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...

Despite huge advances in medicine, we’ve seen very few new psychiatric drugs in the last 50 years. Why is the field lagging so far behind the rest of medicine? @profdavidnutt.bsky.social asks the question in today's @financialtimes.com 🔒 www.ft.com/content/ad33...

The London Growth Plan is a platform to unlock our capital’s economic potential. 📺 Imperial President Professor Hugh Brady explains why Mayor of London @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social chose to launch the plan at Imperial ⤵️

Today, we hosted Mayor of London Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk for the launch of the London Growth Plan. Developed with London Councils, London & Partners, businesses, trade unions and London’s communities, the plan sets out a blueprint to kickstart the capital’s productivity.

A new AI model that flags female patients at risk of heart disease has been developed by Imperial researchers. Using ECG data from 180,000 patients, the model could enable doctors to identify high-risk women earlier. Find out more ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261516/...

🫁 @imperialnhli.bsky.social researchers are leading human trials for an exciting new inhalable therapy that could help those living with cystic fibrosis. The new treatment hopes to improve lung function and reduce flare-ups. Find out more 🔽 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261319/...

Today, we welcomed His Majesty The King to our Centre for Injury Studies. Imperial researchers discussed the UK’s support for injured service personnel in Ukraine and the vital link between research and humanitarian efforts. @royalfamily.bsky.social

⚛️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social helped launch the UNESCO International Year of Quantum 2025 in Paris! Exciting year ahead for quantum science innovation in next-generation communications, computing, sensing www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256937/...

Our university and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social are establishing the “Centre for #HealthResilience in a Changing Planet”. The joint research center will focus on the harmful effects of #microplastics and #nanoparticles on health: go.tum.de/958697 #PartnerUniversities #sustainability 📷B.Burger

Plastic pollution is on the rise, and we need to tackle it - fast. Nano- and microplastics are accumulating in food chains, water and even the air, and can access the human body via our digestive system and our lungs.

📈 Hydrogen was once seen as a universal fuel that could work with renewables to provide low-carbon transport, heating and electricity. 🤔 But now its role is less certain. ❔ Our new #ImperialStories feature asks: Is hydrogen still the fuel of the future? 👀 www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/hydr...

The @bankofengland.bsky.social has cut interest rates to the lowest level since 2023 – but with gloomy predictions for growth. Imperial Business School Professor Jonathan Haskel told BBC World at One why he thinks the UK is suffering from "stagflation." 👂 from 12m50s www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/....

Imperial has launched the Bezos Centre, backed by £24 million from the Bezos Earth Fund, to tackle climate change through alternative proteins 🍽️ 👀 Imperial expert Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro on lab-grown pet food being available for the first time. Read ⬇️ 🔗 www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2010...

A scientist. A leader. A mentor. 👩‍🔬🌟 Professor Wendy Barclay becomes @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's first female Regius Professor of Infectious Disease—recognised for her pioneering research and global impact. 🎉 Discover her story ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/Wend... #WomenInSTEM

New AI research reveals that meteoroid impacts are making Mars shake 💥 Imperial researchers have found that ‘Marsquakes’ are caused by seismic activity from meteor impacts, and are reaching deeper than we thought... ☄️ 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260556/...

Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’

Should we worry about a growing threat from bird flu? 🐦 Imperial’s Wendy Barclay, Head of @imperialinfect.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com about her research into how the virus is evolving. Read more ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/science/2025... @imperialmed.bsky.social

Researchers have uncovered a link between COVID-19 and changes that can contribute to neurodegenerative disease. The greatest effects were seen in those hospitalised with COVID or with underlying risk factors ⬇️ @imperialbrains.bsky.social | @ukdri.ac.uk www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/...

How can Europe harness its strength in science to drive economic, social and environmental progress? For decades, the EU's unparalleled R&D Framework programmes have driven collaboration, shared knowledge, and built networks for scientific discovery and technological innovation.

Climate change was a major factor that led to the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the LA fires. Climate change made those weather conditions about 35% more likely, according to research led by @granthamicl.bsky.social and @wwattribution.bsky.social researchers 🔽