The science of romance

Alumni who found true love at Imperial College London

With the year's most romantic day almost upon us, we've compiled the stories of alumni couples who got together at Imperial College.

"Because benches in the Advanced Analytical Lab had already been assigned, I was placed next to Edna Abnett out of alphabetical order. This was the start of a romance!" Terence Dancy (Chemistry 1945, PhD Chemical Engineering 1948)
Read more of Terence and Edna Dancy's story

"Of course at that time there were only about 100 women students at the College, and so she was a real find!" Ian Plummer (Mining 1958, MSc 1960)
Read more of Ian and Ann-Margret Plummer's story

"I tried to impress Rosamund with humour and juggling prowess (unsuccessfully)." Daren Austin (PhD Physics 1992)
Read more of Daren and Rosamund Austin's story

"Paul always said it was the white lab coat that attracted him, and I loved the free tea and biscuits that he generously shared from his flat in Prince's Gate." Debora Catherall (Biology 1983)
Read more of Paul and Debora Catherall's story

"Chemistry practical classes in the early 1960s involved much weighing at a couple of antique balances on the lecturer's desk and I frequently tripped over the feet of a young man who always stood, splay footed, as he weighed his chemicals when I was going to weigh mine." Paula Allsopp (Chemistry 1963)
Read more of Basil and Paula Allsopp's story

"I got chatting to this guy called Ryan. The next thing we knew we'd lost the people we were following to the party." Laura Handscombe (School of Medicine 2008)
Read more of Ryan O'Leary and Laura Handscombe's story 

"We were organising a bar night in the RSCU. Chris Fox, the RSCU president arranged for some of his rugby mates to shift a piano from Evelyn Gardens, and my now husband Nick Morton was one of them." Liz Morton (Chemistry 1980) Read more of Nick and Liz Morton's story

"I just wanted to be friends but gave in two months later.  That was the best decision I ever made (even better than deciding to go to Imperial!)." Rebecca Llewellyn (Medicine 2008)

"We were brought together by Falmouth-Keogh Hall, where we had rooms on neighbouring staircases and which, fortunately, shared a kitchen." Richard Squire (Electrical Engineering 1988) Read more of Richard and Dinah Squire's story

If you'd like to share the story of how you and your beloved got together at Imperial College it's not too late, email the Alumni Relations team at alumni@imperial.ac.uk. Please include the full names of you and your other half, and if you have it to hand, your alumni membership number in your email.