Students work with DFS to re-think how we build and buy sofas for sustainability
Your sofa could one day come as a subscription – under a novel business model proposed by students collaborating with sofa company DFS.
IGHI launches the first Global Health Summer School for Year 13 Students
Last week, the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) hosted its first Global Health Summer School for 22 Year-13 students from London schools
Imperial and Vietnamese partners explore UK and Vietnam's pathways to net zero
Imperial, the Vietnamese Intellectual Society and partners in Vietnam explored solutions and opportunities for the net zero transition.
Imperial Student Beren Kayali honoured with Innovate UK Purple Plaque
Beren Kayali, an Innovation Design Engineering alumna, received a Purple Plaque from Innovate UK for winning the Women in Innovation award.
Study on planet-warming contrails “a spanner in the works” for aviation industry
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found.
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Climate risks from exceeding 1.5°C reduced if warming swiftly reversed
Earth systems could be ‘tipped’ into unstable states if warming overshoots 1.5C target, but impacts could be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed.
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Typhoon Gaemi’s deadly winds 50% more likely due to climate change, study finds
Typhoon Gaemi’s devastating winds that killed three people in Taiwan on Wednesday were 50% more likely due to climate change, an analysis has found.
Climate change disproportionately affects mental health of vulnerable people
New Global Research and Action Agenda identifies recommendations and priorities for understanding the mental health impacts of the climate crisis
Dr Chao Wu receives fellowship to support development of net zero innovation
UKRI Fellowship will enable the development of an innovative technology, WINDCRETE, to address global issues in wind energy and construction.
Q&A: Understanding nature loss as a public health concern
Imperial College London and the University of Kent researchers published a framework capturing the connections between mental health and conservation.
