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
Picket lines and marches mark the first two days of industrial action
Members of the Joint Trades Union (JTU) formed picket lines around campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, as part of a first wave of strike action following a dispute with the College over its most recent pay award. In September, Imperial’s three recognised labour unions, which together form the JTU,
Imperial tops Times ranking for graduate prospects and research quality
Imperial ranked first among UK universities both for graduate prospects and research quality in an annual ranking by The Times. It earned the prize of University of the Year for Graduate Employment 2026. The newspaper noted that 95.9% of Imperial graduates moved on to “highly skilled jobs or further
Taste Imperial introduces seaweed-based packaging
Notpla’s compostable packaging helps reduce single-use plastic waste
Meet Nico Henry, the Union President
The former physicist shares his past experiences and ambitions for the year
Consultation opens for new White City building
Imperial is consulting on its plans for a new academic building at White City campus from Monday 29th September to Sunday 26th October. The College was granted Outline Planning Permission, an initial approval step that opens the way to the submission of more detailed plans. The new building will offer
Row between UCU and College following Palestine Action post controversy
A row has erupted between Imperial and the University and College Union (UCU) after a UCU staff member shared a social media post calling for opposition to the government’s recent proscription of Palestine Action. The message, posted on 12th August by an Imperial staff member, invited colleagues to “sign
Strike action dates confirmed for October and November
The Joint Trade Unions (JTU) has confirmed the dates on which it will engage in industrial action. As of publication, strike action is planned in four blocks, namely on 7th to 8th, and 27th to 28th October; then on 13th to 14th, and 25th to 28th November. The JTU’s
Unionised staff reject final pay award and vote for strike action
Members of Imperial’s Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have voted in favour of strike action following a dispute with the College over its 2025/2026 pay award. The Imperial branch of the University and College Union (UCU) announced on Tuesday 16th September that 77% of its members had backed strike
UK Universities struggle amid increasing financial pressures
Universities are forced to cut back on research and President Hugh Brady describes Imperial’s current situation
Senior British and American officials gather on South Kensington campus following US-UK Tech Prosperity Deal
Two British ministers and a White House official participated in a panel at the Imperial Business School