Today is #WorldCancerDay 💙 At @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, researchers are finding new ways to detect #cancer earlier, personalise treatment and develop better therapies. Here are a few of the breakthroughs making a real difference 👇 🧵 1/6

Could loyalty card data help health research? 🧺 Imperial researchers are studying how shopping behaviours may reveal early warning signs of cancer. The researchers are working with @cancerresearchuk.org, Tesco, Boots and 3,000 volunteers👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

On #WorldNTDDay, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social + @dndi.org strengthen their partnership to speed up new treatments for #NeglectedDiseases affecting 1 billion+ people worldwide. 🌍 From #AI to drug discovery, we’re working to turn science into real-world impact. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

A proud moment for @cumbriamed.bsky.social 💙 Yesterday in Parliament, Carlisle MP Julie Minns described PCSM as a “transformative step in medical training”, recognising its role in #WideningAccess + training the next generation of doctors for Cumbria. Proud to see this work recognised!

NEW | Labour has set itself the mission of markedly raising the UK’s growth rate. In our latest report, @gilesyb.bsky.social says the government is right to be ambitious – and explores what the centre can do to design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

📣 Big AI news from Davos 📣 We’ve teamed up with the World Economic Forum at Davos to launch a new UK Centre for AI-Driven Innovation. With support from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, this is the first WEF Global Centre in Britain. More ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Congratulations to all in our Imperial community who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours. Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Imperial scientists have been testing quantum-enhanced sensors for inertial navigation with the Royal Navy. Unlike GPS, which doesn’t work underground or underwater, quantum sensors are super accurate, stable over long periods of time, and resilient to interference. 📺 ⤵️

❄️ What if Santa’s sleigh was electric?⚡ Discover the science and engineering behind the idea in our fun festive read, featuring research from Professor Magda Titirici! 🔗Read our blog: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #OurImperial

Today, @gsk.bsky.social and our the Fleming Initiative announced six new ‘Grand Challenge’ research programmes to bring scientific expertise and tech, including advanced AI, to find new ways to slow the progress of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/271753/...

Our spinout DyeRecycle is featured in @vogueitalia.bsky.social. Born from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s ChemEng labs, now working with designer Patrick McDowell at #LFW2026, they’re pioneering sustainable dye for fashion.👗 For more:🖇️http://tinyurl.com/ChemEngToCouture #OurImperial

Professor Alice Gast, former Imperial President and Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, died on 27 October 2025. Remembering Alice Gast: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270893/...

📢 Imperial joins UK’s largest-ever trade mission to India as part of the Prime Minister’s science and tech delegation 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳 1/2

🎉 Imperial global leader! 🌍📈 We've climbed to 8th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, joining Oxford and Cambridge in the global top 10. Read more ⤵️ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking

Today we celebrated our new collaboration with Science Gallery Bengaluru 🇬🇧🇮🇳 📺 Our Vice-President, Amanda Wolthuizen, explains what the partnership will deliver.

Imperial and Science Gallery Bengaluru's partnership will inspire and train new innovators and deliver technological solutions to benefit humanity. 🔬 Joint research labs 🎓 Talent exchange fellowships 🧠 Public engagement initiatives Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269533/...

Today around 3,000 undergraduates will walk across the stage of the Royal Albert Hall as they graduate. It's an Imperial tradition!

⏰ As we celebrate our 2025 graduands at the Royal Albert Hall on Commemoration Day, we’re stepping back in time, recreating memories from our Imperial alumni. First, the Royal School of Mines hockey team in 1966.

Imperial and Medical Research Institute of New Zealand research has shown that using a 2-in-1 inhaler as the sole reliever therapy for children aged 5-15 is more effective than salbutamol, reducing asthma attacks by 45%. It could reshape asthma treatment. More ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269013/...

Prince Harry visited our Centre for Injury Studies to learn about their pioneering work on paediatric blast injuries. He made a $150K grant towards our work developing prostheses for children injured in conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza. Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268358/...

Excessive amounts of visceral fat — the hidden fat surrounding organs — is linked with faster ageing of the heart, according to a new study from @drdeclanoregan.bsky.social and his team at the LMS and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social.

We welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to Imperial. Their visit to our South Kensington campus highlighted the pioneering materials research underway at @imperialmaterials.bsky.social that underpins the UK’s ambitions in clean energy and advanced nuclear technologies.

Prof Peter Haynes has been appointed as our new Provost and Deputy President, starting in October. Read more ⤵️ blogs.imperial.ac.uk/senior-appoi...

🇫🇷 We’re honoured to welcome President Emmanuel Macron to Imperial during his state visit to the UK. Today marks the launch of our Imperial/CNRS Ayrton–Blériot Engineering Lab - a bold new chapter in Franco-British scientific collaboration. [1/3]

🇫🇷 Nous avons l’honneur d’accueillir le Président français Emmanuel Macron à Imperial dans le cadre de sa visite d’État. Aujourd’hui marque le lancement de notre laboratoire Ayrton-Blériot en partenariat avec le CNRS, un nouveau chapitre audacieux de la collaboration scientifique franco-britannique.

