of Excellence, Academic Women Association and Women in Academic Medicine, is approaching!
Apr-24	We're thrilled to announce that S&C has received a prestigious @Athena_SWAN GOLD award, recognising our dedication to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusivity within our Department. We remain committed to nurturing a culture where everyone feels valued and respected.
Mar-24	To mark #OvarianCancerAwareness Month, Prof Christina Fotopoulou, S&C's Chair in Gynaecological Cancer Surgery and a consultant gynaecological oncologist at @ImperialNHS reflects on @imperialcollege recent breakthroughs in the field
Mar-24	Congratulations to S&C's Professor Alun Davies on being reappointed as a @NIHRresearch Senior Investigator
Mar-24	On #InternationalWomensDay , we thank and celebrate the amazing #ImeprialWomen in our Department!👩‍⚕️👩‍🔬👩‍🏫👩‍🎓 As part of Women at Imperial Week, it was great to see so many people attending the Academic Women's Association's event, "Navigating Leadership Paths in Academia". #IWD2024
Mar-24	Register for the London Surgical Symposium 2024 - 27th March. This year's theme is 'growing with adversity' and we have a jam-packed program of lectures ranging from what we can learn from extremophiles to surviving moral injury & more!
Feb-24	S&C's @Simon_Erridge spoke to the BBC about the rising number of people with ADHD being prescribed medical cannabis amidst the shortage of ADHD meds
Feb-24	Huge congratulations to S&C's Professor Anthony Gordon @agordonICU who has been appointed as the new Programme Director of the National Research Collaboration Programme
Jan-24	Our case study for our Global State of #PatientSafety 2023 report describes how the National Collaborative for Restorative Approaches in Health in New Zealand, led by @JWailling and Graham Cameron, has pioneered a restorative response to harm.
Jan-24	It’s #CervicalCancer Awareness Week. Check out our blog, featuring an innovative project looking into improving cervical screenings. This is part of our Design Dash programme, a design process to solve a real-world healthcare challenge.
Jan-24	Well done to Jacopo Hu for winning the Wildcard Entry of the Mechanical Engineering photo competition for 2023!
Jan-24	Our Co-Director, Prof Lord Ara Darzi, spoke about #CancerCare and the use of #AI for early detection of #cancer on the SkyNews podcast with @DavidNichols0n and @skysarahjane
Jan-24	Our HelixCentre is working with ImperialNHS to understand barriers people from underserved groups face to attend outpatient appointments. We held co-design workshops with 23 community members to come up with ideas of how to support people and will be trialling these in 2024.

2023

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Nov-23	The SHARP project was spotlighted in a recent BBC feature. Hear from our team and participants about the vital work we're doing and the difference it's making.
Nov-23	The MSk Lab is interested in your views and opinions! If you would like to join our Patient and Public involvement group. Please fill out the form and someone from our team will be in touch.
Nov-23	In this new podcast sponsored by @Incyte, Dr Antonio D'Alessio and Claudia Campan present and discuss their works and contributions to the field of #livercancer.
Nov-23	From VR to simulation - using digital tech to educate young people about knife injuries and effects of knife crime @PaddingtonAcad with the SHARP project
Oct-23	As part of #BlackHistoryMonth we explore the career journeys of four of Imperial's black staff and students, including S&C's own Prof Eric Aboagye.
Oct-23	An amazing initiative during #BHM2023 to walk for charities ! Supporting our wonderful GOLD charity run by @delaidowu with community-based interventions to increase opportunities for black patient for (preemptive) live donor kidney transplant: super-important!
Oct-23	Congratulations to S&C's Prof Christina Fotopoulou on winning the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gynecologic Surgery from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society.
Oct-23	Professor Cobb presented at the European Hip Society meeting in Switzerland. Professor Cobb was also involved in round-table discussions about New Technologies in THA - status quo and the future: Ceramic on ceramic resurfacing.
Oct-23	Imperial innovation recognised at Patient Experience Network National Awards. The Imperial Clinical Analytics, Research and Evaluation (@Imperial_iCARE) team won the Innovative Use of Technology, Social and Digital Media award.
Sep-23	Antonio D'Alessio wins prestigious Junior Investigator Award
Sep-23	Huge congratulations to the @CLOCS_imperial team on their #dataIQaward for “Best use of data for non-commercial purposes”
Sep-23	Are you interested in hearing more about #HIFU or #cryotherapy to treat prostate cancer? Ask the experts! Register for our patient webinar.
Sep-23	Our Julia Anderson Training Programme is open for applications! We offer paid placements to people who have limited or no #workexperience to join an impactful stream of our work at @imperialcollege
Aug-23	Hear about Dr Richard Abel's research on why pollution causes #osteoporosis and why ballet dancers get stress fractures in this month’s episode of #BoneUp the #podcast with @osteoporosisNI
Aug-23	On Thursday 14 September from 11.00-13.00, we're hosting a virtual event for World Patient Safety Day with @Imperial_IGHI. Explore the crucial role of patients, families, and caregivers in healthcare safety.
Jul-23	Supporting the next generation of health data scientists with HDR UK's Black Internship Programme Great to see two interns will be joining S&C's Dr Erik Mayer's @Imperial_iCARE team, as part of the Health Data Research UK’s Black Internship Programme
Jul-23	The Fleming Centre will drive a global movement to tackle antimicrobial resistance. We’re proud that IGHI Co-Director Prof the Lord Ara Darzi is Chair of the Fleming Initiative. Today, the Fleming Centre's Patron was announced: HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales.
