Faculty of Natural Sciences

Dedicated to delivering the highest possible quality teaching and research in natural sciences. Discover the Faculty of Natural Sciences (FoNS) departments, our impactful work, and our commitment to strengthening our Imperial community.

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Find out more about FoNS, our research impact and education offering, and the work of our departments, institutes, and centres.

News

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Health

Air pollution researcher receives early career fellowship from the Royal Society

4 December 2025

Science

Fermilab’s MicroBooNE rules out existence of an elusive sterile neutrino

3 December 2025

Cross-faculty

Next-gen climate tech: meet Undaunted’s Greenhouse Cohort 9

1 December 2025

Health

New insights into rare immune cell populations reveal sex differences and treatment effects in severe asthma

28 November 2025

About FoNS

We strive to produce the very best science and deploy it for the wider benefit of society.

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Undergraduates

Explore undergraduate courses across our five departments.

Postgraduate

Information about postgraduate courses, research and doctoral opportunities across natural sciences.

Current students

Find links to departmental contacts, wellbeing support and other guidance to help you through your studies.

Departments

Department of Chemistry

Innovation in research, teaching and application of chemistry

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Department of Life Sciences

Embracing the full breadth of modern life sciences activity

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Department of Mathematics

A thriving department conducting research in fundamental and applied mathematics

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Department of Physics

Excellence in research, undergraduate education and postgraduate training

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Centre for Environmental Policy

A unique and interdisciplinary research interface between science and technology

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Science

Research

Imperial ranks top in the UK overall with a greater proportion of 4* 'world-leading' research than any other UK university. The College also ranks first in the UK for research outputs, first in the UK for research environment, and first for research impact among Russell Group universities.

Our research and impact