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!

What if #COPD isn’t just a disease – but something done to people? 🫁 📣 Happening tonight – Prof Nick Hopkinson of @imperialnhli.bsky.social explores COPD as a form of structural violence in his Imperial Inaugural Lecture. Register 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20195... #PublicHealth #Respiratory

Two clinical trials have recently delivered contrasting results on GLP-1 drugs for Alzheimer's disease. Professor Paul Edison led one of the studies and was involved in the other. 💡What can we learn from these findings? 👉 Read more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialmed.bsky.social

We're ⭐ 4th in the world for Medicine ⭐ in the @timeshighered.bsky.social World University Rankings by Subject 2026! A huge thank you to all our staff, students and partners who make our world-leading medical education possible. 🥳👏 www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univer...

#COPD is the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide – yet it’s largely preventable. Join Professor Nick Hopkinson of @imperialnhli.bsky.social, as he explores how we can transform prevention and treatment. 🗓️ 28 January ⏰ 17.30-18.30 Register now ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20195...

“Take a breath before drawing conclusions.” Professor Leon Barron from @imperialsph.bsky.social says some #microplastics studies may be overstated, and that more robust #research methods are needed before alarmist headlines. More via @thetimes.com 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Five decades. 21 published books. Thousands of students worldwide. As Professor Barbara Bain becomes Emerita Professor in @imperialimmuno.bsky.social, we celebrate a leader in #haematology and #MedicalEducation. ✨ Read her story 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

The protein that lets #COVID19 into cells may also protect against high blood pressure and #diabetes 🫀 Scientists at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @mrc-lms.bsky.social have uncovered a surprising new role for #ACE2. More 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #T2D @imperialnhli.bsky.social

Myth busted: you don’t lose 40–45% of your body heat through your head. 🧢🌡️ "The head does lose heat, but it’s not uniquely heat-losing." @prof-tregoning.bsky.social explains you lose heat from any exposed skin – head, face, and legs included! 🥶 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

When outbreaks happen, speed matters. ⚠️ A new trial is testing #vaccines designed to be developed quickly – helping scientists respond faster to deadly diseases like Ebola, Marburg + Lassa fever. Read ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialinfect.bsky.social

Why does the same infection barely affect one person but kill another? Prof Michael Levin of @imperialinfect.bsky.social recalls a case that changed how we understand immunity, showing how hidden genetic differences can turn "harmless" germs deadly 🧬 @nature.com ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Can what’s in your gut shape how well you age? 🤔 BBC Health Editor, Hugh Pym, put his #microbiome to the test with Dr @jameskinross.bsky.social from @imperialsandc.bsky.social to find out how #diet and longevity are linked. Read more 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @imperialnhs.bsky.social

From London to Singapore to Cumbria. 🌍 Dr Emma Keeling, Associate Dean for Educational Partnerships, shares how @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's partnerships are transforming #MedicalEducation worldwide. Read the full Q&A 👇 imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @cumbriamed.bsky.social

#Typhoid isn’t untreatable – yet. "This feels very much like a canary-in-the-coal-mine signal." But Dr Malick Gibani of @imperialinfect.bsky.social warns it’s becoming far harder to manage as #AMR spreads from one drug class to the next, in @telegraph.co.uk 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

ME/CFS has a strong genetic basis. 🧬 Largest study yet links the condition to 259 genes – 6x more than previously identified. @imperialimmuno.bsky.social's Prof Danny Altmann says we’re at a “coming of age” in understanding a condition long neglected 👇 www.newscientist.com/article/2508... #MECFS

What happens when UK and Korean researchers join forces in #EngineeringBiology? 🇬🇧🇰🇷 A powerful partnership to tackle big global challenges – from #health to #sustainability. Watch the video 📽️ ebku.org/en/news/ebku... #GlobalHealth

Major boost for #dementia research 🧠 @imperialbrains.bsky.social's researchers Dr Nir Grossman and Dr Alastair Webb are leading two MRC-funded projects to better understand how dementia develops – from sleep patterns to brain blood flow. Read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Congratulations to our @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleagues recognised in the King's 2026 #NewYearHonours! 🎉 🏅 Prof Neil Poulter – MBE for services to #hypertension prevention 🏅 Dr Dominique Allwood – MBE for services to the #NHS @imperialnhs.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Dr Alasdair Fraser obituary: leading St Mary's gynaecologist and lecturer @thetimes.com (£) www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...

Is it true that… going out when it is chilly can make you catch a cold? 🤒❄️ @prof-tregoning.bsky.social answers in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Prof Anthony Gordon and Dr Anna Wood explain how the international REMAP-CAP study is working to discover the best treatments and combinations of treatments for patients hospitalised with #flu. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialnhs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Happy holidays to #OurImperial community 🎄✨ We hope everyone has a joyful and restful break! Thank you to all our staff, students and partners for your incredible work throughout 2025. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social reopens on Monday 5 January 2026.