Jul-23	Fantastic to see the success of alumni from our MSc Healthcare & Design course in the WE Innovate finals! Congrats to Stiliyana Minkovska for winning 1st prize with Matrix, and to runners-up Sophie Richter (AiKnit) and Saw Nw (Aloe Health)
Jul-23	Fantastic turnout for yesterday's #AcademicWomenAssociation screening of #PictureAScientist. An eye-opening documentary that shed light on the challenges faced by women in science. Inspiring to see the resilience and determination of these remarkable women. #WomenInSTEM #Science"
Jul-23	Important research from S&C's Prof Hash Ahmed (@LondonProstate1) and colleagues is referenced in this @DailyMailUKarticle on "Prostate cancer care revolution: UK scientists are leading the way with a raft of breakthroughs
Jul-23	Huge congratulations to S&C's @Ilaria_Bell on being a finalist for this year's @ImperialPFDC Postdocs Reps Individual Award!
Jul-23	Huge congratulations to Ilaria Belluomo & Nina Moderau receiving the Imperial College Julia Higgins Award for their fantastic working set up and running the Academic Women’s Association
Jul-23	Great to see S&C's SHARP outreach project in schools using #medicalsimulation to increase understanding of the impact of knife violence and #knifeinjury on individuals and communities.
Jul-23	Congratulation to S&C's Prof Charlotte Bevan (@BevanLab) on winning this year's @imperialcollege President's Award for leadership!
Jun-23	Congratulations to S&C's Professor Dame Averil Mansfield and Dr Natalie Shenker for being recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours.
Jun-23	The Academic Women Association (AWA) is delighted to host a screening of the documentary ‘Picture a Scientist’, followed by a panel discussion on improving gender equality.
Jun-23	To mark #MensHealthWeek, S&C's own Prof Hash Ahmed (@LondonProstate1) has a frank chat with @Tony_Robinson about #ProstateCancer, in this special #cunningcast
Jun-23	Huge congratulations to Dr Mark Lythgoe on winning the prestigious Royal Society of Medicine Sylvia Lawler prize
Jun-23	Great to hear S&C's Jame Kinross talking on @BBCRadio4 about the #microbiome. Catch up on the interview
Jun-23	S&C's Head of Department, Prof George Hanna, discusses in @ObserverUK his team's research and final stage clinical trials of cancer breath tests.
May-23	Are you interested in learning more about #HIFU or #cryotherapy to treat prostate cancer? Ask the experts! Register for our FREE patient webinar @ http://imperialprostate.org/support
May-23	A fantastic conversation between @LondonProstate1 and @imperialasone as part of the #Belonging - Exploring our Lived Experiences series, celebrating BAME students, academics & professionals! #BeKind https://youtu.be/QD7rpqV_KOw
May-23	Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week, a week to highlight the importance of achieving good mental health for all We’ve organised a week of events dedicated to staff and students to support their health and wellbeing. Here are some highlights
May-23	Come along to listen to Imperial's Mr Taimur Shah next Thurs at the Brent Hub Community Enterprise Centre and learn about prostate cancer testing #prostatecancer #brent @ProstateUK @Brent_Council
Apr-23	IGHI are hosting a workshop to discuss ideas around the upcoming 100 year anniversary of the discovery of penicillin!
Mar-23	It was great to have @Helen_Whately, the Social Care Minister, visit @HannaGroup_ICL to learn more about our new clinical study, funded by @PancreaticCanUK, to develop the world’s first breath test to detect pancreatic cancer.
Mar-23	Great to hear S&C's @DrAmalinaBakri on the @StylistMagazine Baby On The Brain podcast podcast.
Mar-23	Happy Women at Imperial Week! This week, and every week, we're celebrating our female staff and students – past and present. Discover the exciting schedule of events, including panel discussions, seminar talks and training workshops
Mar-23	Huge congratulations to S&C's Professor Antony Gordon who has been appointment as a NIHR Senior Investigator Senior Investigators are among the most prominent researchers funded by the NIHR
Mar-23	We’re so proud of our AWA team. They're taking a leading role in promoting gender equity in #STEM & creating a safe space for female academics to plan their careers in leadership roles. Learn how you can become a #ChangeAgent & support their cause
Feb-23	Are you a woman in academia looking for inspiration about developing your career? Register for the AWA’s second in person meeting on 8th March 4-6pm to hear from female Imperial Alumni about their path to a non-academic career.
Feb-23	S&C's PhD student @NaginaScientist talks about how she wants to inspire future girls to become #scientists
Jan-23	Great to hear S&C's Prof Ahmed discussing the importance of early diagnosis of #ProstateCancer on BBC Radio 4 today
Jan-23	Huge congratulations to S&C's Professor Jonathan Waxman, Emeritus Professor of Oncology at the Hammersmith Hospital, has been made an OBE for services to prostate cancer awareness and treatment.
Jan-23	Congratulations to David Nabarro, Co-Director of IGHI, on his Knighthood in the New Year Honours List for services to Global Health.

2022

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Dec-22	IGHI's Digital Health Leadership Cohort 5 met at the Leadership Forum in Durham. Digital leaders from across the NHS engaged in talks, panels & group activities kicking off their digital leadership journey at Imperial College.
