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31 March 2025
New simulation of life on Earth reveals hidden diversity of undiscovered species
26 March 2025
Imperial College Aeronautics PhD student wins prestigious Amazon Robotics Prize
25 March 2025
PhD graduate awarded top UK prize for thesis in Computational Mechanics
20 March 2025
Imperial AI spinout Polaron wins £1 million Manchester Prize
18 March 2025
Imperial joins €19.95m European project to accelerate battery innovation
17 March 2025
Climate change could lead to respiratory problems
14 March 2025
Realising the Vision of a Positive Future
13 March 2025
Gene drive modified mosquitoes offer new tool for malaria elimination efforts
07 March 2025
Physicists capture elusive plasma instability in unprecedented detail
06 March 2025
Prof Chris Gale appointed as Deputy Director, Imperial Clinical Trials Unit
04 March 2025
Something from nothing: Researchers cool object by detecting an absence of light
03 March 2025
Classroom air quality under the microscope in new nationwide research project
19 February 2025
Google’s AI co-scientist could enhance research, say Imperial researchers
18 February 2025
£2m for UK-Japan team to create an energy boost for synthetic cells
The little-known fund driving excellent research
14 February 2025
Psychiatric drug development and an award for our Incubator: News from Imperial
11 February 2025
Imperial sets out cyber security research priorities
10 February 2025
Imperial Solar Orbiter team mark five years of studying the Sun up close
Imperial and Sweden’s WASP sign partnership agreement
06 February 2025
New Methodology Transforms Material Flow Analysis for a Circular Economy
05 February 2025
Imperial can play key role in driving UK economic growth, President Brady says
31 January 2025
Smouldering materials cause toxic fumes as LA wildfires damp down
LA wildfires more likely because of climate change, says attribution study
Imperial and Sweden’s Lund University agree partnership
30 January 2025
Experts set out vision for future of European scientific collaboration
24 January 2025
Imperial research centre to drive advances in alternative proteins
Personalising risk from COVID-19 key to protecting immunosuppressed people
20 January 2025
Imperial receives £15m ARIA funding for breakthrough brain research
10 January 2025
Record-breaking heat putting UK public health at risk
09 January 2025
Brand new Impact of Giving Report highlights impact of philanthropy at Imperial
New mathematical model could ensure safer use of AI and help protect privacy
What Africa needs to do to meet biodiversity targets
08 January 2025
Punk and Emo fossils challenge our understanding of ancient molluscs
24 December 2024
Six times Imperial pushed the boundaries of AI in 2024
20 December 2024
Call for early career researchers to develop healthy and resilient societies
Imperial astronomers uncover the secret to cooking stars like Christmas puds
19 December 2024
Author of major new global report talks about human survival and biodiversity
18 December 2024
New consortium to unlock the power of solar energy in African communities
16 December 2024
Imperial academics elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Council
UK Researchers Awarded £6.4M Grant to Study Protein Dynamics and Cell Health
10 December 2024
Shape-changing device helps people with visual impairment perform location task
06 December 2024
Imperial projects among 100 new discovery projects awarded £80m of govt funding
Maths Homework Club, solar panels and asthma attacks: News from Imperial
Coffee wilt disease evolves new genetic weapons to target crops
04 December 2024
Imperial academics celebrate European grant success
02 December 2024
Imperial and Rio Tinto launch $150m partnership to support the energy transition
26 November 2024
Imperial announces 'visionary leaders' for Schools of Convergence Science
22 November 2024
Addressing medicine’s gender data gap and microbes in space: News from Imperial
21 November 2024
Meet the Imperial experts fighting bacterial resistance through innovation
20 November 2024
Imperial mathematicians win Veblen Prize for counting theory in geometry
Imperial and Bruntwood SciTech join forces for White City innovation centre
15 November 2024
Chancellor and Pensions Minister visit pioneering biotech spinout at White City
14 November 2024
Decades-long Uranus mystery solved
Imperial selected by Schmidt Sciences as partner in Global Fellowship Programme
11 November 2024
Researchers launch second attempt to drill deep for Antarctic climate clues
07 November 2024
Exploring Molecular Glues: Insights from the Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Lecture
01 November 2024
Imperial’s US hub launches with AI and robotics leaders in San Francisco
31 October 2024
Transforming Wind Energy Infrastructure with Digital Twinning
30 October 2024
Imperial launches US hub with pledge to create 100 US-UK tech partnerships
29 October 2024
Finnish Science Minister visits Imperial to welcome growing UK-Finland research
28 October 2024
Leading European experts discuss security research collaborations in Brussels
No incentive for older birds to make new friends
24 October 2024
Researchers trace zinc fingerprints through time in search of life’s origin
