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New galaxy observations and secrets of skin: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
New galaxy observations and secrets of skin: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
£795k award supports new African research partnership tackling drug-resistant TB
The funding, awarded as part of the MRC/DFID African Research Leader scheme, brings together researchers from Imperial and the University of Namibia.
Imperial celebrates its growing links with Ghana at alumni event in Accra
Imperial celebrated its growing links with Ghana with an alumni reception in Accra hosted with business leader and alumnus Sir Sam Jonah.
Imperial students help to put vulnerable countries on the map
The Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières society at Imperial hosted a ‘mapathon’ to help to improve maps of vulnerable countries.
Egyptian medical students gain first clinical experience on Imperial programme
Students from the Armed Forces College of Medicine in Egypt gained their first clinical experience by spending the summer at Imperial College London.
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Graduate School programmes encourage innovation and international collaboration
From award-winning innovations to an international symposium on sustainable development, Imperial postgraduates are collaborating on global challenges
Alumni celebrate Imperial’s growing ties with South Africa
South African alumni gathered in Cape Town and Johannesburg to hear how Imperial is strengthening its ties with the country.
Improved housing doubles across Sub-Saharan Africa but millions remain in slums
The prevalence of housing with improved water and sanitation has doubled in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2015, according to new research.
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End TB: Four ways Imperial is tackling the world's deadliest infectious killer
To mark World Tuberculosis Day, we look at the different ways our researchers are addressing a disease that continues to be a global issue.
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Water 'Day Zero': What the world can learn from droughts in Cape Town
Cities need a long-term strategy for water management, say academics from Imperial College London and the University of Cape Town.