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11 November 2025

Inclusive Additive Design Challenge winners decided in Imperial final

25 September 2025

Imperial engineers honoured by Royal Academy

21 August 2025

Fun and frolics at bring your child to work day 2025

14 July 2025

Imperial joins £7m green steel research partnership with Tata Steel

04 July 2025

Staff celebrated for their exceptional talent at the annual staff awards

13 June 2025

Imperial founders, innovators and alumni shine in Forbes 30 Under 30

05 June 2025

Imperial-led team advances to XPRIZE Wildfires final

21 May 2025

Imperial Research Contributes to Award-Winning Journalism on Facade Fires

09 May 2025

Founder – ‘It was nerve-wracking… but you build confidence in yourself'

30 April 2025

Inspiring Innovation: Insights from the Mechanical Engineering Research Away Day

30 April 2025

UK's EU Minister and European Commissioner for Trade visit Imperial

01 May 2025

Imperial startup raises £2.5m to take innovative joint replacements to the US

14 April 2025

Imperial Research on Facade Fires Wins Fire Engineering Award

19 March 2025

Professor Guillermo Rein awarded honour by the King of Spain

11 February 2025

Formula Student Progress update - February 2025

10 February 2025

Meet Harry Mitchell, Katopodis Prize winner

03 February 2025

Meet Nick Kalogeropoulos, Dr Ashraf Ben El-Shanawany Memorial Prize winner

31 January 2025

Smouldering materials cause toxic fumes as LA wildfires damp down

03 February 2025

Imperial hosts panel on the role of batteries in delivering clean power

14 January 2025

Meet Saiful Bahri Mohd Yasin, Dr Ashraf Ben El-Shanawany Memorial Prize winner

07 January 2025

Meet Kasper Hansen, Unwin Postgraduate Prize winner

17 December 2024

Meet Heli Liu, Unwin Postgraduate Prize winner

03 January 2025

Meet Imperial’s 2025 Alumni Award winners

06 December 2024

Imperial projects among 100 new discovery projects awarded £80m of govt funding

27 November 2024

New MRI scanner to help better detect knee injuries

29 October 2024

Imperial students design winning prototype vehicle in race for energy-efficiency

06 September 2024

Imperial retains top spot in UK university league table

05 August 2024

Family fun at bring your child to work day

09 July 2024

Royal Academy of Engineering prizes for Imperial academics

17 June 2024

Imperial staff honoured for health and safety achievements

12 June 2024

Record number of Imperial academics win Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes

27 March 2024

Celebrating Success in the 2023-2024 MPT Cohort

27 March 2024

Imperial celebrates its international scholars and continues to grow programmes

21 March 2024

Volvo’s electric cars to charge up to 30% faster thanks to spinout’s software

18 March 2024

Imperial-led consortium to nurture careers of research technicians

15 March 2024

Imperial Space Society’s solar sail bound for high-altitude balloon mission

13 March 2024

Spinouts join forces on technology to accelerate electric vehicle development

06 March 2024

Breaking the bias: I-X celebrates women in AI

05 March 2024

Imperial targeting Convergence Science at scale to drive economic growth

23 February 2024

Meet Maria Raposo de Lima, Dr Ashraf Ben El-Shanawany Memorial Prize winner

16 February 2024

Soft prosthetics startup Koalaa raises nearly £1 million from investors

01 January 2024

Behind the scenes: Filming on campus for Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

