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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

By Vaiva Knabikaite
New White City building to host entire Computing department

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New White City building to host entire Computing department

All teaching and research activities of the Computing Department are expected to move to the new Principal Academic Building within White City Campus. Other departments will partially relocate, including the departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, and the Imperial Business School.   The Principal Academic Building will begin construction in mid-2026 and

By Mohammad Majlisi
Imperial did not carry out an Impact Assessment prior to Prince’s Garden lease

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Imperial did not carry out an Impact Assessment prior to Prince’s Garden lease

A Freedom of Information Request from Felix found that Imperial did not carry out an Equality Impact Assessment prior to its decision to lease 14–15 Prince’s Garden to Brighton College Prep Kensington.  The College also refused to disclose the financial terms of the 40-year lease, which is

By Guillaume Felix
Imperial maintains 2nd place in QS ranking, tied with Stanford

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Imperial maintains 2nd place in QS ranking, tied with Stanford

Imperial maintained its place as the best university in Europe and second-best university globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings. It has held this position since 2025, but this year was tied for second place with Stanford University. MIT retained the top spot, UCL moved up one place

By Guillaume Felix
Gender gap in Imperial First-class rate achievement increasing again

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Gender gap in Imperial First-class rate achievement increasing again

The gender gap in the share of female and male undergraduates who are awarded First-class degrees at Imperial is increasing again, data obtained via a Felix Freedom of Information request shows. A higher share of female graduates was awarded First-class degrees in 2019-20 for the first time,

By Guillaume Felix and William Chia

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Passkeys made mandatory to limit phishing

Following the advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), University Management Board (UMB) has approved the recommendation that all members of Imperial must adopt passkeys by the end of July.  This is as a result of “more sophisticated phishing attacks” that are being used to target members of the

By Guillaume Felix