❓ What if satellites could reconfigure, self-heal, and secure the planet? 🤝 Meet the co-directors of our new School of Convergence Science in Space, Security and Telecoms.

☝️ What if wearable technology could detect diseases before symptoms appear? 👋 Meet the co-directors of our new School of Convergence Science in Health and Technology.

❓ What if AI could go beyond data analysis to think, adapt, and solve? 🤝 Meet the co-directors of our new School of Convergence Science in Human and Artificial Intelligence.

🤔 What if a new generation of materials could make our cities cleaner, safer, and more sustainable? 📺 Meet the co-directors of our new School of Convergence Science in Sustainability...

🚀 Today, we’re launching four new Schools of Convergence Science to supercharge discovery and tackle the world’s toughest challenges — from climate change to AI, space tech to global health. 📺 Watch our launch clip ⤵️

Congratulations to #OurImperial colleagues recognised in the 2025 Birthday Honours. Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/265053/...

We're proud to announce that @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social has been awarded Leader in Openness by @animalresearch.bsky.social for 2025–2028. More 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264033/...

☀️It’s been an exceptionally sunny & dry spring – what role is climate change playing? Dr Clair Barnes, an Imperial College climate scientist, explains the shifts in spring weather. And Colin Chappell, a farmer, lays out how these changes are impacting UK agriculture.

🇮🇳🤝🇬🇧 What is Imperial Global India? 📺Watch: academic co-directors, Dr Elena Dieckmann and Professor Sanjeev Gupta explain how our new science hub in Bengaluru will take India-UK co-operation to the next level. youtu.be/9HrEDig2P1M?...

Welcome to Imperial Global India. 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳

Great news. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Could astronauts grow their own food in space? 🧑‍🚀🍔 Imperial and Cranfield University researchers have launched an automated mini lab into space, to see if microbes can produce proteins in microgravity 🔽 🚀: Frontier Space and ATMOS Space Cargo www.imperial.ac.uk/news/263213/...

We are excited to strengthen our ties with India’s scientific, innovation and education community. Imperial Global India launches in Bengaluru in May. Follow us here for hear the latest. #ImperialGlobal www.imperial.ac.uk/news/262915/...

This #WorldHealthDay, we’re spotlighting research giving newborns the strongest start in life 👩‍🍼 Imperial's Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health unites experts from across our Faculty to transform #NeonatalCare. Discover their work 👇 #HealthyBeginnings www.imperial.ac.uk/centre-for-p...

Imperial spinout Polaron has won the £1 million Manchester Prize for their model that is set to transform material development. Their AI tool reduces material development timelines from years to days, essential for innovative green tech ♻️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/262193/...

It's the 50th anniversary of outreach at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social! 🎉 @imperialchemistry.bsky.social Our Vice-Dean Prof Ramón Vilar played a key role in shaping our summer schools, inspiring young scientists since the '90s 👩‍🔬 www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/summ...

It's an honour to have you, Jon! 💙

New study on how human airways are affected by very dry atmospheres, which are set to increase due to the #climatecrisis - "this will be one mechanism by which climate change will provoke the onset of various respiratory conditions and diseases” www.imperial.ac.uk/news/262073/...

Welcome to the Insectary, Thomas! Imperial's Transmission Zero research team has developed genetic technology which renders a mosquito unable to transmit the malaria parasite 🦟 x.com/SkyNews/stat...

Imperial researchers are working to make food healthier, more sustainable and affordable. The BBC's Pallab Ghosh spoke to Dr Alicia Graham, who has developed a sugar substitute using the DNA of proteins found naturally in berries 🍬

Early trial results unveiled by Imperial researchers show exciting advances in HIV treatment. For the first time, immune-based treatments have managed to control the virus in patients for long periods, without the need for antiretrovirals. Find out more 🔽 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261858/...

Research reveals influence of fossil fuel lobbyists at UN climate change conference 🌎 In a first of its kind study, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social researchers reveal how fossil fuel lobbyists gain access to COP and what types of events they engaged with from 2003 to 2023. ow.ly/yI9G50Vb0WX

This week, we hosted local Windsor MP Jack Rankin at our Silwood Park Campus to learn more about our work on ecology, evolution, and conservation 🐝🌱🍄 Read more ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261637/...

TODAY: How can the government help boost growth in the science-based industries? Join us live at 13.00 to hear Lord Vallance, @novartis.bsky.social @gilesyb.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social discuss science and the industrial strategy 📺👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...

💡 Imperial really does love a quiz show... Imperial's own Rob Sassoon will be in tonight's Only Connect final, so tune in from 20.00 for #QuizzyMonday on BBC Two 📺 Find out more about his journey and rise to campus fame ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/business-sch...