Who cares about Sports?
An insight into Sports at Imperial College London
Issue 1902
2 Oct 2026
The Times and Sunday Times name Imperial University of the Year 2027
Imperial placed third in the overall UK universities ranking, behind runner-up LSE, named top London University of the Year, and first-place St Andrew’s, in the 2027 edition of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. Placing 6th last year, this result marks the first time
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
My favourite book (and goodbye)
If there’s anything I can leave you with, it’ll be a recommendation to read Rules of Civility.
The Remains of the Day
On the 1989 Booker Prize winner, The Remains of the Day.
New White City building to host entire Computing department
All teaching and research activities of the Computing Department are expected to move to the new Principal Academic Building within White City Campus. Other departments will partially relocate, including the departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, and the Imperial Business School. The Principal Academic Building will begin construction in mid-2026 and
Passkeys made mandatory to limit phishing
Following the advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), University Management Board (UMB) has approved the recommendation that all members of Imperial must adopt passkeys by the end of July. This is as a result of “more sophisticated phishing attacks” that are being used to target members of the
WE Innovate grand final highlights importance of women in business
Competing for a share of £30,000 worth of funding, the five finalists for the WE Innovate pre-accelerator program represent the best of tech enterprise from across the UK, narrowed down from over 200 applicants. The final five included start-ups from across Imperial business community, including biotech, e-
The Great Exhibition Road Festival
A fortnight ago, South Kensington campus and surroundings became a riot of colour, crowds, and scientific communication. 57,000 people attended the Great Exhibition Road festival, which ran on the 19th and 20th of June, marking 175 years since the Great Exhibition in 1851. The festival is subdivided into ‘zones’
How Andes virus broke the rules
Understanding the recent MV Hondius outbreak reveals how viruses can adapt to new hosts.
Cancer on the breath
A team of researchers at Imperial believes that a breathalyser-style test could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier.
Acting without answers
A conversation on uncertainty and what we owe the unknown.