WE Innovate team awarded the Julia Higgins Medal
The medal recognises the teams’ contributions in supporting women entrepreneurs at Imperial.
Restoring biodiversity, building sustainable cities
Probiotic Cites Symposium II discusses: does the microbiome hold the key to combating climate change in cities?
Meet Imperial’s 2026 iGem team: reGelerate
The Imperial iGEM 2026 team, reGelerate, is preparing to compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM), the world’s largest annual synthetic biology contest. Bringing together interdisciplinary student teams from across the globe, iGEM challenges participants to develop innovative research projects that address real-world issues in areas such
WE Innovate grand final highlights importance of women in business
Competing for a share of £30,000 worth of funding, the five finalists for the WE Innovate pre-accelerator program represent the best of tech enterprise from across the UK, narrowed down from over 200 applicants. The final five included start-ups from across Imperial business community, including biotech, e-
The Great Exhibition Road Festival
A fortnight ago, South Kensington campus and surroundings became a riot of colour, crowds, and scientific communication. 57,000 people attended the Great Exhibition Road festival, which ran on the 19th and 20th of June, marking 175 years since the Great Exhibition in 1851. The festival is subdivided into ‘zones’
How Andes virus broke the rules
Understanding the recent MV Hondius outbreak reveals how viruses can adapt to new hosts.
Cancer on the breath
A team of researchers at Imperial believes that a breathalyser-style test could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier.
This Week In Science: what if we could experiment on live human brains?
We can’t, obviously: the ethical concerns place this firmly in dystopian science fiction territory. Yet, the Yale spinout startup Bexorg is offering something very close. The team created a proprietary system which takes brains removed from deceased people who choose to donate their bodies to science and connect them
From ‘Rocket Boys’ to Karman
Imperial-based team prepares to break altitude record for liquid bipropellant rockets.
How much of a reality is AI-enabled biology?
The Evo 2 project uses AI to develop a novel bacteriophage.
RNA markers in blood predict disease progression
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Imperial have tested VeloCD, a bioinformatics-based method that successfully predicts illness progression and treatment efficacy using RNA markers in blood. Their research found that the test could accurately predict disease trajectories and future infection status in controlled human challenge studies for
Scrolling to our doom?
With the rise of social media, the world is at our fingertips. With one swipe, you can see footage from anywhere, at any time, and for the first time in history, endless amounts of information and entertainment are readily available to us. However, as we all know, one swipe can