19 December 2023

Meet Wei Wang, Unwin Prize winner

13 December 2023

New centre to develop sustainable materials for steel industry of the future

12 December 2023

Meet Xiao He, Katopodis Prize winner

08 January 2024

The National Student Survey 2024 launches at Imperial

15 December 2023

Imperial celebrates association to Horizon Europe

08 December 2023

Imperial launches new MSc in Cleantech Innovation

14 November 2023

Novel heat storage proposal could help decarbonise heating and cooling systems

07 November 2023

Wind turbine end-of-life research wins Greencoat funding

01 November 2023

Science Secretary sees AI and health technologies at Imperial ahead of AI summit

25 October 2023

Professor Aimee Morgans wins Learned Society of Wales Menelaus medal

09 October 2023

Student-built Mars Rover in international competition

25 September 2023

Mech Eng module on EDI in Engineering presented at international conference

22 September 2023

Imperial launches new Investment Portal in San Francisco

20 September 2023

Five Imperial academics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

15 September 2023

Imperial startups changing the world one tech at a time

09 September 2023

Imperial named UK’s best university

10 July 2023

Engineering community celebrated by 2023 Staff Recognition Awards

28 July 2023

Launch of Anatomy of Assessment project empowers staff to diversify assessment

14 July 2023

Engineering student exhibiting artwork in Blyth Gallery

12 July 2023

Imperial Robotics Forum at ICRA2023

13 July 2023

Imperial announces engineering scholarships to widen participation in motorsport

28 June 2023

Mechanical Engineers at the 2023 Great Exhibition Road Festival

28 June 2023

Imperial reaffirms place among world’s best universities

18 June 2023

Great Exhibition Road Festival returns to celebrate remarkable art and science

17 June 2023

All the fun of the Festival

09 June 2023

Flood sandstones and leaf-led design: News from the College

08 June 2023

About:Energy stakes its claim as a leading battery data company

12 May 2023

Wave energy startup wins Imperial’s Venture Catalyst Challenge 2023

05 May 2023

Venture Catalyst Challenge: Meet Imperial’s most exciting new student startups

11 May 2023

New EU Ambassador visits Imperial

30 March 2023

Printed material that behaves like bone promises better joint replacements

30 March 2023

Boost to battery research as Faraday Institution announces £29m investment

21 March 2023

Imperial strengthens its academic and industry links with Japan

22 February 2023

Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge Imperial experts

25 January 2023

Podcast: Fighting fungi, the music of the moons, and self-healing crystals

20 January 2023

Singapore High Commissioner visits Imperial to see medical robotics research

03 January 2023

Imperial researchers contribute to Chief Medical Officer report on pollution

03 January 2023

Multi-scale modelling for battery performance, safety and sustainability

11 January 2023

Affordable device for fixing broken bones piloted in Gaza, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

05 January 2023

Innovative viscosity meter opens the way for smarter use of fuel oil at sea

28 November 2022

Search begins for Imperial’s next leading entrepreneurs

17 November 2022

Wildfires are becoming more dangerous – here’s why

03 November 2022

Imperial nuclear Director gives expert evidence to parliament

21 October 2022

New flexible, steerable device placed in live brains by minimally invasive robot

13 October 2022

Imperial researchers chosen as Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellows

10 October 2022

Imperial named University of the Year by Guardian University Guide

22 September 2022

Creating art in the lab: materials transformation questions objects’ meanings

23 September 2022

Imperial celebrates new professors

03 August 2022

Using modern technology to investigate ancient craft skills

22 July 2022

Rainforest design futures and carbon dating: News from the College

20 July 2022

New Health Secretary sees cutting-edge medical robotics research at Imperial

13 July 2022

Imperial launches first-in-UK ‘Founders’ Pledge’ for student entrepreneurs

08 July 2022

Partnership with Imperial battery startup enhances VARTA’s performance

05 July 2022

Tech entrepreneurs join forces to invest in Imperial battery startup

29 June 2022

New scholarship donation to support a Mechanical Engineering student

29 June 2022

Mechanical Engineering staff recognised at President’s Awards for Excellence

06 July 2022

Imperial celebrates London top spot, as NSS results are revealed

22 June 2022

Good results for Imperial students in IMechE Design Challenge

08 June 2022

Imperial ranked sixth best university in the world

19 May 2022

Imperial computer science and engineering research best in UK: REF 2021

12 May 2022

Imperial research is best in UK, finds REF 2021

25 March 2022

Deans from Faculty of Engineering and Business School re-appointed

24 March 2022

Imperial scoops three new Royal Academy of Engineering research chairs

21 March 2022

Imperial engineers work with local youth club to design and build e-scooters

22 February 2022

Teaching experiments help students “think like an engineer”

14 February 2022

A brief history of women engineers in the UK

14 February 2022

How is the current STEM gender bias?

