Isabella Duchovny

Our personal ecosystems

Femtech and Microbiome societies panel discusses the vaginal and gut microbiome.

KCL to begin puberty blockers trial in January

The trial is steeped in controversy and surrounded by international debate on the benefits and risks of using puberty suppressing hormones.

Dévorer to replace South Kensington Farmer’s Market in January 2026

The startup, co-founded by a former Imperial Business School student, will rotate vendors and introduce “meal deals” to the Tuesday food court.

OT Interviews: Emina Hogas, Deputy President for Education

Starting her second year in the role, the biomedical engineer discusses first year takeaways and new priorities.

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