Better stats
New book argues official statistics need to live up to their promise
Imperial academics lay out how national statistics offices can better engage with the public, businesses, and civil society in a new book.
New book argues official statistics need to live up to their promise
Imperial academics lay out how national statistics offices can better engage with the public, businesses, and civil society in a new book.
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Podcast: Statin side effects, vaccine latest and pandemic politics
In this edition: The nocebo effect of statins, the latest on Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine and a former PM talks pandemic.
Severe infections wreak havoc on mouse blood cell production
Severe infections like malaria cause short and long-term damage to precursor blood cells in mice, but some damage could be reversed, find researchers.
Imperial startup wins £4.5m investment to develop new cancer drugs
An Imperial startup has won £4.5m investment to develop drugs that could offer a safer and more effective way to treat certain drug-resistant cancers.
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Hole-punching bacteria could be engineered to attack pathogens
Researchers have discovered how to engineer bacteria that normally attack human cells so that they kill other pathogens instead.
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New green materials could power smart devices using ambient light
Researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest enough energy from indoor light to power wireless smart devices.
Isolation insights and microbial adaptability: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Inexpensive and rapid tests can distinguish between Chagas disease parasites
A new rapid diagnostic test that can differentiate between different strains of Chagas disease parasite could lead to a widespread testing programme.
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Friendship factors and solar storms: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Imperial academic scoops a Samsung AI Researcher of the Year Award
Dr Seth Flaxman is one of five academics worldwide, and the only one in Europe, to be named Samsung AI Researcher of the Year.