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Imperial composer wows audiences with message of inclusiveness
An Imperial music lecturer discusses his work with the Horizons programme, and the unlikely inspiration behind a new musical composition he's written.
Q and A: Imperial celebrates quarter century of science communication
Imperial will welcome over 200 science communicators on Thursday at a conference celebrating 25 years of its renowned Science Communication Masters.
Music and science collide as Holst’s The Planets gets a modern makeover
A new Planets suite has launched at the Royal Observatory – with a little help from Imperial space scientists.
Exposure to farmyard bugs reduces immune overreaction found in childhood asthma
Treating new born mice with farmyard microbes reduces wheezing and inflammation in the airways, by ‘taming’ their immune systems.
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Imperial hosts event to mark artefacts joining prestigious cultural register
The event celebrated six significant cultural archives joining the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register.
Moderate warming, if sustained, could melt the ‘sleeping giant’ of Antarctica
Imperial experts have predicted that sustained Antarctic warming of just 2°C could melt the largest ice sheet on earth.
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Podcast: Purging polio, medic mental health and surgical simulations
In this edition: Final efforts to eradicate polio, helping medical students beat depression and practicing surgery on sophisticated fake patients.
Green tech engineers and data science leader elected as new Fellows
Three Imperial academics have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Drugs that stop mosquitoes catching malaria could help eradicate the disease
Researchers have identified compounds that could prevent malaria parasites from being able to infect mosquitoes, halting the spread of disease.
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Horizons students explore world’s most challenging topics
Students taking part in Imperial Horizons have been inspired to travel far and wide, seeking answers to difficult global questions.