New global initiative to help transform humanitarian response in conflict zones
23 October 2024
I-X hosts the second edition of its annual Breaking Topics in AI Conference
22 October 2024
Imperial mathematician wins Satter Prize for groundbreaking number theory work
21 October 2024
Space probe proposal and climate research funding: News from Imperial
17 October 2024
Humans protect AI bots from playtime exclusion, finds Imperial study
11 October 2024
Climate change behind almost half cost of Milton and Helene damage in Florida
Imperial convenes major economic growth conference in White City
10 October 2024
Imperial and National University of Singapore sign major research partnership
09 October 2024
Reversing global warming as part of a climate overshoot likely to be difficult
New hub to develop advanced cancer imaging techniques
Major research grant positions Imperial and NTU Singapore as green fuel leaders
08 October 2024
Science Secretary announces new Regulation Innovation Office at White City
UK-Singapore research partnership boosts digital and green shipping
Hampstead Heath ponds where dogs swim contaminated with pesticides
07 October 2024
Imperial panel discusses future research policy at Conservative Party conference
Imperial-led project to develop global standards for biofoundry development
03 October 2024
True global impact of human-driven bird extinctions far greater than expected
Imperial success in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework
02 October 2024
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister celebrates collaboration during Imperial visit
01 October 2024
Generous gift launches study to support research on Alzheimer’s disease
30 September 2024
New Science Minister talks growth on Imperial panel at Labour Party Conference
26 September 2024
Ancient asteroid Ryugu may have delivered the building blocks of life to Earth
24 September 2024
How Air Pollution and Traffic Noise are Silently Damaging Teenage Development
23 September 2024
How conservation spreads can be forecast decades ahead
Chemical Engineering student recognised for innovative research
20 September 2024
Photo story: Imperial instrument installed on a solar-wind-studying spacecraft
19 September 2024
Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering (IMSE) Research Showcase 2024
Cycle helmet safety ranked by new Imperial research
18 September 2024
New research suggests energy access may be overestimated for 87 million people
Imperial joins inaugural Royal Society fellowship for Black-heritage researchers
17 September 2024
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
13 September 2024
Imperial joins European discussion on accelerating innovation
11 September 2024
Work starts on world’s most sensitive ultra-rare particle detector
10 September 2024
Imperial receives record £91 million in philanthropic support in 2023/24
06 September 2024
Imperial retains top spot in UK university league table
5 lessons to level up conservation successfully
05 September 2024
Imperial professor appointed Executive Chair of major UK science funding body
Imperial engineers win European grants for turbulence and computational sensing
04 September 2024
Know Your Numbers! Week: Rising to the Challenge of Hypertension
03 September 2024
New funding to strengthen UK-India science
30 August 2024
Brain fluid surgery to a world-first lunar-Earth flyby: News from Imperial
29 August 2024
Professor Jonathan Weber reflects on his time as AHSC Director
28 August 2024
Study finds limits to storing CO2 underground to combat climate change
Imperial co-launches UK centre for tasty, affordable meat alternatives
26 August 2024
New record set in ongoing search for dark matter
22 August 2024
AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry
20 August 2024
Better arranged molecules could improve solar panel efficiency
14 August 2024
Solutions to Nigeria’s newborn mortality rate might lie in existing innovations
12 August 2024
Bose-Einstein condensation identified for first time in semiconductor lasers
Imperial Student Beren Kayali honoured with Innovate UK Purple Plaque
09 August 2024
Four Imperial scientists win European grants to develop research concepts
07 August 2024
Sounds of European nature to be mapped by automatic audio monitoring
Study on planet-warming contrails “a spanner in the works” for aviation industry
06 August 2024
Farmer-led badger vaccination could revolutionise mission to tackle bovine TB
02 August 2024
Animal research and AI/BMI health predictors: News from Imperial
01 August 2024
Climate risks from exceeding 1.5°C reduced if warming swiftly reversed
30 July 2024
Route to more effective malaria vaccines revealed through human-challenge trials
29 July 2024
Chemical Engineering team wins prestigious RSC award
26 July 2024
Tackling the global burden of hepatitis
Quantum hubs and R&D ecosystem: News from Imperial
22 July 2024
Dr Chao Wu receives fellowship to support development of net zero innovation
19 July 2024
Four Imperial academics awarded Future Leaders Fellowships
How Royce at Imperial is helping collaborators explore new materials
Turning off inflammatory protein extends healthy lifespan in mice
17 July 2024
Logged forests can still have ecological value – if not pushed too far
