2002 News Releases
-Researchers develop guidelines to establish identity of genes responsible for common, complex diseases
- Press Release - Thursday 19 December 2002
-Ideas Challenge 2002 winners announced
Twenty new technology and innovation business ideas were awarded their prizes last night at the third annual Imperial Entrepreneurs' Challenge "Ideas Challenge" - News - 10 December 2002
-The power of positive thinking: Training the brain to improve physical performance
Scientists from Imperial College London will be joined by sportsmen and musicians for a lecture and discussion focusing on new techniques in psychology to improve physical performance - Press Invitation - 4 December 2002
-New MSc degrees tackle world-wide issues
How to meet global food needs while conserving natural ecosystems is a challenge addressed by four new postgraduate degrees at Imperial College's Wye campus - Press Release - 3 December 2002
-Imperial College London appoints new Director of the Business School
Imperial College London today announces the appointment of Professor David Begg as the new Director of the Business School - Press Release - 3 December 2002
-Tailor-made sugar coated proteins manufactured in novel E. coli system
The prospect of using bacteria to manufacture complex human proteins for use in therapeutic drugs is a step closer thanks to new research published today in Science - Press Release - 28 November 2002
-Scientists develop new blood test for heart disease
Scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge have developed a rapid new blood test which may help predict the likelihood of a heart attack, they report in Nature Medicine today - Press Release - 24 November 2002
-Imperial healthcare technologies of the future boosted by new DTI fund
-Imperial College and University College London merger will not proceed
Press Statement - 19 November 2002
-Protecting babies from RSV could reduce the chances of wheeze and asthma during childhood
Researchers from Imperial College London and St Mary’s NHS Trust have found that keeping people with colds away from babies may cut the likelihood of developing wheeze or asthma later in childhood - Press Release - 18 November 2002
-Surgical robot from Imperial College London and St Mary’s NHS Trust to star in latest Bond film
The UK’s first robot surgeon used by specialists from Imperial College London and St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington has received a starring role in the latest James Bond blockbuster - Press Release - 13 November 2002
-Robert Winston discusses 'Science and the Media' - LSE and Imperial College London public lecture
Imperial and the LSE present their latest Science and Society lecture, the fourth in a series of joint public lectures that examine the impact on society of science and technology - Press Release - 8 November 2002
-Imperial College students carry goodwill message on veteran car run
A veteran car maintained by students at Imperial College London will celebrate his centenary by taking part in the annual London to Brighton car run on Sunday 3 November - Press Release - 31 October 2002
-Scientists identify motor that powers parasitic cell invasion
The development of drugs to combat some of the world's most serious parasitic diseases is a step nearer with the discovery of a widely-shared gene that helps parasites to invade host cells. - Press Release - 25 October 2002
-Radical changes in the countryside - major symposium
A major symposium to discuss how we manage our rural environment will take place on 27 November at the Wye campus - Press Release - 24 October 2002
-Children in deprived areas three times more likely to be hit by a car
Children in the ten per cent most deprived wards in England are over three times as likely to be pedestrian casualties as those in the ten per cent least deprived wards, says new research - Press Release - 18 October 2002
-Scientists find grass yield, carbon storage not affected by creepy-crawlies in the soil
New experiments show that plant communities are dramatically altered by changes to the type of animal species living among their roots, but that key ecosystem measurements are unaffected - Press Release - 18 October 2002
-Imperial College London bestows its highest honour on Lee Kuan Yew
Imperial College London is to honour Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's Senior Minister, by appointing him a Fellow of the College - Press Release - 15 October 2002
-University College London and Imperial College London to explore possibility of merger
Press Release - 14 October 2002
-Science and the nation put under the microscope by Imperial College London historian
Conventional historical understandings of twentieth century Britain will be challenged in an Inaugural lecture to be given by Imperial’s new professor of history of science, technology and medicine - Press Release - 14 October 2002
-Chinese satellites meet European instruments in London for space mission pre-nuptials
The hardware in a Chinese space satellite is undergoing its final tests - Press Release - 11 October 2002
-Atorvastatin shown to decrease heart disease and stroke in patients with hypertension and low cholesterol
A major European trial studying different blood pressure treatments and the effects of additional cholesterol lowering, announces today that it has stopped part of its trial earlier than expected - Press Release - 10 October 2002
-The Schrödinger lecture
Information about the annual Schrödinger lecture, to be given this year by Professor Harold Varmus on 21 October
