Isabella Duchovny

FoNS-Make-A-Difference 2025: about the six finalist teams

The competition final hosted teams proposing innovative low-cost technologies with a positive societal impact, from Braille devices to at-home viral test kits.

Home fees to increase in line with inflation from 2026

Maintenance loans will also increase with inflation, funded by a levy on international student fees.

Ex-Imperial lecturer struck off NHS due to antisemitic social media comments

Ex-Imperial lecturer Manoj Sen has been struck off the UK medical register due to antisemitic comments on social media.   A few days after the October 7 attacks on Israel, Sen had responded to a post on Facebook by “‘Mr A”, calling him a “Jewish cunt” and “Jewboy”, and writing “he

250 connections between Imperial and fossil fuel companies

Imperial Climate Action compiled a database of ties between fossil fuel companies and the College

A trip toward new mental health treatment

Imperial’s Psychedelic Research Centre explores the use of psychedelics for several mental health conditions

Imperial Professor Jason Hallett wins Royal Society Mullard Medal

The award recognizes Hallett's work in biorefining and the circular economy.

Royal Society awards Imperial Professor Sir Martin Hairer the Sylvester Medal

The award recognizes Hairer’s work with stochastic partial differential equations.

Royal Society awards Copley Medal to Imperial Professor Sir John Pendry

The award recognizes Pendry’s extensive work with metamaterials and transformation optics

Imperial magnetometer on board NASA’s IMAP mission

A NASA mission launched on September 24, carrying an Imperial-built magnetometer to measure magnetic fields in space

Taste Imperial introduces seaweed-based packaging

Notpla’s compostable packaging helps reduce single-use plastic waste

Imperial to work with several of the largest fossil fuel companies

Despite decades denying science, Imperial’s new analysis finds giant fossil fuel companies are genuinely committed to net zero and wants to help.

UK Universities struggle amid increasing financial pressures

Universities are forced to cut back on research and President Hugh Brady describes Imperial’s current situation