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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌱🤖 Congratulations to Dr Isabella Fiorello, our new Assistant Professor, on winning First Prize at Falling Walls Lab Italy for HybriBot, a biohybrid robot powered by plant structures. Well done Isabella! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Researcher wins Falling Walls Lab Italy competition with plant-powered robot

Dr Isabella Fiorello has won First Prize at Falling Walls Lab Italy for HybriBot, the first biohybrid robot inspired by wild oat fruits.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What happens to carbon stored in the seabed when bottom trawling disturbs it? Researchers are working with the fishing industry in the Irish Sea to track carbon from the seabed through the water column and better understand its potential climate impact. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Scientists aim to answer critical questions around carbon impact of bottom trawling

A first-of-its-kind study in the Irish Sea is addressing critical evidence gaps around the environmental impact of bottom trawling on seabed carbon s...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you to all the researchers, clinicians & collaborators who attended Imperial's Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology annual symposium! The day showcased the breadth of research taking place to tackle some of today’s most pressing bacterial challenges. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Researchers come together to tackle bacterial threats at CBRB symposium

The Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology brought together around 100 researchers, clinicians and collaborators for its annual symposium.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We’re delighted that Dr Rich Gill is featured in Scientists Making a Difference, a new book by @drshinisomara. Rich shares what inspired him to become a scientist & why science can make a real difference. Created to inspire young people to explore careers in science, the book is out now. 📚

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Forests provide birds with vital refuge from rising temperatures as well as a home. A global study of 2,262 bird species, led by PhD student Natasha Granville, found that populations living closer to their upper thermal limits are more vulnerable to forest loss. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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New study finds birds in warmer climates more vulnerable to forest loss

A global study of more than 2,200 bird species finds that populations living closer to their upper thermal limits are more vulnerable to forest loss,...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌴 New research from Dr Theodore Brook has found a strong genetic basis for drought tolerance in coconut palms, opening the door to breeding more climate-resilient varieties. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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New genetic insights could help develop climate-resilient coconut palms

Researchers have identified a strong genetic basis for drought tolerance in coconut palms, paving the way for breeding new varieties better able to w...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌿 A special addition to the Silwood Library! Silwood's Prof. Michael Crawley FRS has kindly donated and signed a copy of London’s Plants, a fascinating guide to wild and planted species across all 32 London boroughs. You can also order your own copy here: londonsplants.com/product/the-...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

👏 Congratulations to Life Sciences colleagues Amelia Barron and Clara Bradberry on their contribution to the Emergency Period Care Provision initiative, which has received a Julia Higgins Award! Well done to all involved. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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FoNS period care project wins Julia Higgins Award

A project from within the Faculty of Natural Sciences which provides period care products to Faculty staff and students, addressing period poverty an...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌳 New satellite technologies are transforming how we monitor tropical forests and track global biodiversity goals. A new review led by Dr Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez explores how satellites are reshaping biodiversity monitoring. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Satellites are transforming how countries monitor progress towards global biodiversity targets

New satellite technologies are giving countries powerful new ways to monitor tropical forests and measure progress towards international biodiversity...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌿 Ever wondered what a day looks like on the leafy campus of #OurImperial Silwood Park? Meet Catalina Estrada Montes, Ecological Analyst and (Field) Facility Manager as she shares a glimpse into her work, from field-based research to caring for the facilities. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...

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A day in the life at Silwood Park: Catalina Estrada Montes – Imperial Natural Sciences blog

Catalina Estrada Montes is an Ecological Analyst and (Field) Facility Manager in the Department of Life Sciences. She shares what a day is like for her on the leafy campus of Silwood Park. The first t...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🐾Check out Prof Guy Woodward's contribution to a parliamentary inquiry examining the environmental impact of over-the-counter flea treatments for pets. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The panel highlighted concerns around commonly used parasiticides and their potential impact on wildlife.

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Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets

Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Congrats to Professor Colin Prentice, ranked 8 in Carbon Brief's list of most highly cited climate scientists. Colin's work centres on how plants react to changes in the climate & is director of the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment & Society. interactive.carbonbrief.org/cosmos/data/...

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Carbon Brief’s ranking of the most highly cited climate scientists

The Cosmos 500 ranking shows the most highly cited academics in Carbon Brief’s database, based on their citation score.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating engagement: a new feature with Mahika Dixit, recent Life Sciences PhD graduate from Imperial College London's Department of Life Sciences & winner of the Student Award (Individual) at the 2025 President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement. www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/mahi...

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#CelebratingEngagement with Mahika Dixit

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Target Malaria: The Game now available to download FREE! Created by Louise Marston at the Crisanti Lab, the game lets players step into the role of a molecular biologist and experience techniques used in gene drive research to support the fight against malaria. targetmalaria.org/tools/target...

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Target Malaria: The Game - Target Malaria

Experience the life of a Target Malaria Laboratory Technician with this interactive video game. Explore the groundbreaking lab research of gene drive technology.