-Imperial scientists contribute to international mosquito and malaria parasite genome/proteome research
Scientists from Imperial College London join an international collaboration of researchers in today announcing a significant move forward in efforts to combat malaria - Press Release - 2 October 2002
-Light-activated therapy spin out wins first HP European entrepreneurship competition
A spin out from Imperial College London that is developing new light-activated therapies for a range of cancers and microbial infections has won the first annual HP New Ventures Competition - Press Release - 1 October 2002
-Academic Promotions 2002 at Imperial College London
List of new Professors, Readers and Senior Lecturers - Press Release - 30 September 2002
-"New genetics and society" - LSE and Imperial College London public lecture
Imperial and LSE hold their latest Science and Society lecture examining the impact of science and technology on society - Press Release - 18 September 2002
-Media Invitation: HP New Ventures Competition
Invitation to attend the Elevator pitches and final prize giving award ceremony and networking event of "HP New Ventures Competition" - Press Release - 11 September 2002
-Neural signal that helps wire up brain's movement circuit identified
Scientists have identified a molecule that helps to wire up the neural circuitry responsible for controlling the movement of muscle - Press Release - 11 September
-Press Invitation - Conference to tackle industry and university collaboration issues
A conference to examine the relationships between higher education and industry will take place in London on Wednesday 18 - Thursday 19 September - Press Release - 4 September
-New research sets out to help children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
-Lack of funding for world crop diversity threatens sustainable food supply
Researchers at Imperial College have warned that a large proportion of the world’s collection of crop diversity could be lost due to a lack of funding for the “genebanks” in which they are stored - Press Release - 29 August 2002
-Sleep and sedation controlled in same brain centre, say scientists
Researchers from Imperial and Harvard Medical School report today in the journal Nature Neuroscience how two common anaesthetics work by mimicking the natural process of falling into a deep sleep - Press Release - 25 August 2002
-Robo-octopus leads technological display at Imperial College Robotics Summer School
Young gifted and talented students attending the Robotics Summer School at Imperial College London will present their designs to judges and parents on Saturday 24 August - Press Release - 22 August 2002
-Imperial press contacts for the Johannesburg World Summit
Press Notice - 21 August 2002
-Researchers establish link between cold climates, poor housing and high blood pressure
Scientists find that people living in the north and west of Britain in poor quality housing are at greater risk of high blood pressure - Press Release - 21 August 2002
-Hormone found to reduce appetite by a third
Scientists report in Nature today the discovery of a hormone that can decrease appetite - Press Release - 7 August 2002
-New degree in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at Imperial College London
A new undergraduate degree course in the exciting and rapidly growing field of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering is being offered for entry to Imperial College London in 2003 - Press Release - 6 August 2002
-Imperial College London launches unique Biomedical Engineering qualifications
A new undergraduate course in Biomedical Engineering combining in-depth engineering and biomedical science study in one qualification is being offered for entry to Imperial College London in 2003 - Press Release - 6 August 2002
-Doubling of deaths from alcoholic liver disease - drug abuse during 1970s and 1980s may explain why
Middle-aged men could be at increased risk of death from liver disease, as a result of illicit intravenous drug use during the 1970s and 1980s, according to a study published today - Press Release - 1 August 2002
-UK scientists crack lobster shell colour puzzle
Researchers discover why lobsters change colour when cooked - Press Release - 29 July 2002
-Grant of £20 million to establish the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative to give hope to developing countries
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to help alleviate suffering of millions in developing countries with the parasitic disease, Schistosomiasis - Press Release - 17 July 2002
-Imperial College e-MasterClass brings the science of sunlight into schools
The first Schools e-MasterClass examines the science of photo-medicine - Press Release - 9 July 2002
-One step closer for new hospitals
St Mary’s and Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS trusts and Imperial College London welcome today's funding green-light from Health Minister John Hutton - Press Release - 4 July 2002
-The future of research into Parkinson's disease and tissue banking
Leading scientists from across the world will join academics and researchers from Imperial College London to discuss the future of research into Parkinson's disease and tissue banking - Press Release - 4 July 2002
-The human immune system may limit future evolution
Scientists from Imperial College London have suggested why the human genome may possess far fewer genes than previously estimated before the human genome project was begun - Press Release - 30 June 2002
-Mysteries of the universe could be answered in the UK
