News in brief
Leaving the car at home, and London's best teachers: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Leaving the car at home, and London's best teachers: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Major study finds no conclusive links to health effects from waste incinerators
Researchers have found no link between exposure to emissions from municipal waste incinerators (MWIs) and infant deaths or reduced foetal growth.
Synthetic biology roadmap could set research agenda for next 10 years
A new roadmap for synthetic biology could help to set research goals for improving food production, public health and the environment.
Imperial researcher helps design tricky intelligence tasks for new TV gameshow
An Imperial academic has helped to design fiendishly difficult tasks on a new television show to test different aspects of human intelligence.
Cholesterol testing and science team success: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Gene-edited chicken cells could leave flu with nowhere to hide
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop the bird flu virus from spreading, in chicken cells grown in the lab.
Conservation messaging and clinical connections: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Long-term health effects of armed conflict could last years after fighting stops
Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, even years after the conflict ends.
Sight loss in focus, and awarding women in science: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities
Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world’s rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global trends in body-mass index (BMI).