News and events

27 August 2024

Machine learning models to support chemical R&D recognised with Best Paper Award

23 February 2024

Imperial researchers making significant contributions in European projects

28 March 2023

Professor elected to prestigious National Academy of Engineering

23 February 2023

IChemE medals awarded for outstanding contribution to chemical engineering

31 October 2022

Machine learning techniques from Imperial and BASF advance experimental design

13 October 2022

Imperial researchers publish 17 papers at the NeurIPS 2022 conference

14 June 2022

Ultrafast lasers used to probe next-generation solar cells

07 May 2021

Chemical Engineering announces new ABB Reader in Autonomous Industrial Systems

09 April 2021

PhD student receives IET award for exceptional thesis in control and automation

12 March 2021

Thermo-mechanical technologies offer promise as grid-scale electricity storage

11 March 2021

Modified sponge could recover oil contaminants from Arctic waters

10 March 2021

Path to net zero: experts advise parliamentarians on hydrogen and fuel cells

09 March 2021

New techniques for continuous large-scale production of 2D nanomaterials

05 March 2021

New platform technology could reduce the cost of cell therapies

03 March 2021

Imperial academics recognised as experts in chemical engineering

05 February 2021

Solar collectors that split sunlight are more efficient, study finds

04 February 2021

Imperial startup to revolutionise medicines manufacturing

21 January 2021

Imperial students launch educational platform to boost diversity in STEM

23 December 2020

7 optimistic environmental stories from this year

14 December 2020

Business Secretary visits Imperial as Government announces new energy plans

02 December 2020

Q&A: Cold chains, COVID-19 vaccines and reaching low-income countries

23 November 2020

Imperial to play a key role in establishing a circular chemical economy

18 November 2020

Imperial experts react to plan for 'green industrial revolution'

17 November 2020

Q&A: Encouraging responsible behaviour during the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’

10 November 2020

Skills development in Physical AI could cultivate lifelike intelligent robots

06 November 2020

Imperial refreshes strategy for achieving excellence in research and education

04 November 2020

College funds support Imperial community throughout the pandemic

03 November 2020

Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes

28 October 2020

Imperial projects shortlisted for prestigious IChemE Global Awards

28 October 2020

Microplastic solution wins Imperial's top prize for women entrepreneurs

12 October 2020

Imperial partnered with Sainsbury's on sustainability research

12 October 2020

Top honours awarded to Imperial academics in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

06 October 2020

Hydrogen-based heating could help UK reach net-zero carbon by 2050

22 September 2020

Royal Academy of Engineering elects bumper crop of Imperial engineers as Fellows

14 September 2020

Imperial's COVID-safe teaching and research highlighted to Universities Minister

07 September 2020

Fungus leather substitute could be eco-friendlier than animal and plastic kinds

26 August 2020

Sustainability startups join the Imperial White City Incubator

18 August 2020

International group of researchers call for action on diversity in science

17 August 2020

Lab-based teaching re-imagined using augmented reality

10 August 2020

Chemical Engineering rated highest for student satisfaction among Russell Group

06 August 2020

Connecting with policymakers to achieve net zero in UK industry

03 August 2020

Chemical Engineering Teaching Assistant of the Year award winners announced

30 July 2020

“Confronting our history means we can move forward with pride”

20 July 2020

Students find solutions to post-pandemic challenges at virtual hackathon

03 July 2020

Warmer summers risk chilling energy bill rises at supermarkets

03 July 2020

Research suggests fridges could be the key to reducing supermarket emissions

30 June 2020

CPSE at Imperial and UCL launches videos on Made Smarter and Decarbonisation

24 June 2020

Medicine delivery via microbubbles could be made possible using sound waves

24 June 2020

Mapping coronavirus in sewage could reveal disease hotspots

24 June 2020

Bumper crop of researchers win Royal Society of Chemistry awards

23 June 2020

#INWED20: Trailblazing scientist using bioengineering to better mental health

21 May 2020

World can likely capture and store enough carbon dioxide to meet climate targets

06 May 2020

Is the world ready to produce a billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine?