Media are invited to attend an international particle physics conference hosted at Imperial 1-6 July 2002 - Press Release - 27 June 2002
-Challenging journey for student car mascot
Bo', the student mascot for City & Guilds Union makes centennial birthday journey to Paris - Press Release - 20 June 2002
-More children at risk of heart disease
Researchers from Imperial and Oxford report today in the BMJ that the incidence of Kawasaki disease has more than doubled in the past decade - Press Release - 14 June 2002
-Prime Minister and Education and Skills Secretary launch new Government, industry and higher education partnership to INSPIRE science in schools
Government, Imperial College, GlaxoSmithKline and the Technology Colleges Trust launch partnership to boost science education in schools - Press Release - 13 June 2002
-Imperial College London and Singapore's Exploit Technologies strike technology transfer business deal
New agreement allows for both organisations to access information on potential licensees, strategic partners for spin-out companies, investor networks and to share best practice in technology transfer - Press Release - 12 June 2002
-Press Invitation: Trends in Biotechnology - Sir Richard Sykes gives inaugural Master Class for Imperial College Life Sciences Forum
Rector of Imperial College will deliver a Master Class on "Trends in biotechnology leading to the discovery of new therapies" on Monday 24 June - Press Release - 12 June 2002
-Inert gas may help stop damaged nerve cells from dying
Scientists from Imperial College London have discovered that xenon gas could help in protecting damaged nerve cells, as published today in Anesthesiology - Press Release - 31 May 2002
-Marsquake detection sensors will take search for water underground
Researchers at Imperial College London have just begun a 5-year project to design and build tiny earthquake measuring devices to go to Mars on the 2007 NetLander mission - Press Release - 30 May 2002
-Silvereye birds help scientists to settle disputed evolutionary theory
A study of birds on Pacific islands shows conclusively that the formation of new species is a gradual and not a sudden process, report scientists in PNAS today - Press Release - 28 May 2002
-Imperial College London launches second round of academic pay reform
Imperial College announces the second round of his initiative to improve the pay of academic staff - Press Release - 21 May 2002
-Press Invitation: Getting under the skin of 'The Human Body'
Journalists are invited to attend a special showing of the IMAX film, 'The Human Body' - Press Release - 17 May 2002
-Mice could provide the key to growing human lungs for transplant
Scientists at the College have successfully directed mouse stem cells to turn into the type of cells needed for gas exchange in lungs - Press Release - 17 May 2002
-Imperial College builds spin-out partnership for future growth
Imperial College London and two London-based investment houses create a route for external investment in the growth of Imperial’s portfolio of spin-out companies - Press Release - 15 May 2002
-Press Invitation: "The Great British Gamble: capital doesn't matter"
Inaugural lecture by Imperial's new Professor of Economics, Ciaran Driver - Press Release - 14 May 2002
-Gardeners urged to help stop spread of invasive plants
Invasive alien plants are causing havoc in our natural landscape, but gardeners can play a key part in stopping their spread - Press Release - 9 May 2002
-Imperial College Postgraduate Awards Ceremony 2002
Chairman of the Court and Council, Lord Vincent of Coleshill, is to bestow Imperial College’s highest honours at the Postgraduate Awards Ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall - Press Release - 7 May 2002
-Imperial College appoints new Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences
Former head of mathematics Professor Frank Leppington becomes the new Principal today - Press Release - 1 May 2002
-Computers learn how to create drugs of the future
The key role of computer technology in the fine-tuning of drug development will be considered by Professor Stephen Muggleton in his inaugural lecture today - Press Release - 30 April 2002
-£1.6m project to monitor London air pollution begins
A four-year, £1.6 million research project that aims to answer fundamental questions about city traffic and air pollution has begun in Central London - Press Release - 29 April 2002
-Dynamic brain atlas may help diagnose patients using advanced brain scans
Scientists from Imperial College and Kings College London today unveil new technology that may help doctors identify subtle brain abnormalities underlying major diseases - Press Release - 25 April 2002
-When galaxies collide: Chandra observes titanic merger
The best X-ray image yet of two Milky Way-like galaxies in the midst of a head-on collision - Press Release - 22 April 2002
-Scientists listen in on the Sun to reveal new insights into its fiery dynamo
Scientists studying sound waves from deep inside the Sun have provided new insights into the solar dynamo within, which could help to explain how the Sun's colossal magnetic field behaves - Press Release - 5 April 2002
-Swimming pool chlorine risk to pregnant women
Clarification from Dr Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, author of a study published today, on the risk to pregnant women of chlorination by-products in swimming pools - Press Release - 4 April 2002
-Second Stage of HIV Vaccine Trial Begins In London and Oxford
A new phase of the world's first clinical trial to test a vaccine candidate for one of the most prevalent HIV strains affecting Africa starts today in London and Oxford - Press Release - 4 April 2002
