Top London university sets up shop in Singapore in a landmark move Imperial College London to open first research centre abroad in its 117-year history Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024
China influencing leading British universities, documentary claims Channel 4’s Dispatches claims University of Nottingham closed school under Beijing pressure and Imperial College professor collaborated on AI The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
"I've lived, I really have. I've done it all. I love the fact that I make people happy": The life and times of rock's most outrageous star, Freddie Mercury How a shy kid from Zanzibar helped propel Queen to superstardom Louder · Nov 24, 2023
Drivers likely to benefit from London Ulez, Sadiq Khan to say Car users can be exposed to more damaging pollution than cyclists, bus passengers or pedestrians, research claims The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023
"I have never heard a sound like that, before or since": In 1967, Queen’s Brian May was an unknown student. Then he booked Jimi Hendrix to play his college for £1000 and his life changed forever A pre-fame Brian May got to watch Jimi Hendrix play a student ball from 10 feet away Louder · Aug 27, 2023
Sadiq Khan accused of trying to ‘squash’ scientific ‘dissent’ over Ulez The Labour mayor’s deputy called on an academic funded by City Hall to rebut studies that questioned Ulez effectiveness. The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023
OPINION - Here’s how to make vaping less attractive to teens There’s a new report from Imperial College that confirms what every teenager knows: young people are increasingly exposed to vapes in shops. In theory, buying vapes should be like buying drink: if you look young, then you need ID. Simple, no? Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2023
‘I took part in a radical psychedelic clinical trial and it changed my life forever’ Alexander Beiner was dosed intravenously with the powerful hallucinogenic DMT as part of a clinical trial at Imperial College London. In the months afterwards, he found himself changing in some interesting ways Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023
The cancer tech revolution: ‘we’re not far from a diagnosis being no big deal’ AI that can predict cancer and a knife that can sniff out mutating cells. Kate Wills looks at how technology is revolutionising the way we detect and treat the Big C Evening Standard · May 17, 2023
Coffee could help you lose weight and cut diabetes risk Researchers at Imperial College have discovered higher blood caffeine levels are linked to lower body weight and a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023
Three London universities among top institutions for employability University College London was the highest ranked London university overall on the new global league table Evening Standard · May 15, 2023
Outcry at Ealing Council plans to build on London skylark breeding ground London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put a stop to the proposed development Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023
London university aims to stop working mothers from feeling ‘mum guilt’ A new project, My Mother Worked at Imperial, aims to normalise working motherhood Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023
Urgent warning as childhood bug ‘linked to risk of adult respiratory disease death' A new study by the Imperial College has found early illnesses like bronchitis or pneumonia could account for one in five deaths from respiratory disease in adulthood Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2023
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023 Which London universities ban ChatGPT and AI chatbots? Will students get expelled from university for using chatbots like ChatGPT in their essays?
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Green start-ups ‘solving net zero challenge’, says Sunak during Bill Gates visit The Prime Minister and the billionaire philanthropist met those behind the Cleantech for UK coalition in central London.
Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023 Don’t knock us for our success, says boss of Imperial College Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London, told the Standard: “It is not the golden triangle versus the rest of the country”
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023 Hair follicle transplants found to reduce scarring in breakthrough research by Imperial College London Hope for people affected by scars as London researchers discover transplants significantly restored skin in patients
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2022 London university becomes first to use virtual reality to train doctors in emergency situations Trainee medics at Imperial College given VR headsets to simulate emergency situations such as a cardiac arrest
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 All your questions about new Covid wave - symptoms, face mask advice and flu risk Azeem Majeed, professor of public health at Imperial College, London, is answering key questions as temperatures drop and concerns rise over another Covid wave
Insider UK · Sep 20, 2022 Virgin Money appoints new chief operating officer The job combines the existing roles of chief digital and innovation officer and chief customer experience officer
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022 Imperial College to shut joint research ventures with Chinese defence firms Exclusive: two Chinese-sponsored aerospace research centres to close after warnings of ‘sleepwalking’ into aiding Chinese military
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Leading university and business school paid more than £700k via Russian bank days after Ukraine invasion Exclusive: Imperial College London and London Business School condemned for accepting nearly £15m in less than a decade
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022 The Antony Gormley ‘phallic’ sculpture row is an attack on modern art – and geometry The artist says it’s legs bent at the knee. A student says it’s a giant penis. So who’s right? It doesn’t matter. This is abstract art – and it shouldn’t be condemned because of one interpretation out of many
Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2022 Imperial College London concerned over ‘phallic’ Antony Gormley sculpture The six-metre tall sculpture ‘ALERT’ has been deemed inappropriate