A huge thanks to our @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleagues working BTS over the festive break 🎄🌟 Including @imperialinfect.bsky.social's Dominic Smith, who supports high-risk labs to ensure research can continue safely, even during the closure period. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Stable #EmergencyDepartment attendance figures can be misleading. New @imperialsph.bsky.social study analysing 3.3M+ visits shows a major rise in patient complexity, with multimorbidity increasing from 24% to 38% since 2017. 📈 #PublicHealth #NHS www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

New modelling tool unveiled to support #vaccination planning in #humanitarian crises 🌍 @imperial-jameel.bsky.social's Crisis Vaccination Planner helps responders prioritise #vaccines using real-time data, modelling & scenario forecasting. www.imperial.ac.uk/jameel-insti... @lshtm.bsky.social

Detecting #cancer earlier saves lives. Researchers, clinicians and patient partners came together at Imperial AHSC to explore new approaches to early cancer detection – from #AI and liquid biopsies to genetic screening. More 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #CancerAwareness

A landmark £1.1M study led by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social will compare immune profiles in #MECFS and #LongCovid. The aim is to uncover shared mechanisms and pave the way for better treatments. A huge step forward for millions living with these conditions 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

75% of emergency visits for childhood #asthma come from children under 5. Professor @sejalsaglani.bsky.social from @imperialnhli.bsky.social reveals why early action is essential to prevent lifelong harm, and how research can change futures. #WomenInSTEM blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

"You can learn much more from failure than success." Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes from @imperialbrains.bsky.social looks back on 30 years of #addiction research – and why lived experience must be at the heart of progress. #WomenInSTEM 🌟 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

🌱 How does photosynthesis work when light is weaker? New £5.4m @ukri.org award will help scientists investigate rare forms of photosynthesis that run on lower-energy, challenging what we thought plants + #bacteria could do. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

500+ million people worldwide live with #diabetes – but new research offers hope. @imperialmdr.bsky.social scientists + colleagues have uncovered a gut-derived molecule that can switch off the inflammation driving #T2Diabetes. @thenationalnews.com 👇 www.thenationalnews.com/health/2025/...

Weight loss jabs could have a surprising new role: slowing #alzheimers. 🧠 “We think liraglutide is protecting the brain by reducing inflammation, or improving how the brain’s nerve cells communicate”, says @imperialbrains.bsky.social's' Prof Paul Edison. #AD www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

This winter, families are bracing for another #asthma season. ⚠️ In our final Three Wise Women blog, Prof @sejalsaglani.bsky.social from @imperialnhli.bsky.social explains why the youngest children face the greatest risks, and how research can change that. 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

"I wasn’t seen as particularly clever at school." Today, she’s one of the UK’s leading #addiction psychiatrists. ✨ @imperialbrains.bsky.social's Prof Anne Lingford-Hughes reflects on the twists, failures and serendipity that shaped her career 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

The festive wisdom begins! 🎄✨ In the first of our Three Wise Women blog series, Dr Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya highlights new insights into #obesity, metabolic #health, and why inclusivity in research matters. Read here 👇 @imperialmdr.bsky.social blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

From the Tate Modern to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Panels of the #AIDS Quilt UK are now at our @imperialsph.bsky.social – a powerful testament to lives lost and the ongoing fight against #HIV. See them this #WorldAIDSDay 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20054...

Behind today’s #HIV treatments are decades of groundbreaking science. On #WorldAIDSDay, we highlight @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social teams whose research helped transform HIV from a fatal diagnosis to a manageable condition. #EndAIDS #HIVAwareness www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/25-y...

How does puberty reshape the immune system and #tuberculosis risk? 🤔 A new £3.5M @imperialinfect.bsky.social-led study aims to find out, uncovering why adolescents are more vulnerable to severe #TB. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

New review by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social scientists warns that #ClimateChange is turbocharging plastic #pollution. ⚠️ More heat = faster breakdown into #microplastics, wider spread, and greater toxicity. @imperialsph.bsky.social #ClimateAction www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

🧵 The #AIDS Quilt UK display opens today at @imperialsph.bsky.social! A powerful tribute to those lost to #HIV, the Quilt will be on show in the School of Public Health foyer from 26 Nov – 3 Dec. Free and open to all 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20054...

Join us on 10 December for the Mohn Centre/PaeCH Joint Christmas Lecture 2025 – Child Health & Urban Environments We'll be joined by @profrosiemc.bsky.social (Born In Bradford) and Professor Ian Sinha (@alderhey.nhs.uk) 16.50-19.00 GMT | White City Campus www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19786...

Earlier this year, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social researchers revealed how a pneumonia drug fights infection, using crystals so detailed they set a world record for X-ray resolution 🔬 The breakthrough could guide the design of future #antibiotics. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/265335/... #WAAW2025 #AMR

What’s in our rivers? 💧 A UK-wide #CitizenScience study by @imperialsph.bsky.social & Earthwatch found chemical pollutants – including #antibiotics – in every water sample tested. Here’s what it means for wildlife, and how you can help 👇 #WAAW2025 #AMR www.imperial.ac.uk/news/271073/...

#AntibioticResistance is evolving – but so are we. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social’s Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology studies how bacteria fight drugs – and finds new ways to outsmart them. Learn more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/258500/... #WAAW2025 #AMR

GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target #AntimicrobialResistance with advanced #AI 🦠 £45m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge technologies to accelerate #AMR research. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Pirate viruses? 🏴‍☠️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social scientists recently discovered how ‘pirate phages’ hijack other viruses to break into #bacteria – a finding that could help fight antibiotic-resistant infections. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268213/... | #WAAW2025 #AMR

#DisabilityHistoryMonth reminds us that accessible workplaces aren't optional – they're essential ‼️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleagues Ada, Catherine & Abigail reflect on navigating #academia with dyslexia, depression, and Type 1 diabetes. Read more 👇 imperial.ac.uk/Stories/ukdh... #UKDHM

We held a thank you event at Imperial College London's South Kensington campus to thank all of our colleagues who have supported the opening of the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine.

From reducing #cardiovascular risks to shaping national prevention programmes, @imperialmdr.bsky.social's Prof Jonathan Valabhji has spent 30 years changing the landscape of #diabetes care. This #WorldDiabetesDay, explore his journey and the challenges ahead. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...