Powerful new particle accelerator a step closer with muon-marshalling technology
15 July 2024
‘Morning’ and ‘evening’ detected on an exoplanet
12 July 2024
Imperial scientists solve conservation problems with new mathematical techniques
11 July 2024
Recycling cement paste is a cheap and efficient way to reduce cement emissions
Being a ‘night owl’ is associated with mental sharpness, study shows
10 July 2024
International students to gain Imperial research experience in summer exchange
Dr Alalea Kia Wins Young Engineer of the Year her Kiacrete Invention
08 July 2024
Study reveals where and when Antarctic ice sheet first formed
05 July 2024
Repurposed technology used to probe new regions of Mars’ atmosphere
04 July 2024
Imperial launches iCUBE lab to pioneer circular economy research
03 July 2024
IGHI showcases innovative research at the Great Exhibition Road Festival
02 July 2024
Countdown to COP29: Negotiators and scientists meet to raise global ambition
28 June 2024
Surprising meteorite impact rate on Mars can act as ‘cosmic clock’
24 June 2024
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein launches at Imperial with $30m funding
20 June 2024
Climate models underestimate carbon cycling through plants
15 June 2024
GSK and Imperial to eliminate costly cold-chain storage of RNA vaccines
10 June 2024
Imperial endorses Culture of Care plan to guide next 10 years of animal research
07 June 2024
Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered
05 June 2024
Transforming research through computing with ICICLE: Imperial, Intel and Lenovo
HIC-Vac: Improving vaccine development through human challenge studies
Climate change can ‘supercharge’ rivers, increasing flood risk and land damage
04 June 2024
Imperial ranks second in the world in major university ranking
New Imperial centre aiming for a world free of allergy and asthma
31 May 2024
Focus on cities will boost benefits of air pollution action for most vulnerable
29 May 2024
Organ organisation: why sex-based differences matter
Health risk from global warming predictor of city climate action during COVID-19
24 May 2024
Imperial team awarded £5m from BHF to support world-leading heart research
Ambitious targets are needed to end ocean plastic pollution by 2100
21 May 2024
SWAIS2C core workshop offers first glimpse of sediment from below Ross Ice Shelf
20 May 2024
Imperial mathematician wins major prizes for advances in algebraic geometry
Department of Chemistry Launches New Postgraduate Course
Chemical Engineering researcher named in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30
17 May 2024
2024 Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge call launch
14 May 2024
Imperial and University of São Paulo sign new research and education partnership
10 May 2024
Clues from deep magma reservoirs could improve volcanic eruption forecasts
Imperial increases support for at-risk academics to continue their research
09 May 2024
Dyson School of Design Engineering at 2024 CHI Conference
07 May 2024
Dr James Bull and Team Receive Prestigious Award for Organic Chemistry Research
30 April 2024
Department of Chemistry Launches Ideation Space ‘DigiBox’
Believing environmental damage is done by others can cause ‘race to the bottom’
25 April 2024
Voluntary corporate emissions targets not enough to create real climate action
Imperial and CNRS strengthen UK-France science with new partnerships
24 April 2024
Imperial-led global human challenge consortium kick off ambitious 5-year project
23 April 2024
New AI tool could transform the way we monitor and forecast air pollution
18 April 2024
Imperial academic wins €2.4m European funding to improve solar harvesting tech
17 April 2024
Shape-shifting cancer cell discovery reveals potential skin cancer drug targets
Crucial connection for ‘quantum internet’ made for the first time
Coral reef microbes point to new way to assess ecosystem health
12 April 2024
Sir William Wakeham Award 2024 recipients announced
08 April 2024
Remote monitoring of heart attack patients reduced hospital readmissions
05 April 2024
Convergence Science Centre receives £8.9M for clinician research training
03 April 2024
Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning
Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria
01 April 2024
New synthesis platform allows for rapid cancer drug synthesis and testing
27 March 2024
LKCMedicine visits Imperial to explore new research opportunities
25 March 2024
Imperial scientists lead new search for hidden particles at CERN
22 March 2024
Chemical Engineering Teaching Lab awarded the prestigious LEAF Gold Award
Water persisted in Mars’ Gale crater for longer than previously thought
18 March 2024
Imperial-led consortium to nurture careers of research technicians
15 March 2024
Imperial launches Horizon Europe Connect Fund to boost grant proposals
13 March 2024
UK and Germany announce new science collaboration at Imperial
12 March 2024
£46m PhD boost as three Centres for Doctoral Training funded at Imperial
Cheetahs’ unrivalled speed explained by their ‘sweet spot’ size, finds study
11 March 2024
Online search data could be used to detect gynaecological cancer cases earlier
08 March 2024
Trailblazing Chemical Engineering Women
07 March 2024
Could a ‘DNA diet’ help to reduce health risks linked to high blood sugar?
