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How our research, entrepreneurialism and teaching aim to benefit the world.

 
 

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A handmade sign reading 'Racism is a pandemic too'

Two intersecting pandemics

How COVID-19 is laying bare structural racism and what we can do about it.

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Electric mobility

Explore how the College's research is helping the world on the journey to an electric future.

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Together, we can

Imperial's response has put data and expertise into the hands of policy-makers and governments around the world.

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An illustration of houses connected by lines, all leading into a sign reading 'carbon neutral'

Turning convention on its head

Becoming carbon neutral by 2050 will require all parts of society to collaborate, as Imperial researchers are demonstrating.

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Food and coronavirus

In a new Imperial Stories immersive feature, we hear from Imperial experts on how our diets have been affected by COVID-19.

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A researcher in an Imperial COVID-19 lab

COVID-19: six months on the frontline

Take a walk through some of the defining moments of Imperial's efforts to tackle the pandemic.

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Social media and online harms

How can we protect young and vulnerable people?

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Modelling an unprecedented pandemic

The vital role of team-based, collaborative epidemiology and disease modelling in managing pandemics.

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Body parts

How Imperial's innovations are bringing the human body into the 21st-century

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Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, Professor of Medical Robotics

Robotics revolution

Take a behind the scenes look at how robots are playing an increasingly important role in our lives.

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Fighting an epidemic of misinformation

The importance of science and learning in dealing with coronavirus.

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The planet Earth

Transition to zero pollution

Can we ever eliminate pollution in all its forms?

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Older stories

Cleaner, greener plastics – How Imperial researchers are making plastics more sustainable.

Do bots help to spread fake news? – No, but they could be part of the answer. We look at the truth behind the headlines.

The search for a cure – For the past 25 years, Imperial has been at the heart of the hunt for a cure for HIV. This is the story of that search: of the highs, the lows, the setbacks – and the breakthroughs.

Antifungal resistance – Fungi are evolving, but thankfully Imperial researchers are leading the fight to protect us all.

9 things you can do about climate change – Our world is warming, but taking action on climate change can make all our lives better.

Fighting Ebola – Imperial scientists, in the lab, and on the ground, are working to defeat ebola.

Making for the future - Imperial academics are pioneering advances in robotics, synthetic chemistry and beyond that could transform the manufacturing industries.

Clean reaction - We meet the people who plan to change the world with green chemistry.