Research Celebration

Developing new insights and methodologies is a core purpose of our research. By engaging with international firms, SMEs and policy-makers around the world we are addressing key challenges for modern business. As part of our public engagement remit, the following videos summarise our major research successes, and how Imperial College Business School is creating significant real-world impact for practitioners.

Closing the cancer divide

Professor Rifat Atun identifies the startling inequality that exists in cancer care between wealthy nations and lower-income countries.

Digital City Exchange

Digital City Exchange (DCE) is a five-year multi-disciplinary research programme, uniting researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and the Business School, and partnering with a wide range of industry leaders.

Driving innovation at IBM

Working with IBM, this project reorientated boundary-spanning innovation to improve client services.

Driving Innovation Through Policy

Finding new and effective ways to translate academic research evidence into policies and programmes to enhance business and economic opportunities.

Enabling successful megaprojects

Working with major industry partners including Laing O’Rourke, BAA and Crossrail our research developed a new model to efficiently deliver ‘mega-projects’ whilst capturing the learning of wider organisational benefit.

How entrepreneurial are we?

Entrepreneurs have changed the way business works, making considerable contributions to national economies and systems of innovation. But it is vital to understand the value of entrepreneurship and how it can be enhanced.

Mapping Hidden Knowledge

Working with Arup and Atkins, this project identified and mapped firm knowledge to improve innovation efficiency.

Measuring the intangible

Professor Jonathan Haskel discusses his work on ‘intangible’ assets and explains how it delivers clear economic value for the UK.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Dr Andreas B. Eisingerich discusses his research pre-exposure prophylaxis and the controversial issues surrounding it.

Regulating the telecommunications market

Professor Tommaso Valletti discusses how his work within the telecommunications market is helping policy-makers and regulators.

Shaping international health management

Professor Rifat Atun discusses his research into the funding and development of innovative healthcare solutions.

Improving understanding of the role of the hedge fund industry

Our Centre for Hedge Fund Research has carried out research on hedge funds since 2006 and is home to one of the most comprehensive hedge fund databases.