29 April 2020

Three Imperial researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Society

03 February 2020

CPSE academic appointed Interim Head of UCL Chemical Engineering department

01 November 2019

Imperial spin-out acquired by Siemens Digital Industries

18 October 2019

£11m project to develop new medicines manufacturing technologies

16 October 2019

Professor honoured for significant contribution to phase theory

16 October 2019

Imperial celebrates its latest graduates at Commemoration Day 2019

11 October 2019

Welcome to our new academic staff

01 October 2019

Professor Nina Thornhill recognised with Nordic Process Control Award

16 September 2019

AI to enhance manufacturing, energy, and healthcare thanks to £6.5m EPSRC grant

05 September 2019

£55m of funding announced for new battery projects

04 September 2019

Putting a price on carbon pollution alone unlikely to help reach climate goals

04 September 2019

Clinicians and engineers launch collaborative learning hub

03 September 2019

Imperial academics win €11 million ERC funding

27 August 2019

‘Surrey swarm’ earthquakes not caused by nearby oil extraction, says study

20 August 2019

Chemical imaging used to diagnose colon cancer

26 July 2019

Students discuss climate solutions as Imperial hosts Student Energy Summit

10 July 2019

Bioplastics company named in Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019

20 June 2019

Student startup tackling UTIs with bacteria-killing light wins innovation award

12 June 2019

Prime Minister visits Imperial as UK pledges net zero carbon emissions

12 June 2019

$100K awarded to social enterprise for developing solar pumps in rural India

07 June 2019

Do Britain’s power markets and policies need to change?

03 June 2019

Donation supports frontier research and scholarships in Chemical Engineering

08 May 2019

“Seek opportunities to work with others from different backgrounds”

03 May 2019

An end to UK's climate change contribution within 30 years

29 April 2019

Machine Learning: 'Black boxes' deployed in Department of Chemical Engineering

16 April 2019

Imperial startups win EU funding to bring innovations to market

25 March 2019

New UK/China energy research centre created

12 March 2019

Tribute to Professor Henricus (Hans) J. Michels

28 February 2019

Imperial and MIT announce winners of first Africa-focused seed fund

21 February 2019

Department of Computing researchers selected to present research in Parliament

20 February 2019

Imperial staff recognised for outstanding contributions to chemical engineering

13 February 2019

University watchdog sees Imperial student experience in action

28 January 2019

Celebrating Professor Geoff Hewitt, 1934-2019

24 January 2019

Imperial scientists present vaccine revolution to world leaders at WEF in Davos

23 January 2019

Imperial hosts fuel cell car to support hydrogen power research

18 January 2019

Innovative virtual reality software developed to enhance fluid dynamics lectures

28 December 2018

Addiction expert, energy engineer and diabetes medic among New Year Honourees

14 December 2018

Increasing Visibility of Underrepresented Groups in Energy Research (IVUGER)

14 December 2018

Mexican Ambassador sees growing energy research collaborations at Imperial

05 December 2018

Spin out company for award-winning solar panel announced by Imperial Innovations

26 November 2018

9 papers by Imperial researchers accepted for publication in NeurIPS

23 November 2018

Imperial announces new roles to progress world class learning and teaching

01 November 2018

Swapping coal for carbon-capture technologies could boost US employment

17 October 2018

Expert to help improve drugs for patients and environment with Academy Chair

11 October 2018

Drones, data science and student design: Department for Education tours Imperial

04 October 2018

Welcome to our new academic staff

03 October 2018

Researchers fast track their business ideas through Techcelerate programme

25 September 2018

Professor Sir William Wakeham awarded top medal by Royal Academy of Engineering

20 September 2018

Dr Valeria Garbin recognised in Royal Society of Chemistry special collection

18 September 2018

Celebrating Professor Roger Sargent, 1926 – 2018

06 September 2018

£5m Imperial-led lab will pioneer new approach to medicines manufacturing

06 September 2018

IChemE Diversity and Inclusion Award finalist

28 August 2018

New CO2 separating membranes could make carbon capture more efficient

08 August 2018

CCUS Taskforce urges Government to invest in carbon capture technologies

01 August 2018

Student-run journal for current energy affairs launches at Imperial

25 July 2018

Symposium Day for the MRes in Molecular Science & Engineering

29 June 2018

Look to fundamental university research for better AI, says Imperial professor

19 June 2018

Imperial Computing Graduates have more earning potential than other Universities

04 June 2018

15 papers from Imperial academics accepted at top machine learning conferences

25 May 2018

Outstanding research projects and people recognised in 2018 President’s Awards

21 May 2018

Don’t wait for a unicorn: investing in low-carbon tech now will save money

06 March 2018

Running on renewables: how sure can we be about the future?

18 December 2017

Student scoops prestigious Salters' Institute Graduate Award

11 December 2017

Plastic microbeads: new study uses thermodynamics to create greener alternative

30 November 2017

New optimisation model reveals impact of low carbon tech in commercial buildings

29 November 2017

New research consortium promises ground-breaking research into CO2 storage

23 November 2017

Imperial celebrates work to support gender equality