Dec-22	Dr Ilaria Belluomo receives the Education Award for “supporting the student experience”.
Dec-22	Huge congratulations to S&C's Dr Natalie Shenker who is a finalist for an @The_MRC Impact Prize, for her work on reducing infant mortality and improving global public health with a human milk innovation programme and national milk bank service.
Nov-22	Three Imperial researchers and a recent alumnus of the Imperial, including S&C's Dr Maria Leiloglou, have been named as Fellows for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub.
Oct-22	As part of #BlackHistoryMonth we explore the career journeys of four of Imperial's black staff and students, including S&C's own Prof Eric Aboagye.
Oct-22	The @helixcentre at @Imperial_IGHI has created an online toolkit to help tackle digital exclusion in #dementia. Developed with @LOTI_LDN and @LDN_gov, the toolkit aims to make it easier for inexperienced users of technology to engage online
Oct-22	Congratulations to Professor Iain McNeish @OCARC_Imperial Director, recipient of the ESGO Helga Salvesen award!
Oct-22	Join us for the 17th London Surgical symposium and Chair of Surgery centenary celebration. For registration visit http://londonsurgery.org. Submit your entry for the Simpson Smith Travel Award and Abstract Competition. #LSS2022 #surgery #research #innovation
Oct-22	join us for the 17th London Surgical symposium and Chair of Surgery centenary celebration. For registration visit http://londonsurgery.org. Submit your entry for the Simpson Smith Travel Award and Abstract Competition. #LSS2022 #surgery #research #innovation
Oct-22	"Becoming expert - why it matters to us all"" - Wednesday, 19 October 2022 at the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum). Register for this exciting FREE evening lecture with S&C's Prof Kneebone, as he explores what it means to become an expert in a creative practice."
Oct-22	Massive congratulations to S&C's Dr Ali Salehi-Reyhani forr being included in The Analytical Scientist Power List 2022 – Top 40 Under 40.
Oct-22	The future of #surgery in all its diversity @imperialcollege at the end of week 1 of the #MSc Surgical Innovation coordinated by Vassilios Papalois & me. Privilege teaching brilliant young surgeons from UK, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Germany, Thailand, India, Trinidad, Cyprus & Poland!
Sep-22	Celebrating our hard working postdocs at the Department of Surgery and Cancer postdoc reps event! #PostdocAppreciationWeek @ImperialPFDC
Sep-22	We are looking forward to hearing S&C's Prof Hashim Ahmed speak at Imperial As One ‘Belonging - Exploring our Lived BAME Experience’ session.
Sep-22	We're very proud to announce Dr Claudia Fulgenzi as a The International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) rising star - Best Clinical Science Award Recipient 2022 after Dr Petros Fessas in 2021 @ImperialSandC @IHepatology @ImperialBRC
Aug-22	IGHI's Dr Lindsay Dewa and Miss Anna Lawrence-Jones teamed up with The Mind Map and Golden Gloves ABC to create #FightinThru, a campaign which aims to reach young men and raise awareness about #MentalHealth through boxing. Watch this short film about the young fighters' experiences
Aug-22	Our Digital Health Lead Dr Saira Ghafur on BBC Radio 4 about the NHS 111 cyber attack.
Jul-22	Congratulations to @treesylee, a Clinical Research Fellow in the Division of APMIC, who received a @EuroELSO grant for the team’s study on immunothrombosis in patients on ECMO support.
Jul-22	Congratulations @BhaminiVadhwana awarded the @BASO_ACS@RosetreesT Research Grant in Cancer Surgery to investigate the role of the #mycobiome in OG cancer with a supportive team!
Jul-22	Huge congratulations to S&C's @Ilaria_Bell on being a finalist for this year's @ImperialPFDC Postdocs Reps Individual Award!
Jun-22	We’re excited to announce the winners from the latest round of the BSI #Career Enhancing Grants! We’re delighted to award #funding to 19 BSI members for projects that will help boost their #CareersInImmunology
Jun-22	S&C is proud to announce the establishment of the new Academic Women Association (AWA), a safe space for women at all academic career levels in the @ImperialMed to discuss career strategies, how to achieve goals and overcome obstacles
Jun-22	Very proud to be the inaugural recipient of an @Inst_of_Hep Grant to deepen the knowledge on #neoadjuvant #Immunotherapy in #HCC with @A_DAlessioMD Carrying forward the legacy of #RogerWilliams @ImperialSandC @IHepatology @ImperialBRC @UniAvogadro @ChokshiLab
Jun-22	50% of Clincial fellows are women but we need to find a way to keep them in academia. This piece of work tried to identify what we could do better. This is a UK wide issue. Everyone needs to think what we can do to make academia more balanced. @ImperialSandC @imperialcollege
Jun-22	1/ We’ve launched #HoldThisSpace, a website that helps young people and scientists understand and cope with their feelings about #ClimateChange. Created in partnership with @fon_xyzand led by @commonvisionUK. http://holdthis.space
Jun-22	Join our co-director Lord Ara Darzi on Saturday at the @ExRdFestival. His talk will explore the the future of surgery, from keyhole surgery to robots in the operating theatre in a live interactive session. 18 June 1-2pm Sign up now https://greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/future-surgery/
Jun-22	S&C is proud to announce the establishment of the new Academic Women Association (AWA), a safe space for women at all academic career levels in the @ImperialMed to discuss career strategies, how to achieve goals and overcome obstacles. 1/4
Jun-22	Last week, our staff and students showcased the work we do at Hamlyn Centre to @UKLabour Shadow Business Secretary @jreynoldsMPand Shadow Science Minister @ChiOnwurah. You can read about the visit here http://ow.ly/L7Na50Juiyf
Jun-22	Huge congratulations to Dr Justin Roe on his MBE!
