Jolly good fellows
Two Imperial scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
Imperial experts in particle physics and robot vision have been granted Fellowship of the Royal Society.
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News in brief
Climate change panel and lung treatment: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Social maths
Researcher using maths to study social networks named Schmidt Science Fellow
Imperial’s Sahil Loomba plans to take advantage of the interdisciplinary focus of his Schmidt Science Fellowship to expand his public health research.
Intriguing exoplanet
Signs that a rocky exoplanet could have an atmosphere detected by JWST
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope say new data potentially shows water vapour around a rocky exoplanet – a first if confirmed.
Switch on
Imperial-led Jupiter-bound instrument successfully deployed
A week after launch, the boom hosting the magnetometer instrument on the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has been successfully deployed.
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Podcast: Analysing Trump voters, Jupiter mission launch, and COVID oximeter test
In this edition: What links Trump voters, how we’re going to investigate Jupiter’s moons, and why it’s a good idea to ask if a medical trial is fair.
Bacterial secret weapon
Gut bacteria use super-polymers to dodge antibiotics
Gut bacteria exchange drug-resistant DNA and form infectious biofilms more easily than expected.
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New member
Theoretical physicist elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Imperial’s Professor Claudia de Rham has been elected as an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
News in brief
Endurance rowing, parasites and clean clouds: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
JUICE is loose
Space mission to Jupiter’s icy moons launches with Imperial-built kit on board
The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) has successfully launched, carrying Imperial kit on a mission to assess the habitability of Jupiter’s moons.
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