Sophie Demaré

Cancer on the breath

A team of researchers at Imperial believes that a breathalyser-style test could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier.

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

"Drill, drill, drill" won’t pay your bills

Loud proponents of North Sea drilling are missing the point on energy security

Is any AI safe from your boycott?

OpenAI's Pentagon problem and Anthropic's convenient conscience put Big Tech's "altruism" to the test.

Peptides are leaving the lab

The peptide craze is spreading from pharmaceuticals, to cosmetics, to online “shadow markets,” raising environmental and safety concerns.

The Middle East at war

For a generation that barely remembers the Iraq War, this feels like uncharted territory.

Imperial faced with compensation claims for COVID-era teaching

A settlement between UCL and former students is setting the stage for similar pandemic-related compensation demands from UK universities.

Imperial gene editing startup closes $8.1 million series A

Resurrect Bio revives crop immune systems by targeting weakened resistance genes.

“This is a genocide”: Iran’s anguish, in the words of Iranians at Imperial

Felix speaks with three Iranian members of the Imperial community about the desperate situation in their home country.

Demonstrators and police officers injured as Iran embassy protests escalate further

Met Police has issued a dispersal order following further escalation of protests in South Kensington on the weekend.

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Demonstrations outside Iranian embassy as regime’s repression escalates

The Met Police has stepped up its presence outside London’s Iranian embassy following days of heated protests outside the venue.