-Cash Bonanza for Education in Kent
Schools, colleges and individuals living and studying in Kent are invited to apply now for education grants worth up to £500 each - Press Release - 4 April 2002
-Imperial's spin-out engine secures £20 million boost for development of new science, technology and medical companies
Imperial and Nikko Principal Investments Ltd have signed a £20 million deal to accelerate the development of spin-out companies from research at the College - Press Release - 2 April 2002
-New environmental research lab helps get more out of waste
A new Imperial research lab developing fresh solutions to the perpetual problems of how best to get rid of our waste has reopened its doors today after a £1.5 million facelift - Press Release - 27 March 2002
-Undergraduate technology venture wins £25,000 entrepreneurship award
Innovative technology that could help airplanes avoid turbulence during flights has won three Imperial undergraduates and an MBA first prize in the annual entrepreneurship competition - Press Release - 26 March 2002
-Imperial in nail-biting University Challenge final
Imperial College's University Challenge team fought back in the final moments of the programme to give Somerville, Oxford a scare before their eventual victory - News - 12 March 2002
-Imperial College appoints new Head of Chemistry
Professor Richard Templer will become the next Head of the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College - Press Release - 8 March 2002
-Scientists reveal fine detail of cell’s energy machinery
A molecular pump that helps to keep cells flush with energy has been visualised by Imperial College scientists and is reported in Science today - Press Release - 8 March 2002
-Range of events held at Imperial College to celebrate the power of the brain
Imperial College is holding a range of events aimed at inspiring interest in brain research as part of Brain Awareness Week - Press Release - 7 March 2002
-Beer and science at Imperial College’s Berkshire campus as public invited to join in National Science Week
Imperial College’s campus at Silwood Park opens its doors to the public with a range of events to celebrate National Science Week from Monday 11 March to Friday 15 March - Press Release - 5 March 2002
-Unique gathering of spacecraft yields new views, clues on Jupiter's magnetosphere
A space probe carrying British-designed and operated instruments has helped scientists to understand the magnetosphere surrounding Jupiter better than ever before - Press Release - 28 February 2002
-New Geoscience Technology Training Centre opens for business at Imperial College, London
A new centre for the training and development of skills needed to find future hydrocarbon resources has opened at Imperial - Press Release - 27 February 2002
-Science and Society - LSE and Imperial College join forces
Imperial College and LSE are launching a joint public lecture series to herald their formal collaboration in a number of areas - Press Release - 18 February 2002
-Imperial College appoints first Director of Information and Communication Technologies
Imperial College has appointed Heather Allan to the new position of Director of Information and Communication Technologies - Press Release - 15 February 2002
-Stainless steel corrosion mystery solved by UK researchers
Why stainless steel fails has long been a mystery, but today with the publication of research in the journal Nature, British researchers claim to have solved it - Press Release - 14 February 2002
-PM launches new research centre for family health at Imperial College
Prime Minister, Tony Blair today officially opened a unique £13 million research centre for family health. Press Release - 12 February 2002
-Next-generation biomaterials to help body heal itself
The next generation of biomaterials will help the body heal itself by prompting cells to repair their own tissues, scientists report today in the journal Science - Press Release - 8 February 2002
-Robot surgery pioneer receives professorship at Imperial College
The world’s first Professor of Medical Robotics delivers his Inaugural lecture today - Press Release - 30 January 2002
-Darwin and the world's first ecological experiment
Scientists examining the work that influenced Charles Darwin have rediscovered the details of what may be the world's first ecological experiment, they report in Science today - Press Release - 24 January 2002
-Entrepreneurs' Programme to enhance flourishing spin-out culture at Imperial College
A new programme to help university academics and researchers improve their business and innovation skills launches today - Press Release - 22 January 2002
-New Centre for Primary Care and Social Medicine and Library open on Imperial’s Charing Cross campus
Health Minister John Hutton will today open a new centre dedicated to tackling the problems of health inequalities - Press Release - 21 January 2002
-BSE in sheep: first estimates of human death toll
The first attempt to estimate the human health risk from possible BSE infection of the British sheep flock is published in Nature today by researchers from Imperial College, London - Press Release - 9 January 2002
-Budgies use fluorescent feathers to attract sexual partners
A team of scientists from the University of Glasgow, Imperial College, London, and the University of Queensland have demonstrated that parrots also use their fluorescence to attract attention, from sexual mates - Press Release - 3 January 2002
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