26 January 2022

Imperial launches science scholarships for Turkish students

11 January 2022

Pioneering digital twin consultancy targets rapid battery development

13 January 2022

The National Student Survey 2022 launches at Imperial

07 December 2021

Mechanical engineering researcher aims for the stars

02 December 2021

Imperial startup’s advanced battery management tech sparks £1.5m investment

06 December 2021

‘Landmark’ biomedical engineering hub launches in London

08 November 2021

Alumnus Peter Rawlinson of Lucid Motors visited Imperial

26 October 2021

Dialogue begins as community confronts, celebrates and learns from past

11 October 2021

Mech Eng student reflects on summer internship experience

08 October 2021

Imperial engineers awarded battery research fellowships

04 October 2021

Travelling fires pose an underestimated risk to open building spaces

01 October 2021

Time crystals and drug delivery: News from the College

22 September 2021

Imperial is first for Mechanical Engineering in The Guardian ranking

22 September 2021

Four Imperial experts elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

17 September 2021

Imperial named University of the Year

06 September 2021

Generous gift funds new Engineering scholarship for student with a disability

31 August 2021

Imperial alumnus announced as President of the British Science Association

06 August 2021

Imperial grows global education opportunities

03 August 2021

New industrial partnership aims to make plant-based food taste better

28 July 2021

Mechanical Engineering student wins agri-tech grant for start-up company

28 June 2021

Imperial Vulcan team talk about their experience in the IMechE Design Challenge

25 June 2021

Expanded Education Week draws in top speakers and wide audience

21 June 2021

2021 President's Awards Winners in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

25 May 2021

Imperial researchers in world-leading partnership targeting industrial emissions

19 May 2021

Tribology researcher wins EPRSC Fellowship to study bubbles

17 May 2021

Postgraduate students’ virtual graduation celebrated with families and staff

05 May 2021

Imperial joins ERC to celebrate 10,000 grantees

23 April 2021

New network to help conserve cultural heritage

21 April 2021

Podcast: Psychedelic research, AI for the ICU and a space communication pioneer

15 April 2021

Imperial changemakers named in community of Europe’s best young innovators

19 April 2021

Robotics Forum - Amazon PhD Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Robotics

07 April 2021

£12m partnership to help energy systems transition to net zero pollution by 2050

31 March 2021

Innovative Mechanical Engineering teaching: Home “Heat Transfer” kits

30 March 2021

Mobility trial to offer staff free bike loan and car club

26 March 2021

'Intelligent' mattress topper wins Imperial’s biggest startup competition

22 March 2021

Direction of needle penetration in brain affects drug uptake, finds new study

12 March 2021

‘Magical’ fire suppressant kills zombie fires 40% faster than water alone

15 February 2021

Mechanical Engineering staff celebrate their colleagues in new awards scheme

02 February 2021

Imperial joins forces with Black British in STEM

27 January 2021

Coronavirus more likely to spread inside through maskless talking than coughing

12 January 2021

Obituary: Professor Peter Grootenhuis, 1924-2020

10 February 2021

Imperial graduate inspires engineers and coders of the future

17 December 2020

Coronavirus spread during dental procedures could be reduced with slower drills

25 December 2020

10 times Imperial made us smile in 2020

02 December 2020

Practical education continues during the pandemic

25 November 2020

UK Spending Review 2020: Imperial experts respond

16 November 2020

Meet the first team to represent Imperial in the IMechE Design Challenge

10 November 2020

Student entrepreneur talks about working on a start-up during a pandemic

14 December 2020

Breakthroughs in research on aerosol generating dental procedures

30 October 2020

Mech Eng graduate wins chance to write for Times flagship political blog

30 October 2020

Carbon-releasing ‘zombie fires’ in peatlands could be dampened by new findings

28 October 2020

Outstanding Engineering students win alumni awards

01 December 2020

SKF and Imperial renew R&D partnership

21 October 2020

Imperial and TUM launch joint PhD programme in AI, robotics and healthcare

24 September 2020

Talc and a wax-oil mixture among best lubricants for people wearing PPE

23 September 2020

Battery fires: Industry and research must work together for safer batteries

15 September 2020

New spin-out company brings cutting-edge technology to non-destructive testing

07 September 2020

Alumna shortlisted for CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year Award 2020

