Egyptian alumni
First ever Egyptian alumni event held in Cairo
The first Imperial alumni event in Egypt was held in Cairo earlier this month.
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Stories tagged with 'Africa'
Global Healthcare
$14.5m Gates Foundation grant to help improve global healthcare
A $14.5m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help an Imperial group improve and expand healthcare access in developing countries.
African scholarship
New Imperial scholarship will develop future African leaders
Imperial will help develop future African leaders through a new scholarship programme.
Prednisone promise
Anti-inflammatory drug reduces key complication risk in HIV-positive TB patients
Trial finds that prednisone can reduce the risk of TB-IRIS – a serious complication seen in HIV-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients.
African engineers
Imperial helping develop next generation Sierra Leonean engineers
Imperial academics are working with partners in Sierra Leone to develop a generation of skilled engineers.
Parasitic worms Ethiopia
Fingerprints, tablets and WASH - can innovation protect Ethiopians from worms
A major new deworming initiative has been launched to evaluate different strategies to eradicate parasitic worms from communities in Ethiopia.
Malaria eradication
Mosquitoes that can carry malaria eliminated in lab experiments
Researchers have eliminated caged mosquitoes using ‘gene drive’ technology to spread a genetic modification that blocks female reproduction.
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MIGHTY MOLECULE
CD153: the molecule with potential protective power against TB infection
A study published this week in Nature Microbiology identifies the molecule CD153 as potentially key to controlling tuberculosis (TB) infection.
News in brief
LSD trials and next gen sunglasses: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
African AI
How a Masters programme in machine intelligence is closing an African tech gap
An Imperial lecturer is collaborating with a Rwanda-based African institute to unlock the continent’s potential as a hub for machine learning skills.
