You said, we did
Every term at Imperial, improvements to the student experience are identified and delivered by the university and the students’ union.
Benchmarking and feedback activities such as the National Student Survey, Imperial Experience Survey, Welcome Experience Survey, Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, and the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey provide teaching, research, and professional service teams with invaluable input directly from students. This webpage summarises a selection of positive actions taken by the Imperial community to make a real difference to the daily life of every student on campus. It will be updated on an approximately termly basis to provide students with a headline summary of some of the most impactful investments into the Imperial experience.
Summer term 2026
A new hub for campus life
You said you wanted a more comfortable community space, we are making changes.
A new, purpose-built community hub is set to transform the Silwood Park campus, bringing together key social and study spaces in one welcoming location.
Since 2024, students and staff have helped shape the vision for a community-focused and sustainable design. The Hub will replace the existing 1940s refectory buildings with a single, integrated timber-framed facility.
Once complete, the space will provide a welcoming place to eat, meet, study and relax, all under one roof.
Improving campus food experience
You told us you wanted more food and drink options available on campus later in the day, we’ve taken action.
We have extended opening hours into the evening at some of your favourite Taste Imperial outlets, making it easier to grab a bite if you are on campus later in the day.
We’ve also made it simpler to see what’s open with a new dedicated webpage that shows opening hours across campuses. Permanent signage with a QR code is currently rolling out to help you access this information.
Alongside this, we are implementing a series of sustainability measures including greener packaging, better tracking of food waste, a disposable cup levy, a reusable cup scheme and much more.
Summer 2026
Upgrading your learning spaces
You told us you wanted better labs, we are delivering.
This year marks the final stage of major upgrades to the Physics labs in the Blackett Building, all designed to enhance your learning and study experience.
The improvements include refurbished dark labs, brand new undergraduate HackSpaces, upgraded light labs, and enhanced communal areas where you can work, collaborate and take breaks. Shaped through close collaboration with students and staff, these upgrades reflect real learning and teaching needs.
All updates are set to be completed by September 2026, ready to support your studies for years to come.
Read more about the works being done to the Blackett Building
Designing a sustainable campus
You said you wanted more sustainable research facilities on our campuses; we listened!
We recently transformed the Clinical Research Building, now called the Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, at the Imperial Hammersmith Campus, to include our first fossil fuel-free research facility.
This work marks a major milestone in our journey to net-zero carbon campuses by 2040. With upgrades made to the infrastructure for ventilation, heating, cooling and power, the building sets a new benchmark for sustainable building design across the university.
Here you can find air and water source pumps providing the building with heating and cooling systems, triple glazing that reduces energy consumption by 22%, and bespoke lab and office spaces, all providing students and researchers with cutting-edge and sustainable research facilities.