14 August 2020

Imperial researchers receive Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships

29 July 2020

Mechanical Engineers investigate how bubbles rupture

21 July 2020

The UK must continue to be at heart of the ERC, says President Gast

08 July 2020

Announcement of new Engineering Co-Director, Hamlyn Centre

25 June 2020

AI call centre supports isolated households during COVID-19 pandemic

23 June 2020

President's Awards Winners in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

03 June 2020

Academic Year 2020-21: Imperial announces 'multi-mode' teaching for Autumn term

27 May 2020

Spinout company wins funding to 3D print face masks

26 May 2020

Engineering research aims to reduce PPE skin injuries

04 May 2020

COMAC-Imperial Research Centre launches

22 April 2020

Engineers 3D printing face visors for hospitals to help tackle COVID-19

21 April 2020

Imperial wins University Challenge

08 April 2020

Coronavirus portal and an enterprising engineer: News from the College

08 April 2020

Imperial sails through to semi-finals of University Challenge

10 February 2020

Mech Eng student develops device to help the elderly live independently

04 February 2020

First year students visit campus power station

22 January 2020

Podcast: Drug policy, Australian megafires and London fatbergs

22 January 2020

Wildfires: Fire expert urges Australian government to “prepare now for 2021”

14 January 2020

Imperial and Mitsubishi launch turbocharger centre to develop cleaner engines

23 December 2019

Mech Eng academics featured in recent Imperial stories

16 December 2019

MIT’s D-Lab founder speaks at Imperial about tackling global challenges

15 November 2019

Gene targets for obesity and wildfire research: News from the College

07 November 2019

New scholarship to accelerate participation of black students in engineering

16 October 2019

PhD student wins Student Communicator of the Year award

15 October 2019

Students develop off-grid washing machine for rural Rwanda

10 October 2019

Imperial receives two new Athena SWAN awards for work on gender equality

01 October 2019

New Head of Department in Mechanical Engineering

27 September 2019

Imperial students showcase tech-led solutions to mental health challenges

24 September 2019

Imperial apprentices celebrate achievements at graduation ceremony

12 September 2019

Aidan Cunnington and Peter Torok win Student Activity Awards

09 October 2019

Q&A: How skin cells from foot soles could help relieve amputees of stump injury

05 September 2019

£55m of funding announced for new battery projects

04 September 2019

Dr Jonathan Jeffers is first non-clinician to win NIHR Research Professorship

10 September 2019

Sir Michael Uren: 1923 – 2019

17 August 2019

Future is bright for the Imperial Formula Student team

26 July 2019

Students discuss climate solutions as Imperial hosts Student Energy Summit

16 July 2019

Imperial Academics at the top robotics conferences in 2019

01 July 2019

EDEN2020 at The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2019

28 June 2019

Wildfires training and composites accolade: News from the College

19 June 2019

"You are what makes Imperial the excellent institution it is.”

18 June 2019

Students show off their work and abilities in 2019 project exhibitions

31 May 2019

Research excellence recognised in 2019 President’s Awards

28 May 2019

MSc student talks about her experience in international business competition

28 May 2019

Educational excellence recognised in 2019 President’s Awards

15 May 2019

Student Wellbeing Champion Award for Mech Eng researcher

10 May 2019

Festival programme invites public to explore the extraordinary

08 May 2019

“Seek opportunities to work with others from different backgrounds”

15 April 2019

Provost celebrates Imperial’s outstanding health and safety champions

17 April 2019

Gadget geniuses and community commendation: News from the College

08 April 2019

Women graduates visit to inspire current Mech Eng students

03 April 2019

Imperial marks new milestone at The Invention Rooms

02 April 2019

Did British weather save the day from Walkie Talkie ‘death ray’?