Jun-22	Huge congratulations to S&C's Prof Kathryn Maitland on being awarded an OBE in the Queen’s #Jubilee Honours “I am absolutely delighted to be recognised for my work leading clinical trials in critically sick children in resource poor environments." https://imperial.ac.uk/news/236999/queens-jubilee-birthday-honours-recognise-imperial/
May-22	Congratulations to Prof Iain McNeish on his recent @acmedsci Fellowship - “I am delighted (but rather surprised) to have been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. My main thanks must go to my research team at @imperialcollege" http://ow.ly/yqGJ50JaZAS
May-22	Congratulations to @profgeorgehanna on his recent @acmedsci Fellowship - “The recognition by the Academy of Medical Sciences is a credit to the high quality and hard work of my research team at @imperialcollege, for whom I will be always grateful.” http://ow.ly/jHoR50JaZnY
May-22	Congratulations to @agordonICU on his recent @acmedsci Fellowship - “I am honoured that the Academy has recognised my contributions to research in the area of critical care. I am fortunate to work with a wonderful team at @imperialcollege" http://ow.ly/4p4K50JaZks
May-22	Congratulations to IGHI's Jackie van Dael, who won funding through @ImperialPFDC's Seeds for Success competition. Jackie will use the award to study how remote care has impacted the way that patients and healthcare providers interact, and the associated risks.
May-22	Join us in wishing our co-director, Professor Ara Darzi, a huge congratulations on being awarded an honorary degree from @UniofOxford! Lord Darzi is 1 of 9 to be awarded this prestigious degree, including Sir @LennyHenry and Dr@JaneLubchenco. Read more: https://ox.ac.uk/news/2022-05-16-honorary-degree-recipients-2022-announced
May-22	We've created a film, called Nexus, centred on the impact of #COVID-19 on young people’s #MentalHealth and connections. Young people shaped all stages of the filming process. #coproduction
Apr-22	David Nott: The war surgeon helping doctors save lives in Ukraine
Apr-22	Students in KS3 have had the amazing opportunity today to take part in some simulated emergency trauma centre workshops by ⁦@sharp_projectUK @imperialcollege exploring the impact of knife crime in London. Thanks to everyone taking part in this very important interactive workshop teaching students about the physical and emotional impact of knife crime led S&C's @ProfKneebone
Apr-22	PODCAST \| #AI is increasingly being used in #healthcare, but biases mean they may not benefit everyone equally. In our latest #podcast, meet our @Imperial_IGHI researchers highlighting this issue and suggesting ways it can be tackled. Listen here:
Apr-22	Very proud to see our research on #Immunotherapy for #HCC recognised by a @ConquerCancerFd Merit Award 2022 to the excellent @A_DAlessioMD @ImperialSandC @Ihepatology @ImperialBRC
Apr-22	Huge congratulations to @DJPinato receiving the @AACR #BestOfAuthors 2022 Award
Mar-22	The guest speaker for today’s Imperial As One Belonging event will be S&C’s own Hector Keun, Professor of Biochemistry.
Mar-22	Last night on @Channel4 "What If Putin Goes Nuclear?", S&C's Chair in Molecular Pathology Professor Gerry Thomas spoke to @jonsnowC4 about the impact of a nuclear weapon on humans [20:30]
Mar-22	Check out this great clip from the upcoming episode of @BBC 's Your Body Uncovered with @kategarraway, where our own Mr Sanjay Purkayastha discuses what the gallbladder does and why certain foods are off limits, using a #VR headset.
Mar-22	Celebrating Women@Imperial Week
Mar-22	Huge congratulations to S&C's Prof. Hashim Ahmed on his well deserved appointed as an NIHR Senior Investigator
Mar-22	To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, S&C’s Professor Gina Brown discusses her career, female role models and challenging gender bias.
Feb-22	What a fantastic night. Incredibly honoured to receive the highly commended certificate from HRH Princess Anne. Such a great recognition for the work I’ve been doing at @ImperialSandC during the pandemic. #CUHA22 #womeninstem (WISE Covid Award) @NTUSciTech
Feb-22	Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Feb-22	Congratulations to S&C PhD student Dr Amelia Seifalian's winning the Young Innovator Award @innovateUK for her project on developing a novel pelvic implant to treat prolapse using grahene-based nanocomposite materials & stem technology.
Feb-22	Robots give surgeons a helping hand" S&C's ProfKneebone- comments in this interesting Financial Times article
Feb-22	S&C Culture and Engagment team has won an Imperial College EDI Award to develop an Academic Women Associatiion
Feb-22	Celebrating Women in Science Day
Jan-22	The podcast on our work on AtezoBev in real-life presented at ASCO GI 22 was hosted by the Belgian Journal of Medical Oncology Thank you for this opportunity! https://bit.ly/32BmUYS Antonio D'Alessio
Jan-22	At 11 am today, we're hosting @InstituteGC 's Tony Blair for a special virtual event on 'The Future of Britain'. Join us live for a discussion on the challenges ahead for the country, and the bold policy agenda needed to address them.
