Vaccine race speeds up
Imperial COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support
The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial’s development of a coronavirus vaccine.
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Coronavirus response
The disease outbreak centre where scientists tackle the deadly coronavirus
The world’s most advanced centre for disease and emergency analytics is where Imperial’s scientists are leading the response to the coronavirus.
New MP visits
New local MP visits South Kensington campus
Imperial welcomed the new MP for Kensington, Felicity Buchan MP, to talk teaching, research and innovation on campus.
Master Machine Learning
One of world's first online Masters in Machine Learning now open for enrolment
Beginning on 14 September 2020, the degree is one of the first online courses that focuses on Machine Learning and its applications.
EdTech Showcase
'EdTech' event showcases how technology can aid effective teaching
College education technology teams hosted an inspiring exhibition demonstrating how technology can be incorporated into learning and teaching.
AR Surgery
Holograms transform medical education and training at Imperial
A newly developed medical simulation using interactive holograms allows radiology trainees to learn new skills using augmented reality headsets.
European Futures
“Global Britain and European collaboration go hand in hand" - Alice Gast
Collaboration with European partners will be essential after Brexit, President Alice Gast told European science and policy leaders in Brussels.
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Oil sponge
Oil-catching sponge could soak up residue from offshore drilling
An oil-catching sponge, developed at the University of Toronto and Imperial, could help thwart water contamination from offshore oil drilling.
Fractured forests
Wildlife in tropics hardest hit by forests being broken up
Tropical species are six times more sensitive to forests being broken up for logging or farming than temperate species, says new research.
Reaching net zero
Climate change policies need to improve for UK to reduce carbon emissions
Meeting the UK’s ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions target will require revamping climate change policies and promoting ‘clean’ technologies.