Impact of artificial intelligence on AMR: Common themes and challenges
06 March 2024
Designing microbes to remove microplastics pollution
'Grow ecosystems, don't just plant trees!' says new Imperial report on nature
05 March 2024
Professor wins prestigious medal from the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineering student showcases research in Parliament
01 March 2024
French research minister commends growing UK-France science collaborations
29 February 2024
Ukraine’s First Lady and Akshata Murty visit Paediatric Blast Injury Centre
28 February 2024
COVID-19 may have small but lasting effects on cognition and memory
27 February 2024
IPCC Chair Jim Skea on the need for science on a carbon-constrained world
23 February 2024
Migraine research and beating human hearts: News from Imperial
Imperial researchers making significant contributions in European projects
21 February 2024
Imperial celebrates vital ties with Malaysia
20 February 2024
Imperial signs agreement to foster climate change research in the Global South
16 February 2024
Bacteria evolution and rent-free scholarships: News from Imperial
15 February 2024
T cells may provide more durable protection against Omicron than antibodies
14 February 2024
Two Imperial academics win significant European funding
Imperial leaders celebrate Horizon Europe association with European communities
09 February 2024
UKRI Engineering Biology Missions award millions in funding to Imperial projects
07 February 2024
New molecular toolkit boosts useful molecule production from yeast communities
Microbes, metals and climate mitigation: Q&A with Dr Fengjie Liu
Psychedelic experiences linked with improved sexual function
06 February 2024
New AI hub aims to unravel the fundamental mathematics behind AI
Imperial and Liverpool to lead UK’s flagship £12m AI for Chemistry Hub
05 February 2024
Antarctic frontier project ‘tantalisingly close’ to vital climate secrets
02 February 2024
Handwashing a major source of pet pesticide pollution in UK rivers
Shining a light on Imperial's insights and innovations on World Cancer Day
Turban style and thickness affects head injury risk in Sikh cyclists
31 January 2024
Blood pressure variability is a major predictor of heart attack and stroke risk
30 January 2024
Imperial wins £7.7m grant to build the next generation of metamaterials
Fighting neglected tropical diseases
29 January 2024
Gene driver flies and quantum finance: News from Imperial
25 January 2024
Scientists reveal the surprising origins of Earth's largest ‘oceanic engine’
24 January 2024
Royal opening for new MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences building
Meet the team leading the charge against cervical cancer
23 January 2024
Imperial College London welcomes CNRS metamaterials researcher
18 January 2024
New edition of Impact of Giving Report celebrates philanthropy at Imperial
Using deep learning to improve rapid cellular imaging
16 January 2024
Research shows how a tiny device in the ear canal can monitor heart health
12 January 2024
New Science Minister visits White City Campus
Morphine treatment and cheating sparrows: News from Imperial
11 January 2024
New class of cancer and immunology drug targets mapped with new tagging system
01 January 2024
Behind the scenes: Filming on campus for Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
21 December 2023
Land-cover changes and serotonin levels: News from Imperial
18 December 2023
Unusual RNA structures could be targets for new ALS treatments
15 December 2023
Imperial celebrates association to Horizon Europe
14 December 2023
Age-related changes in brain activity may explain cognitive decline
Chemical Engineering Research Associate wins prestigious prize
12 December 2023
Social media campaigns on animal research recognised with Openness Award
Agilent Measurement Suite given highest award for sustainability framework
11 December 2023
Haircare science and solar cells: News from Imperial
08 December 2023
Engaging heterosexual men more effectively could slash HIV infections in Uganda
New hub to gather data on diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks and other vectors
Future of 200 migratory bird species put at risk by cyclones and droughts
07 December 2023
Q&A: Reducing the use of animal tissues for testing the safety of cosmetics
05 December 2023
Monitoring space weather using satellite mega-constellations to be explored
30 November 2023
Largest study of its kind shows leafy greens may decrease bowel cancer risk
28 November 2023
Researchers discover a novel way to create porous polymer particle
24 November 2023
Fishery guidance and nerve repair: News from Imperial
Prostate cancer focal therapy is cost effective and may improve patient outcomes
