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Improving global health and healthcare through evidence-based innovation.

Our research centres

We develop evidence and solutions to tackle a broad range of health challenges. We're a virtual institute and our cutting-edge work is organised around multi-disciplinary centres of excellence. Find out more about each of our centres through these links.

Centre for Health Policy

Centre for Health Policy

The Centre for Health Policy's vision is to catalyse the development, uptake & diffusion of innovative, evidence-based health policy around the world.
Hamlyn Centre

The Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery

The Hamlyn Centre works to develop safe, effective and accessible imaging, sensing and robotic technologies to shape the future of healthcare.
The Centre for Digestive and Gut Health

The Centre for Digestive & Gut Health

The Centre for Gut Health are developing innovative surgical, medical & nutritional tools & procedures to support new treatments in gut medicine
The HELIX Centre for Design in Healthcare

HELIX Centre for Design in Healthcare

HELIX focuses on transforming healthcare using design to make the UK a global hub for high-impact & yet simple, cost-effective innovation.
Centre for Global Health Research

Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research

The Centre aims to make advances in preventing & treating health problems of LMICs while training a new generation of scientists
ICCARE

Centre of African Research and Engagement (ICCARE)

A virtual resource showcasing the work of Imperial College across the African continent, and a platform for cross-disciplinary exchange

What's new?

Dr David Nabarro

Our Annual Lecture

Dr David Nabarro's impassioned talk discusses the future of our people and planet.

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Lighting up the future

Find out how our scientists are using light technologies to better diagnose and monitor cancer.

Read the blog

A stethoscope and mobile phone

An app for safer hospitals?

Our new project will test whether a smartphone app can make care safer and reduce staff stress in hospitals.

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IGHI highlights

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Running a hospital in a warzone

We hosted special guest Dr Tom Catena to learn how he saves lives amid oppression, war and conflict.

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Event

Better Health and Care For All

The final report of the Lord Darzi Review sets out a plan for a healthier future.

Read the report