Jan-22	Congratulations to S&C Anaesthetics alumni Dr Azeem Alam, who has won the Imperial College Emerging Alumni Leader Award 2022. As a medic, entrepreneur and songwriter, he has achieved a lot at a relatively young age.

2021

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Dec-21	Huge congratulations to Dr Justin Roe, Clinical Service lead at the national centre for airway reconstruction at the trust, for being awarded an MBE in the New year's honours for services to speech and language therapy, particularly during Covid-19
Dec-21	S&C, Co-Lead of the C&E committee, Mr Chris Peters will be discussing the initiatives that gained the Depart of S&C its Silver Athena SWAN award at the Faculties Working Together event to create a fairer Faculty community
Nov-21	iBSc Cancer Frontiers student, Michelle Dessi, has jointly won the prestigious national Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2021 Scientific Undergraduate Academic Award for his project undertaken in S&C.
Nov-21	Professor Sir Huw Thomas,, head of the Medical Household and Physician to the queen, who was made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order at Windsor Castle by the Queen.
Nov-21	COP26 Climate Summit - As part of the Resilience Hub at COP26, this event on mental health will explore the impact climate change has on our minds and how to use out emotions, passions, and skills to implement meaningful climate action.
Oct-21	Proud to be: IMPACT edition: S&C's Demi Corr will be part of the Proud to be IMPACT panel for the development programme for Black, Asian and Minority ethnic Staff, supports the Imperial community by highlighting their experiences that delegates have had and their achievements following the programme.
Oct-21	The Julia Anderson Training Programme - Internship programme aimed at individuals with limited- work experience, in recognition of the difficulties that many face when starting out their career without having worked or interned. The initiative is open to everyone including people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+ and those who have a disability or access needs.
Sep-21	Demi Corr took part in the Imperial Positive About Cultural Talent (IMPACT) which is a four-month long development course for Imperial's Black Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME ) Staff. IMPACT addresses the issues faced by BAME Staff which prevent them from progressing in their career. The programme aims to empower staff to overcome these barriers so they can realise their true potential.
Sep-21	S&Cs REMAP-CAP trial Team won the BMJ Critical CARE Team of the Year Award - Prof Tony Gordon
Sep-21	Professor Tony Gordon discussing Sepsis on Sepsis Awareness Day on BBC Click and BBC Radio 'Naked Scientists
Sep-21	ILCA 2021 - Junior Investigator Award - Petros Fessas, S&C outgoing Academic Foundation Trainees awarded Junior Investigator Award by ILCA (International Liver Cancer Association)
Sep-21	4x S&C MBBS/BSc in Anaesthesia and Critical Care students who received the john Snow Anaesthesia Intercalated Award - Niamh Sargeant; Robert Grogan; Stefania Tsatsari; Aoife Kelly
Sep-21	Biomarker matchmaking event, joint with S&C (Chris Peters and the Diagnostics Growth Hub and Medicine's IPC Team - launch new series of Industry/Academia Biomarker matchmaking events to provide an opportunity for academics to pitch their novel biomarkers to companies who are looking to collaborate with academia to scale up and translate biomarkers to the clinic.
Sep-21	World Patient safety day (WPSD) - S&C PSTRC and IGHI address the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on staff burnout and resilience, and the safety impacts for patients and families, through a spotlight on their impact on maternal and new-born care in support of the World Health organizations objectives or WPSD 2021 - hosted by Professor the Lord Ara Darzi; Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP;
Jul-21	Dr Richie Abel - Bone Up podcast
Jul-21	The Ophthalmologist power List - Professor Francesca Cordeiro for her recent recognition in the Power list 2021 of Top 100 women in ophthalmology in the world. And the Top list of Women in European Vision research and Ophthalmology 2021
Jul-21	PFDC Reps Awards Winners 2021 - Dr Nina Moderau winning the PFDC Reps Team Award as part of the PAW (Postdoc Appreciation Week) committee.
