Housing some of the best minds
Our exceptional researchers use science, technology and medicine to find practical solutions to real life problems around the globe, changing the face of society.
Such exceptional students and researchers require world class facilities in which to apply their analytical and enquiring minds to the world's great problems. We are committed to renewing our physical infrastructure, both through investment of College funding and by committing a sizeable portion of the Centenary campaign to campus renewal.
We're laying the foundation for the next generation of breakthrough research laboratories, cutting-edge library spaces, and an innovative student union that specialises in the "social" sciences. Today's campus renewal projects equip us to meet and master tomorrow's challenges and opportunities.
Current campus renewal project details
The Library Redevelopment
Information and the way it is used has changed beyond all recognition in the past decade but the library remains at the heart of academic life at Imperial and this has driven our vision to create an inspiring, high-tech library space that provides a hub for orientation, information access, study and the exchange of ideas. This £5.5 million project is being phased over forthcoming years in order to minimise disruption to student users.
The Union Redevelopment
Another of the College's flagship Centenary projects is the major redevelopment of the Imperial College Union Building in Beit Quad. The redevelopment will deliver improved facilities needed to enrich student life and provide a broader educational experience for all.
"Some of the best moments in my life happened in and around the Beit Quad and in the Union Building - from becoming President of the Union, to my first brush with the media. The redevelopment won't just be an asset to the College. It will be essential to both preserving and updating the best in student life."back to top
Trevor Phillips (Chemistry 1975)
SU President (1974-75)
Chair of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Hammersmith Redevelopments
South Kensington is not the only campus to benefit from funds raised through the Centenary Campaign.
At Hammersmith, the refurbished Wolfson Conference Centre will provide a new home for a four-year graduate entry medicine course, as well as a new three-year BSc in Biomedical Science. This £5 million refurbishment has been made possible by a generous grant of £2 million from the Wolfson Foundation.
The Conference Centre complements a second major redevelopment on the eastern side of the Hammersmith Campus: a state-of-the-art research facility, which will provide the UK with a centre of excellence for clinical imaging. Researchers and staff from Imperial, Medical Research Council and GlaxoSmithKline combined to form a major research partnership housed in two buildings connected by a shared entrance and circulation area. This facility will also house a major Centre for Neurosciences which has already attracted philanthropic support from several donors but continues to form part of the Centenary Campaign.
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Through the first decade of the twenty-first century the campaign seeks to philanthropically raise £207 million from Imperial’s alumni, staff and friends, and donations from charitable foundations and industry.
Where help is neededWays of giving
The campuses are changing with many renewal projects already complete.
Learn about the campus renewal projects we have completed to date