Imperial launches Centre for Intestinal Systems
A UK-wide collaborative hub for human gut and microbiome research.
Monkey Business
Imperial study identifies patterns in same-sex sexual behaviour in primates.
Concrete is evolving beyond its grey reputation
Concrete is everywhere: from roads, to skyscrapers, to the foundations of the building you may be reading this in. It is the most used material in the world with 150 tons used every second worldwide – that’s about 14 trillion meters cubed per year! Concrete is a composite material, mostly
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Funds urgently needed for Liverpool University student's brain cancer treatment
The silent threat of animal illness
Study identifies viruses with zoonotic potential in healthy pangolins.
TWIS 1/9/2026 Imperial quantum sensors tested in the Arctic
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have become an essential part of modern lives for making travel convenient. Along with aiding navigation to unfamiliar places they also help understand real-time route diversions, delays, and congestion. However, this system is not fool-proof yet. Losing signal while walking into a subway, underground railway station,
A glimpse into the future of gene therapy
After 15 years of research, a 10-minute injection transformed three-year-old Ollie’s life in ways once thought to be impossible.
Startup creates lecture summaries from Panopto
A startup aims to make learning easier using AI.
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.
A pharmacological deep dive into the looksmaxxing world
Disclaimer: do not dive
Coughing season is here
Our shift in behaviour plays a vital role in the spread of infection