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Thousands chasing London allotments as supply dwindles
The mental, physical and community benefits of allotment gardening are invaluable to city dwellers, but allotments are in short supply in London.
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Largest global vaccine confidence survey reveals hesitancy hotspots
While vaccine confidence remains low in Europe, there are signs that public trust in vaccine safety has been increasing in some EU countries.
Imperial mathematician scoops $3m Breakthrough Prize
Professor Sir Martin Hairer is the single winner of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.
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Ancient bony fish forces rethink of how sharks evolved
Sharks’ non-bony skeletons were thought to be the template before bony internal skeletons evolved, but a new fossil discovery suggests otherwise.
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COVID-19 numbers and plant growth insights: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website
A new website uses reported cases and deaths to estimate the probability regions in England, Scotland and Wales will become COVID-19 ‘hotspots’.
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COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children
Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease.
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Imperial artist wins award for combining physics and art
Leverhulme artist-in-residence, Geraldine Cox has won the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Gemant Award.
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Podcast: COVID-19 vaccine trials latest and privacy in contact tracing
In this edition: Results of the COVID-19 vaccine animal trials and the latest news from the human trials, plus privacy in contact tracing apps.
Imperial researchers receive Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships
Two researchers working on advanced biomedical imaging and developing new lubricants have been awarded new fellowships.