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#WorldMalariaDay is a reminder that eliminating malaria requires understanding and community action. Read Justina Mosha’s new blog to learn why malaria continues to impact millions in Tanzania and how awareness can improve prevention. Read the blog here: bit.ly/4d1RAnw

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Community action is key to reducing malaria in Tanzania

As World Malaria Day (25 April 2026) approaches, there is a renewed call to strengthen malaria education for communities across Tanzania, where the disease continues to have far-reaching health, socia...

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

T0 are proud to be highlighted in H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan's piece in Daily News underlining the need to innovate and develop new tools, including gene drive, in the fight against malaria. We proud to be working towards a malaria-free world together 🌍 bit.ly/42lKAvE

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Africa’s victory over malaria will be built at home - Daily News

DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania, like many countries in Africa, has fought malaria for generations. Our existing tools, from insecticide treated nets to antimalarial medicines, continue to save millions of li...

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Excited to see our work and scientists featured in The Independent 👏 This piece highlights how UK-Africa partnerships are critical for driving cutting-edge malaria research on gene drive technologies, advancing innovative new technologies in Tanzania. Read it here: bit.ly/4nc8Jy8

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How the UK quietly became a research powerhouse in the fight against malaria

The UK is driving pioneering malaria research in areas including genetic engineering, vaccines, and medicines. In Tanzania, the scientists involved tell Nick Ferris why research to tackle the disease ...

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Rankin photographed the scientists who could end malaria in our lifetime. Three of them are in today's Daily Express - featuring Dickson Lwetoijera from Transmission Zero. Extraordinary international partnerships with one goal: Zero Malaria. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4gZEx8s

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Rankin turns lens to scientists battling one of the deadliest diseases

EXCLUSIVE: The legendary photographer has helped to highlight a crucial area of international research.

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our researchers, working in partnership between the UK and Tanzania through Transmission Zero, are exploring something extraordinary: a mosquito that cannot spread malaria. Dickson explains how it works and why it matters. #malaria #genedrive

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Is it true that we should eat 30 plants a week? A growing supplements market may be trying to capitalise on this claim, but we still don’t know what a healthy gut microbiome really looks like. Find out more in this Guardian piece with @dandavis101.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Is it true that … we should eat 30 plants a week?

A growing supplements market may be trying to capitalise on this claim, but the truth is we still don’t know what a truly healthy gut microbiome really looks like

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Congratulations to Dennis Reppen, who is representing Life Sciences in this year's #UniversityChallenge! The team got off to a winning start with victory over Bristol in their opening match. Catch up on BBC iPlayer and follow their progress throughout the series! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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University Challenge

TV's toughest quiz team tournament. Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face the most fiendish of tests.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, trees are one of our best natural defences, providing shade and capturing carbon. New research featuring Dr Bonnie Waring has found a way to significantly boost the amount of carbon forests can store. www.channel4.com/news/the-mag...

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The ‘magic dust’ saving trees and reducing carbon emission

As the UK swelters in heatwaves which will only become more intense and frequent because of climate change, we need trees more than ever.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

New study uses museum specimens & molecular methods to reconstruct the emergence & spread of amphibian chytridiomycosis in Ecuador, directly linking to historic amphibian declines & extinctions in a global biodiversity hotspot. Photo credit: Phillip Jervis. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🔬 Thanks to everyone who joined the Imperial Centre for Structural Biology Open Day led by Dr Kostas Beis! A wonderful afternoon of talks, posters & networking celebrating structural biology research. Thanks to our speakers, presenters & sponsors CliniSciences and Thermo Fisher. See you next year!

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees James Tapper writes that pesticide-resistant hives could be the answer to huge population decline in the UK – thanks to some innovative study methods being used by scientists bit.ly/4t9I06Y

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How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s ...

Pesticide-resistant hives could be the answer to huge population decline in the UK – thanks to some innovative study methods being used by scientists

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Beyond the tip of the biodiversity iceberg 🌍 Professor James Rosindell's inaugural lecture explored how models can reveal the hidden majority of biodiversity and why it matters in a changing world. If you missed the lecture, you can view it in its entirety here: www.youtube.com/live/OUP19KO...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Imperial scientists led by @tolgaboz.bsky.social have uncovered a hidden plant defence system using internal calcium signals. The discovery could help create more resilient crops, reduce pesticide use, and support sustainable food systems. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Scientists uncover hidden plant defence system that could inform next-generation resilient crops and production

A newly discovered immune mechanism shows how plants use internal calcium signals to fight disease, potentially opening new pathways for stronger, mo...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Prof Vincent Savolainen has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London & admitted as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers. The honours recognise his contributions to biodiversity science & support for STEM. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Professor Vincent Savolainen recognised with City of London honours

Professor Vincent Savolainen has been admitted to the Freedom of the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, in re...

