Cancer on the breath
A team of researchers at Imperial believes that a breathalyser-style test could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier.
This Week In Science: what if we could experiment on live human brains?
We can’t, obviously: the ethical concerns place this firmly in dystopian science fiction territory. Yet, the Yale spinout startup Bexorg is offering something very close. The team created a proprietary system which takes brains removed from deceased people who choose to donate their bodies to science and connect them
From ‘Rocket Boys’ to Karman
Imperial-based team prepares to break altitude record for liquid bipropellant rockets.
How much of a reality is AI-enabled biology?
The Evo 2 project uses AI to develop a novel bacteriophage.
RNA markers in blood predict disease progression
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Imperial have tested VeloCD, a bioinformatics-based method that successfully predicts illness progression and treatment efficacy using RNA markers in blood. Their research found that the test could accurately predict disease trajectories and future infection status in controlled human challenge studies for
Scrolling to our doom?
With the rise of social media, the world is at our fingertips. With one swipe, you can see footage from anywhere, at any time, and for the first time in history, endless amounts of information and entertainment are readily available to us. However, as we all know, one swipe can
Immunology: an overview of the field at Imperial
How do Imperial students and researchers at different stages of their career view and explore immunology?
Imperial’s deep tech entrepreneurial environment: how do science ideas sell?
As students at a university that has long prided itself in its research and innovation, it is inevitable to ask ourselves throughout our degree how exciting breakthroughs materialise into products on the market. The business component of discovery is therefore paramount to its success, which Imperial reflects in its STEMB
“Whatever crazy idea we can test, we make it happen”
Imperial spinout 2D Nano is developing novel and sustainable ways to manufacture advanced materials.
Athena Lecture 2026
Dr Michele Dougherty on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
The Artemis II mission and what “moon joy” says about ourselves
NASA’s Artemis program successfully conducted its second mission, a crewed lunar flyby, from 1st to 11th April – a monumental technical achievement sending humans further than we have ever been from planet Earth. Each crew member respectively made history by expanding representation in historic space exploration, with the oldest person
Digital mental health for girls in rural India
Imperial joins partners across India and the UK to adapt Wysa’s digital mental health platform to adolescent girls in low to middle income communities.