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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to give talk at Imperial

In brief

Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will be giving a talk at Imperial College London on Wednesday 13 February. He will be giving the annual Newitt Lecture on the energy challenge faced by society.

The title of the talk will be“The Energy Challenge: Technology and Solutions”, and is hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering. Spaces are very limited and it is mainly for those studying Chemical Engineering. Registration was released for staff and students in the Department of Chemical Engineering on Wednesday 6 February.

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Climate justice for a just world

Environment

Climate justice for a just world

In mainstream discussions on climate change, there is a tendency to focus on the environmental dimensions of the issue. Increasingly, however, there is greater recognition of the need to place equal emphasis on human impacts, notably in relation to under-recognised and vulnerable groups in society affected by social injustices

By Anita Punwani

Science

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