Jul-21	The Hamlyn Centre on Twitter: "Congratulation to our @ICLHamlynRobots research team on winning the award! In collaboration with @sjtu1896 researchers, the ICL-SJTU team won the 3rd Prize in '#Action #Anticipation' category at @CVPR 2021 EPIC-Kitchens Challenges https://t.co/FbhfPJcrCJ #AI #MachineLearning https://t.co/ZJjEtt8i2c" / Twitter
Jul-21	Imperial College Graduate School on Twitter: "The results of the PhD Summer Showcase are in! First up we have our People's Choice prize as voted for by you! Congratulations to Nagina Mangal @NaginaScientist from @ImperialSandC whose presentation won the most votes! https://t.co/ni6FlDxQFi #ICPhdShowcase" / Twitter
Sep-21	15th London Surgical Symposium discussing - Academic surgery; diversity and sustainability in surgery; and global Surgery
Jun-21	Prof Daqing Ma selected to be a member of the Academia Europaea
Jun-21	Former MSc healthcare & design student, Kerri Cooper wins RSA Student design Award: Material World
Jun-21	S&C's James Kinross received the Real IT Transformation of the Year Award for his use of Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality technology in the St. Mary's to help with remote teaching
Jun-21	Presidents and Provosts Awards 2021 - President's Awards and Medals for Outstanding research Team - The REACT Study S&C Ara darzi an Paul Elliot n SPH - REACT Study Team; President's Awards for Excellence in Supporting the Student Experience - Dr Anabel Varela Carver; The Equality, Diversity and inclusion Award for Culture and Community Team Winner - Imperial as One Committee or which Clarissa Gardner is a member; Provosts Awards for excellence in Health and Safety - Highly Commended H&S Staff HAU Unit
Apr-21	Congratulation to @jacobnhaddad, an S&C alumni from our Health Policy programme, who has been named in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list for co-founding @accuRx a healthcare communication platform to allow GPs to communicate efficiently with their patients
Apr-21	Congratulations to Mark Lythgoe, Clinical Research Fellow in the Division of Cancer, for receiving the 2021 Conquer Cancer Merit Award, given for his abstract on disparities in cancer drug medicine regulatory approvals between regulators
Apr-21	Imperial changemakers named in community of Europe's best young innovators - S&C's alumni, Jacob Haddad has been named Forbes 30 Under 30 list for co-founding accuRx, a healthcare communication platform to allow GPs to communicate efficiently with their patients
Apr-21	S&C fellow wins 2021 Conquer Cancer Merit Award - Mark Lythgoe, CRF in Div Cancer, for receiving the 2021 Conquer Cancer Merit Award, given his abstract on disparities in cancer drug medicine regulatory approvals between regulators, which was submitted to the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting
Mar-21	Happy and honoured to receive the @MDPIOpenAccess Cancers 2020 Young Investigator Award! (Ylenia Perone)
Mar-21	Congratulations to our own Professor Iain McNeish, who was recently appointed NIHR Senior Investigator – a position given to those who are deemed to be the most outstanding leaders of patient and people-based research within the
Mar-21	The @ASiT Prize for Surgical Simulation goes to @edwards_tomc @CoombsAlexander @bartosz_szyszka A Patel, R Kucheria, @orthorobodoc
Feb-21	Join Dr. Sanjay Purkayastha and Dr. Andre Chow for the first in a three-part #webinar series about one of the greatest untapped resources in modern-day surgery — video
Feb-21	Alessio Cortellini's immuno-oncology research earns him Young Investigator Award
Jan-21	David Pinato - Humbled to receive the UEG Rising Star Award 2021 for my research on immunotherapy of HCC
Jan-21	Huge congratulations to S&Cs Professor Sir Huw Thomas who was made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the Queen's 2021 New Year Honours
Jan-21	Very proud to announce @imperialcollege & @ImperialSandC are holding our first Women in Academic Medicine (WiAM) event 13th Jan 19.45. Please register below and share this poster.
Jan-21	Huge congratulations to S&C's Dr Azeem Alam who was recognised in the New Years Honours list with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for outstanding contributions to medical education during #COVID19

2020

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Dec-20	Great to see our own James Kinross (@bowelsurgeon) on the Intelligent Health community's top 50 #healthtech #healthAI Innovators 2020
Dec-20	Great to see this fantastic project from our own Dr. Kirill Veselkov getting deserved coverage https://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55131938 Download the #DreamLab app and help support vital #COVID19 research: https://vodafone.co.uk/mobile/dreamlab
Dec-20	Training and clinical evidence will create good surgeons but mentorship turns the good into the great. It is our duty to provide mentorship so that trainees can go beyond competence to reach their full potential.
Dec-20	LIVE on @reddit_AMA now - The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease is huge, and today @gfrost59 of @ImperialNutr is going live on Reddit with @gut_health and @bowelsurgeon to answer ANYTHING for #ImperialLates http://ow.ly/9Jas50CABC8
Nov-20	Super proud of @DettorreGino being awarded @myESMO Merit Award to present his most recent @OnCovid1 #COVID19 #cancer data at #ESMOAsia20 @ImperialSandC
Nov-20	Congratulations to Dr Dimitri Amiras, S&C honorary lecturer and @ImperialNHS Radiologist, who has been recognised in this year's #Kindleaders list!
Oct-20	Many congratulations to @MyuraNagendran of @ImperialSandC and @APMIC_Imperial plus colleagues for winning Scientific Paper of the Year award in the Minnies 2020 for @BMJ_Open article on the hype over AI. https://buff.ly/3ox0a2h
Oct-20	@ImperialSandC's Professor Eric Aboagye, featured this week as part of #BHM2020, co-leads the #CRUKFunded UK National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator network - providing UK researchers with open access to world-class clinical imaging facilities.
Sep-20	There is still time to book your free spot for this year's virtual London Surgical Symposium. Speakers include @spbsurgery @jaapbonjer @patsyllamd Prof Ara Darzi and Prof George Hanna
Sep-20	Watch our Co-Director, Lord Darzi, give his Presidential Address for his role as incoming President of the @BritSciAssoc here at 11 am. He'll be discussing the need for convergence science and greater diversity among leadership.
Sep-20	Next #HPAGimperial webinar takes place 13.10.20. Join us to see how research impacts patient care.
Sep-20	Honoured to have been elected SMDM President. I look forward to working with the Board & Trustees to help navigate @socmdm during our challenging times in its role to improve decision making for patients, clinicians and policy makers. @Imperial_IGHI @ImperialSandC @Imperial_PSTRC
Sep-20	Our @PanSurg team have launched their fantastic Hidden Strengths podcast. In the 3-part series, @ImperialNHS staff share their stories about being on the frontline during #COVID19 with UK astronaut Helen Sharman, @FrankRGardner and @MannyPacquiao
Sep-20	Very proud of my two MRC funded PhD students @IsyGoldsbrough and @DrKirstyB for making the shortlist for the Max Perutz Science Writing Award.