23 November 2023
UK and Germany join forces to lead zero pollution technology race
Imperial researchers win European grants worth €4million euros
21 November 2023
Imperial welcomes Independent review of university spin-out companies
18 November 2023
Molecular causes of rare neurological condition in children revealed
17 November 2023
New AI tool detects up to 13% more breast cancers than humans alone
16 November 2023
Relying too much on CO2 removal is ‘likely inconsistent with international law’
Altering our language can help us deal with the intelligence of chatbots
14 November 2023
New tool to help AI track animals could boost biology research
Emissions plans must consider risk of global warming continuing after net zero
Mosquito modification programme aiming to eliminate malaria receives US$15m
13 November 2023
Twisted magnets make brain-inspired computing more adaptable
10 November 2023
Scientists take huge step towards making world’s first synthetic yeast genome
08 November 2023
Imperial celebrates UK-India science with new student and research ties
07 November 2023
Wind turbine end-of-life research wins Greencoat funding
Renewed funding to train social scientists in tackling complex global challenges
03 November 2023
Mohn Mingle networking and research meetings kick off with a bang
02 November 2023
America’s low-carbon transition could improve employment opportunities for all
01 November 2023
How the fish got its shoulder
31 October 2023
New £28m Centre to forge the next generation of AI digital healthcare innovators
30 October 2023
Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming will close before 2030 if emissions not reduced
28 October 2023
India and UK’s best scientists to make ‘game-changing ideas’ via new seed fund
27 October 2023
Hidden way for us to feel touch uncovered by Imperial researchers
Malaria parasite gene could be effective drug target to block transmission
23 October 2023
New project to explore neurodiversity from the student lens
20 October 2023
Climate art and allergy guidance: News from Imperial
19 October 2023
£2.45 million gift launches novel research to sustainably increase crop yields
17 October 2023
Imperial announces new programme to develop the leaders of the future
16 October 2023
Five Imperial researchers win top honours and awards from Institute of Physics
Nigerian Science Prize win and presidential honour for Imperial medical engineer
13 October 2023
UKRI CDT in AI for Healthcare hosts Generative AI x Healthcare hackathon
12 October 2023
iCARE team’s innovation recognised at PENNA 2023
09 October 2023
Imperial College London and CABI to forge new collaborations at Silwood Park
04 October 2023
Machine learning used to probe the building blocks of shapes
Imperial to lead UK in global electricity decarbonisation effort
02 October 2023
Massive low earth orbit communications satellites could disrupt astronomy
10 Papers from DoC accepted at NeurIPS 2023
29 September 2023
Climate awards and dangerous jobs: News from Imperial
Imperial report calls on Government to make UK a global leader in green hydrogen
25 September 2023
Nanopore sequencing and DNA barcoding method gives hope of personalised medicine
21 September 2023
Getting ready for bed controlled by specific brain wiring in mice
Celebrating giving in 2022/23: £59 million raised
Imperial’s Alzheimer’s research impact
20 September 2023
River sampling study shows impact of COVID-19 pandemic on London’s waterways
Imperial academics talk green technology in Brussels
Five Imperial academics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
19 September 2023
Cheap and efficient catalyst could boost renewable energy storage
18 September 2023
Celebrating our postdoc community
14 September 2023
London has the fastest increase in cooling demand in the world, shows new model
13 September 2023
Tracking malaria parasite growth in mosquitoes may lead to new preventatives
06 September 2023
Research sheds light on how breast cancer might develop after pregnancy
05 September 2023
£19m investment to drive innovative battery research
01 September 2023
Smart materials and Pine Island puzzles: News from the College
30 August 2023
Antibiotics promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut
29 August 2023
AI-enhanced audio monitoring shows where monkeys won’t go
22 August 2023
DigiFAB Hackathon tackles science challenges with large language models
Synthetic particles engineered to mimic living cells
21 August 2023
Nobel-winning bodily ‘pressure sensors’ filmed for first time at Imperial
16 August 2023
Soils forming on the branches of trees are an overlooked forest habitat
15 August 2023
A new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiency
