Women in science
Imperial women shortlisted for prestigious Rising Talents Award
Three Imperial researchers have been shortlisted in the 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Rising Talents award.
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High-impact projects
Community Jameel fund drives high-impact COVID-19 projects
A new fund supported by Community Jameel is accelerating projects aimed at protecting the world from COVID-19 and future infectious disease threats.
International experiences
Imperial grows global education opportunities
Imperial is to expand opportunities for international student experiences, as it secures new Turing funding.
Conference inclusion
Women participate less at conferences, even with gender-balanced delegates
Women are less likely to participate at medical and scientific conferences, yet simple interventions could have a big impact, a new study has found.
Global outreach
Imperial professor recognised with global award for outreach
Professor Mike Templeton has recently been given a global outreach award by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.
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Going for gold
Imperial athletes set their sights on this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games
Imperial athletes head to Tokyo to compete in this year’s Summer Olympic Games.
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Sounding out
Podcast: Long COVID, bioplastic solutions, and first-year physics success
In this edition: Delving into long covid, bioplastics and the future of recycling, and a first-year physics project that became a peer-reviewed paper.
Science communication
Imperial alumni recognised by British Science Association
Three Imperial alumni, Yolanda Ohene, Rox Middleton and Edmund Hunt, were recently named as British Science Festival 2021 Award Lecture Winners.
Startup success
Imperial teams win big at Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition
Two student teams from Imperial have scooped prizes at this year’s Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition.
Women in business
Civic participation platform wins Imperial's top prize for women entrepreneurs
An Imperial student-founded startup has developed a social platform that improves deliberation and civic decision making.
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