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Reducing air pollution: how can changing behaviours help?
Changing people’s behaviours is key to improving urban air quality, but it should be done in a way that involves the community, say researchers.
9 things you can do to protect the natural world
From species extinction to soil degradation, the natural world faces many threats. But what can be done to protect it?
#MeToo: More women report feeling unsafe on public transport since movement
Women are 2.5% more likely to report feeling unsafe on public transport since #MeToo highlighted women’s experiences of harassment.
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel
A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports.
World’s first 3D-printed steel footbridge unveiled by Queen Máxima in Amsterdam
The world’s first 3D-printed steel structure, a ‘living laboratory’ bridge co-developed by Imperial, has been unveiled by Queen Máxima in Amsterdam.
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Bee Kind: Imperial scientists’ efforts to protect pollinators
Bees are in decline because of intensive farming, pesticide prevalence and climate change – but human welfare depends on them
Mobility trial to offer staff free bike loan and car club
Imperial is partnering with Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Brompton Bikes on a pilot mobility hub designed to empower greater choice in urban transport.
Look beyond private car ownership to transform cities, say researchers
Electric cars alone will not make cities healthy and sustainable, say Imperial academics, who have called for a radical new systems of urban mobility.
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Personalised immersive audio could help virtual socialising feel more real
Imperial College London researchers have won a €5.7million EU Horizon 2020 grant to develop AI-informed immersive audio techniques.
Coronavirus more likely to spread inside through maskless talking than coughing
Cambridge and Imperial researchers found that coronavirus is more likely to spread through prolonged talking than coughing in badly ventilated spaces.