Sep-20	A new free book called Hyperfoods offers recipes for dishes that contain anti-cancer molecules. Our own Dr Kirill Veselkov, who led the @VodafoneFdn supported DRUGS research project, has worked with Chef @Jozef_Youssef to create healthy and tasty dishes
Sep-20	IP6 study is funded!£600K to evaluate clinical & cost-effectiveness of Ibex Histology AI system in 600 men having prostate biopsies and create a databank of scanned slides for future
Aug-20	Incredible work from our own Sanjay Purkayastha, working with @1WorldMedical1 and @thandienewton to secure a donation of 1 million #masks for 130 care homes across London
Jul-20	Huge congratulations to @DrAmalinaBakri whose presentation for her 'BRACELET Study' won the PhD Showcase People's Choice.
Jul-20	Last week @ImperialSandC PhD student @SamTukra won our top prize of £10k in our Student Challenges Competition final! He plans to use the funds to develop his AI-driven risk prediction tool for organ failure, Third Eye Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3eQrCTA
Jul-20	In the latest edition of @neimagazine I interview the one and only Gerry Thomas of @ImperialSandC / @imperialcollege about her career in cancer research, her views on radiation, Chernobyl, and so much more. Give it a read!
Jun-20	S&C surgeon, Sanjay Purkayastha, worked with fashion retailers, clothes manufacturers and local celebrity @thandienewton to get thousands of scrubs and gowns donated to St Mary's Hospital in response to #COVID19 shortages
May-20	All the @PanSurg Webinars are now available to watch on YouTube. A fantastic #COVID19 resource.
Feb-20	A group of sixth form students from St Paul’s Boys School, London visited @imperialcollege yesterday for a Surgical Taster Day. My colleagues and I talked about our education experience and career in surgery.
Feb-20	Huge congratulations to Prof Charlotte Bevan and @BevanLab for receiving £400,000 from @ProstateUK for their research into the growth and spread of #ProstateCancer
Feb-20	Across Imperial, people do amazing work to engage the wider world with what we do. Whether it's through the #ImperialLates, working with schools or volunteering in the community, these people deserve recognition! Nominate someone for an Award by 14 Feb
Feb-20	A very deserved first prize oral presentation #UKSRG2020 for the incredible @gemmaclunie

2019

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Jan-19	Dr Nisha Patel and team showcasing CYCLOPS robot to visitors from Singapore
Jan-19	Some of S&C's Healthcare and Design students are participating in Royal College of Art's WiP Show
Jan-19	Dr Julie McDonald and Dr Ben Mullish's research featured in BBC article 'Super poo donors'
Feb-19	Dr Jess Wade - Help raise the profile of BAME professionals in STEM by diversifying Wikipedia
Feb-19	Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the Professor Amanda Cross, Head of CSPRG disucssing some of the exciting developments in Cancer Research.
Feb-19	Dr Claire Fletcher and Dr Isabelle Leclerc reflecting on gender equality in the scientific community for International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Feb-19	S&C's Professor Simon Taylor-Robinson and Professor Nadey Hakim, Presidents Envoy, Imperial College London collaborating with kthe university of Khartoum and Ahfad University for Women to address the burden of disease in Sudan
Feb-19	S&C's Professor Roger Kneebone - Gresham Lecturer - exploring teamworking in the operating theatre through an unusual lens with puppeteer Rachel Warr - Museum of London
Feb-19	Dr Isabel Garcia being interviewed about her career, mentoring and role model at Imperial and in STEM more widely
Mar-19	S&C's Dr Panos Vorkas bringing medicine and science to life for the next generation of doctors and scientists
Mar-19	S&C's Professor Roger Kneebone talks with our honorary Reader Dr David Nott, about his new book 'War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
Mar-19	Department of Surgery and Cancer - where 48% of surgical trainees are women - was the first Academic Department to join Mumsnet's Family Friendly scheme
Mar-19	PSTRC - Hearing birdsong Event are open to the public a safe space to consider their hearing using birdsong with free coffee and exhibition at Helix Box, St.Mary's Hospital Campus
Mar-19	Q&A session with S&C Professor pernilla Lagergren for International Women's Day
Mar-19
Mar-19	S&C PhD student, Nadia Soliman, lecturring for International Women's Day - Myth-busting the military: what academic could learn
Mar-19	S&C's Professor Kneebone and Dr Kirsten Dalrymple are leading a fascinating workshop on 'Pushing the Boundaries of Surgical Education: Inspiring Surgical Educators through Performance Simulation of Music & Surgery at @ICOSET19 and @RCSEdFST
Mar-19	S&C's @HARMS_Lab teaching the new generation abou MIS and robotics
Mar-19	Professor Roger Kneebond and other S&C surgeons want to make young people really understand the consequences of stabbing someone by creating an immersive role play that gives a grimly authentic representation of surgery following a knife attack
Mar-19	Congratulations to Dr Rose Tolson on being awarded and Imperial College London Students Choice Award for her fabulous work supporting the students with there research
Apr-19	Congratulation to Dr Panos Vorkas on being awarded and Imperial College London Student Academic Choice Award
Apr-19	Professor Lord Ara Darzi, addresses the importance of education in Patient Safety at our open evening
Apr-19	Professor Roger Kneebone talks with Michael Berkeley on BBC Radio 3 about how his work with tailors, lacemakers, Formular One teams and musicians has transformed his understanding of medicine.
May-19	Professor Lesley Regan, was on BBC Breakfast talking about improving information and bust myths about the menopause, as part of her work on the Women's Health Taskforce.
May-19	Congratulations to Dr Biancastella for her nomination for President's Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher and Imperial College london.
May-19	The Department Surgery and Cancer are extreamely proud to be awarded the Silver Athena SWAN Award. The award recognises our advancement towards gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all.
May-19	Professor Lord Ara Darzi, has been honoured with one of Japan's most prestigious awards. In recognition of his contributions to global health, Lord Darzi has received he Order of the Rising Sun.
May-19	S&C PhD student & former British Army Officer, Nadia Soliman, discusses what we can learn from Army leadership
May-19	S&C's Dr Jon Swann presented at the Pint of Science Annual Science Festival event taking place in pubs & Cafes talking about gut-brain axis and the interplay of gut microbiome with cancer
May-19	Congratulations to Dr Natalie Shenker who has been awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship by UKRI to continue her research into human breast milk
May-19	Congratulations to Professor Francesca Cordeiro, who received the prestigious Duke Elder Award from the Royal College of Opthalmologists at their 2019 annual congress.
May-19	Congratulations to Kartik logishetty for winning a President's Award fro Excellence in Teaching. He worked with a team to develop a virtual reality simulation that helps students grow their surgical skills
Jun-19	Congratulations to Dr David Pinato on receiving the ASCO GO YIA award at ASCO2019 around the immunopathogenesis of HCC in HIV.
Jun-19	Our own Professor Gerry Thomas, Chair in Molecular Pathology who specialises in molecular pathology & has advised on the risks of radiation from both Chernobyl & Fukushima, waas awarded an OBE in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Jun-19	Congratulations to Dr Ben Mullish for receiving the Young Gastroenterologist of th Year (Clinical and translational Science) Award at the British Society of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Glasgow 2019.
Jul-19	A number of S&C staff took part in the Great Exhibition Road Festival 2019. The mysterious crystals exhibit, in the curiosity area, highlighted the importance of protein crystals and their role in facilitating drug design.
Jul-19	Congratulations to Nick Wood fro receiving the Julia Higgins Award in recognition of his work in the Department making better use of data for a fairer working environment.
Jul-19	2019 Athena SWAN Lecture will be given by Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies discussing how she helped set up the NIHR Research and her desire to push Universities toward gender parity.
Jul-19	Congratulations to Dr Martha Kedrzycki who won the Research as Art competition and the People's Choice prize. Her art used cupcakes to represent the fluorescent dye durign breast-conserving surgery, and Meera joshi who come second in the poster competittion.
Sep-19	Congratulations to Dr Chris Lattimer who receivd the Science, Innovation & New Generations) Award at the Internationsl Union of Phlebology.
Sep-19	Fundraising for the Macmillan Cancer at our Friday coffee morning
Oct-19	Congratulations to the Poster prize winners at BACRBC2019 Isabella, Nehe, Lewis and Abigail as S&C sweeps the board
Oct-19	Congratulations to Dr Ahmed Nabeel named as an MIT Tech Review Innovator Under 35 (MENA). Ahmad has developed a self-cleaning lens for keyhole surgery to save time and increase patient safety
Nov-19	HARMS Lab at the NIHR Imperial BRC Showcase event at Hammersmith Hospital
Nov-19	Mr Coline Bicknell learning close up card skills with magician Dr Houstoun at the Art Workers Guild event bring together surgeons and artists to learn from each other.
Dec-19	Hamlyn Winter School 2019 workshop on surgical imaging and vision
Dec-19	Research Café afternoon
Dec-19	HARMS Lab Christmas showcase who will be showing their work on Perceptual Robotic Surgery, there LaryngoTORS robot, and work on Soft Robot novel approaches to actuations and sensing

2018

Date	Awards, prizes, and engagements
Sep-18	Launch of the Healthcare Professional Academic Group (HPAG) - Opened by Professor Jonathan Weber addressing the challenges faced for healthcare professionals in research
Sep-18	Athena SWAN Lecture - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Oct-18	Congratulations to Justin Roe on receiving the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Fellowship
Oct-18	Hosting joe Biden, President of the United States of America and Co-Chair, Biden Cancer Initiative Special Lecture on Cancer Research in the USA
Oct-18	Congratulations to Julia Cork awarded an Imperial College Medal in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Education
Oct-18	professor Roger Kneebone speaking on Radio 4 Today speaking about the concern that technology use is taking away dexterity
Oct-18	Professor Lesley Regan, President of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology joinsFIGOHQ as Honorary Secretary
Nov-18	Congratulations to the @bevanLab and @Fletcher on your @PCF-Science Challenge Award
Dec-18	Disability History month, 4 warriors of imperial share their stories on Mental health and work
Dec-18	Hosting special Guest Lecuturer from surgeon and humanitarian Dr Tom Catena, who will be discussing 'how to run a hospital in a warzone: localising humanitarian action.

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