Support of research to benefit society and the economy has been central to Imperial College's mission since its founding in 1907. This is particularly true within the Faculty of Engineering, where our research brings benefits to far-reaching and diverse areas of application.

Impact

AI for diagnosing and treating neurological diseases

Using artificial intelligence to analyse and interpret brain MRI scans

Technology to cut vehicle emissions

Revolutionising the transport sector

Mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of blast injuries

Bringing together engineers, scientists and clinicians to advance the mitigation and treatment of military and civilian victims of blasts

Impact

Rapid testing for COVID-19 and other diseases

Helping clinicians to rapidly diagnose, monitor, and treat diseases with confidence at low cost

Localisation and mapping for Robotics and VR/AR

Enabling devices to map the general unstructured world using low-cost cameras and efficient on-board processing

GPU problem-solver

Automatically finding bugs in compilers for GPUs

Previous case studies

Read some of our older case studies exploring how research by Imperial engineers has impacted society.

Our strategy: Science for humanity

Research support

Discover the support available across the Faculty and University to help the academic community: