Imperial College London's official title is The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and was founded in 1907. It is a public institution that focuses on engineering, technology and medical research. It is generally placed in the top 3 of UK universities along with Oxford and Cambridge. Imperial College London represents a merger between the Royal School of Mines and the Royal College of Medicine founded in 1845. Since its inception it has steadily incorporated hospitals and teaching/research entities to form the modern Imperial College London. Admission to undergraduate and graduate programs is highly selective. Imperial College London publishes news about current research in medicine, technology and other relevant work on their Web site. Press inquiries are welcome.
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Well-structured capital market instruments such as sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) can help scale up investments in nature restoration projects.
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A new study shows why tropical birds are likely to be more vulnerable to forest fragmentation, and suggests conservation policies need to take into account the role of climate in determining the ability of animals to move ...
Plants & Animals
May 29, 2023
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Imperial College researchers have created a spinning disk of plasma in a lab, mimicking disks found around black holes and forming stars.
Plasma Physics
May 15, 2023
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Gut bacteria exchange drug-resistant DNA and form infectious biofilms more easily than expected.
Cell & Microbiology
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A new review of evidence highlights the impact air pollution has on health across the life course, from before birth through to old age.
Environment
Apr 19, 2023
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Imperial physicists have recreated the famous double-slit experiment, which showed light behaving as particles and a wave, in time rather than space.
General Physics
Apr 3, 2023
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Temperature influences how badly pesticides affect bees' behavior, suggesting uncertain impacts under climate change, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2023
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Parasiticides are commonly applied as 'spot-on' treatments on dogs and cats to prevent or kill fleas or ticks, but they contain toxic chemicals that are making it into UK rivers and ponds, particularly in urban areas. In ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2023
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A new way to create high-energy ions could speed up their applications in treating cancer and probing the fundamental nature of matter.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 13, 2023
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A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but 'average' friendliness wins out in the long term.
Evolution
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