26 March 2019

UG student wins Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet scholarship

25 March 2019

EPSRC New Investigator Award for research on orthopaedic implants

19 March 2019

Chinese Government Award for Mech Eng Research Associate

18 March 2019

Six new student startups go head to head in Venture Catalyst Challenge final

12 March 2019

Shaping a safer world: Interview with guest speaker Barbara Lane of Arup

06 March 2019

Mechanical Engineering PhD student takes his research to Parliament

05 March 2019

Imperial College London takes entrepreneurship to next level

26 February 2019

Engineering students visit Caterpillar UK facilities

26 February 2019

Showcase of startups, entrepreneurs and innovators to be held at Imperial

25 February 2019

Meet our Student Challenges Competition finalists!

18 February 2019

Imperial researchers tackle challenges of plastic waste in the UK

21 February 2019

7 facts on Imperial’s inaugural lectures

23 January 2019

Imperial hosts fuel cell car to support hydrogen power research

20 January 2019

Project on measuring foaming process in drinks receives funding

16 January 2019

Partnership with Technical University of Munich advances as alumni reunite

10 January 2019

Wildfire research centre to launch with £10m from the Leverhulme Trust

24 December 2018

7 ways Imperial made the world a greener place in 2018

19 December 2018

Students build autonomous robots for mock bomb disposal challenge

19 December 2018

New Universities Minister tries his hand at augmented reality surgery

19 December 2018

Indian alumni celebrate their lifelong connection with Imperial

10 December 2018

EU Commission invests €16m to accelerate innovation in robotics for healthcare

11 December 2018

Biomechanics researchers to receive best translational science paper award

28 November 2018

“Ideas marketplace” helps kick-start student startups

20 November 2018

Winners of departmental photo competition announced

12 November 2018

Imperial helping develop next generation Sierra Leonean engineers

09 November 2018

Green racing and inspirational AI: News from the College

31 October 2018

PhD student wins in Geological Society photography competition

05 October 2018

Imperial forms ‘flagship partnership’ with Technical University of Munich

05 October 2018

Incendiary talk and viral insights: News from the College

03 October 2018

Imperial student team wins Lunar Rover Competition

04 October 2018

Student entrepreneurs take ideas to World Economic Forum in China

24 September 2018

Malaysian Prime Minister visits Imperial as collaborations flourish

24 September 2018

Chinese scholars celebrated at Imperial

21 September 2018

Imperial hosts event to mark artefacts joining prestigious cultural register

18 September 2018

Green tech engineers and data science leader elected as new Fellows

06 September 2018

“Universal controller” could pave way for more assistive tech

05 September 2018

2018 academic promotions are announced at Imperial

28 August 2018

Mechanical Engineering alumni win Boeing personal flying machine competition

03 August 2018

Faculty families take part in annual bring your child to work day

31 July 2018

Summer schools inspire the next generation

18 July 2018

New technology can keep an eye on babies' movements in the womb

10 July 2018

Dynamics Summer School brings together international PhD students

27 June 2018

New Mech Eng lecturer wins EPSRC-UKRI Innovation Fellowship

24 June 2018

Greening the turbocharger industry

13 June 2018

2018 DMT exhibition: cars, robots, drones and smart baby cribs

13 June 2018

Building better batteries for your future electric car

04 June 2018

Experts build pulsed air rig to test 3D printed parts for low carbon engines

29 May 2018

2018 President’s Awards for Dr Jun Jiang and Dr Julie Varley

14 May 2018

Medical Device manufacturing facility project wins £1.7m grant

14 May 2018

Students take field trip to Caterpillar UK facilities

08 May 2018

Entrepreneurial success featured on BBC Radio 4

27 April 2018

Festival's newest zone draws in the crowds to mark the Year of Engineering

17 April 2018

Imperial-Universiti Teknologi Malaysia collaboration wins major research grants

28 March 2018

Student-founded start-up wins several prizes during Imperial’s Enterprise Week

22 March 2018

Plug-and-play prostheses wins IGHI Student Challenges Competition

23 March 2018

Innovative finger prick test could improve maternal healthcare across the globe

15 March 2018

Could these seven student inventions be the next big thing?

