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Business School considers “AI avatars” of teaching staff

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Business School considers “AI avatars” of teaching staff

Imperial Business School is looking to roll out “AI avatars” of its teaching staff for selected modules following a pilot programme. The “avatars,” life-like AI-generated simulations of consenting professors, would be accessible via existing teaching platforms such as Insendi.  Trained on lecture slides, readings, and other course materials provided by

By Sophie Demaré

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Commemoration Day date released

Imperial has announced Wednesday 21st  October as the date for this year’s Commemoration Day ceremony, celebrating the undergraduate graduating class of 2026. Graduation days, similar events organised mainly for outgoing postgraduate students, will take place on 2nd and 3rd June. More than 3,000 students are expected to attend,

By Cristina Carrillo
Imperial’s deep tech entrepreneurial environment:  how do science ideas sell?

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Imperial’s deep tech entrepreneurial environment: how do science ideas sell?

As students at a university that has long prided itself in its research and innovation, it is inevitable to ask ourselves throughout our degree how exciting breakthroughs materialise into products on the market. The business component of discovery is therefore paramount to its success, which Imperial reflects in its STEMB

By Cristina Carrillo and Nadeen Daka

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Universities told to share antisemitism data after surge in violence

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday called on universities to “publish the scale” of antisemitic incidents on campuses as well as the “specific steps” taken to suppress them.  The remarks come after three men, two of whom are Jewish,  were stabbed last week in London in what police described as

By Guillaume Felix