Humanity’s most pressing problems have shaped our theme’s missions. Each of the missions requires expertise from across disciplines and backgrounds; so we’ll not only meet the mission’s goals, we’ll innovate in each of the disciplines contributing to the challenge bringing about transformational research across the board.  

“Our university’s founding mission is ‘to be useful’ and I think that developing technologies to create a better, safer future, and collaborating with like-minded organisations across the world to ensure the outcomes are shared, certainly fulfils that mission.” Professor Jonathan Eastwood

Find out more about each theme's missions below:

Our Missions

Health and Technology

Global programmable health and innovation

Human and Artificial Intelligence

Building a unified science of human and artificial intelligence

Space, Security and Telecoms

Recoverable satellite membrane, space colonisation and disaster response

Sustainability

Investigating key challenges to unlock sustainable growth

How the School of Convergence Science drives Institutional Impact at Imperial

The School of Convergence Science drives institutional impact by acting as a unifying engine that strengthens Imperial’s visibility, coherence, and ability to pursue ambitious, impact‑driven research. 

The School will drive institutional impact by helping with: 

  • Imperial being recognised as a global thought leader influencing science policy and international partnerships.
  • A more connected and agile institution where opportunities translate into high-impact outcomes.
  • Significant growth in institutional-scale grants enabling transformative convergence science research.
  • Sustained philanthropic support that accelerates innovation and strengthens long-term financial resilience.
  • A new generation of researchers driving innovation at Imperial and beyond.
  • A culture of research excellence that delivers real world benefit through convergence science.