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Target Malaria @targetmalaria.org · 17/04/2026

World Malaria Day is 25 April!🌍🦟 Get involved using our toolkit! Assets available in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Luganda, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili. targetmalaria.org/world-malari... #NowWeCanNowWeMust #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #EndMalaria

This World Malaria Day, which is 25 April, get involved by using the Target Malaria toolkit.
Grasp the moment. Protect lives now. Fund a malaria-free future.

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Target Malaria @targetmalaria.org · 20/04/2026

An important area of #MalariaResearch is the future role of genetically modified mosquitoes & #GeneDrive mosquitoes along existing malaria tools. Together we can #EndMalaria! Get involved: targetmalaria.org/world-malari... #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #NowWeCanNowWeMust

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Target Malaria @targetmalaria.org · 23/04/2026

#GeneDrive boosts inheritance of certain traits to spread through mosquito populations. This new tool is being explored to #EndMalaria in Sub‑Saharan Africa alongside bed nets, insecticides & vaccines. Get involved: targetmalaria.org/world-malari... #WorldMalariaDay #ZeroMalaria #NowWeCanNowWeMust

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Target Malaria @targetmalaria.org · 24/04/2026

#DidYouKnow: #GeneDrive boosts chosen traits to spread through mosquito populations. This approach could complement current #Malaria tools. More info: youtu.be/eWBo3D7fAcQ?... Get involved #WorldMalariaDay: targetmalaria.org/world-malari... #ZeroMalaria #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe #NowWeCanNowWeMust

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

How can malaria be prevented? Our latest carousel explores key strategies for prevention and control, from avoiding mosquito bites to the recommended treatments. With early diagnosis and prompt treatment, malaria is a preventable and curable disease. #WorldMalariaDay #DrivenToEndMalaria

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This #WorldMalariaDay, research scientist Prisca Kweyamba highlights the importance of preventing transmission at its source. Her work focusses on developing transmission-blocking strategies to break the cycle of infection and move us closer to malaria elimination.

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Transmission Zero @transmission-zero.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Innovation is critical in the fight against malaria. Explore our latest carousel to see how tools like vaccines and next-generation bed nets are reshaping malaria control. Discover how T0 is developing a novel gene drive approach to tackle #malaria at its source. #WorldMalariaDay

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🌿 Discover London’s flora! New book 'London’s Plants' by renowned botanist Prof. Michael Crawley FRS explores wild & planted species across all 32 boroughs. If you love plants, you'll find delights and surprises on every page. Check it out & order a copy now! londonsplants.com/product/the-...

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Buy the book

The first plant ecology book covering London’s wild and planted species equally. Explore London’s flora across all 32 boroughs. By Prof. Michael Crawley FRS.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

💡 Thank you! Huge thanks to everyone who came to the Sir Ernst Chain Lecture 2026 with Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse this week. His talk 'Science as Revolution' was truly inspiring. Missed it or want to watch again? ▶️ Catch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/live/IRPox7F... #OurImperial

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Plants could be key to sustaining humans on the Moon, Mars and beyond. A new international Viewpoint from @gsena.bsky.social outlines how experimental “space crops” could become full life-support systems and sets a roadmap for long-duration missions: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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Plants could sustain humans on the Moon, Mars and beyond

Plants could play a central role in sustaining human life on the Moon, Mars and beyond, according to a new international Viewpoint.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🐦 What does birdwatching mean to you? #OurImperial Silwood Park Conservation Club share their thoughts on the joys of spotting, studying & connecting with birds in their natural habitats. Discover why birdwatching is more than a hobby, it’s a way to connect with nature. bou.org.uk/blog-fortune...

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What does birdwatching mean to you? - British Ornithologists' Union

Thoughts from Silwood Park Conservation Club

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Ever wondered how a cell “decides” its fate? 🧬 In this Epigenetics podcast, Srinjan Basu @srinjan.bsky.social takes us inside the 3D world of the genome, revealing how chromatin architecture and epigenetic mechanisms orchestrate developmental gene expression. www.activemotif.com/podcasts-sri...

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Decoding Cell Fate Through 3D Genome Organization and Chromatin Dynamics (Srinjan Basu)

In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we talked with Srinjan Basu from Imperial College London to talk about his work on how chromatin architecture and epigenetic mechanisms orchestrate developm...

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Does your immune system need a boost? 🦠 Our Head of Department @dandavis101.bsky.social is featured on What's Up Docs? where Chris & Xand dive into the biology of immunity, how immune systems differ, what can go wrong & which health myths need busting. Check it out: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - What's Up Docs?, Does your immune system need boosting?

Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to navigate immune health.

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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Life Sciences Students – we need your voice! Take 2 mins to complete the anonymous Race Equality Charter Survey 2026 📝 Your feedback = better support, more inclusion & real change at Imperial! 🎁 5 students will win £50 e-gift cards! 📅 Open til 1 Mar | 🔗 imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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