12 March 2018

Joint event brings Aeronautics and Mech Eng together

05 March 2018

Dr Maria Charalambides on what makes food research exciting

26 February 2018

Thermofluids Professors elected Fellows of the Combustion Institute

22 February 2018

Students launch Machine Learning Society at Imperial

19 February 2018

Imperial engineers working on technology to measure car emissions in real time

14 February 2018

Tribology PhD student wins science photography prize

06 February 2018

Fire researchers took part in outreach event for Imperial's diversity week

06 February 2018

Volunteering opportunities at Imperial Festival 2018

31 January 2018

MEng student worked on affordable frame project for wheelchair fencing

24 January 2018

Biomechatronics PhD student featured in #ThisisEngineering campaign

23 January 2018

Multi-million pound battery project led by Imperial College London announced

10 January 2018

3D printing creates super-soft structures that replicate brain and lungs

12 December 2017

Consortium awarded £9.6m to develop high strength, lightweight car parts

06 December 2017

Professor Ricardo Martinez-Botas talks about the road to low carbon vehicles

30 November 2017

New wave of European Research Council grants won by Imperial researchers

30 November 2017

A team from Imperial have won funding for six new battery research projects

29 November 2017

Professor Aimee Morgans wins ERC Consolidator Grant

01 November 2017

Professor David Nowell joins Imperial to lead Vibration UTC

16 October 2017

EngD student amongst recipients of Prince Albert industrial fellowships

06 October 2017

Thousands of new students join in Welcome Week celebrations

03 October 2017

Imperial College London helps found new national battery research centre

19 September 2017

Biomechatronics Lab presented their work on BBC News Facebook live

13 September 2017

Fire researchers win Collaborate to Innovate award with Arup

06 September 2017

2017 brings promotions to Mech Eng academics

06 September 2017

Deputy PM hails 40 years of Singapore alumni excellence

05 September 2017

Composites PhD candidate wins Tsai Award for best student paper

31 August 2017

Imperial academics recognised with 2017 promotions

22 August 2017

Prototype technology for unearthing minefields with fire developed by team

08 August 2017

Families come together for Bring your Child to Work Day

26 July 2017

Three Imperial teams benefit from new 'Prosperity Partnership' grants

25 July 2017

Racing Green team brought their latest EV concept to Formula Student 2017

26 July 2017

New technology could make landmine detection in peat soils easier and cheaper

19 July 2017

Smith & Nephew joins forces with Imperial's Biomechanics Group

17 July 2017

Animated short film explains thermal management of battery cells

10 July 2017

Professor Amis to become Honorary Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association

05 July 2017

First year students design pinball tables for Summer Workshop

23 June 2017

Imperial early-career researcher recognised in prestigious list

23 June 2017

Imperial celebrates women in engineering

20 June 2017

INWED 2017: Meet a few of the female engineers in our department

19 June 2017

Professor Daniele Dini's inaugural lecture highlighted advances in tribology

14 June 2017

Ideas for sustainability, healthcare and racing cars at the 2017 DMT exhibition

05 June 2017

Imperial Hazelab members investigated the Great Fire of London on Channel 5

30 May 2017

Engineering students visited Caterpillar facilities

22 May 2017

Professor Daniele Dini to give inaugural lecture on tribology research

18 May 2017

Mech Eng academics win President's Awards and Medals for Excellence

17 May 2017

Hairbrush-inspired bone implants and brain phantoms at Pint of Science