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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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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
LAST CHANCE! Ambitious early-stage cleantech, fintech, deeptech startups seeking support to grow: it's your last chance to apply for Greenhouse Cohort 10. Deadline 10 April ➡️ undaunted-hq.org/programmes/t... @granthamicl.bsky.social @rigb.org @imperialenterprise.bsky.social @co2rehub.bsky.social
Last chance to apply. Ambitious early-stage cleantech, fintech, deeptech startups seeking support to grow...

Apply for The Greenhouse by 10 April (this Friday!)

£20k equity-free grant funding

12-month programme to move from lab to commercial traction

Free office space in London

Access to Imperial’s world-class facilities, expertise, and networks

Coaching & mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs & industry experts
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Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial @ic-cep.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Cutting meat by 30% ≈ flying 70% less ≈ 1/6 of cars electric ≈ decarbonising nearly all cement plants. 🌍 Dr @iain-staffell.bsky.social and Dr Nathan Johnson show ~20 such ‘climate wedges’ are needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. #ClimateAction #NetZero
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Six trillion ways to save 1.5°C: researchers launch ‘climate wedges’ pathway builder | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Cutting meat consumption by 30% has the same climate impact as flying 70% less, switching one-sixth of the world’s cars to electric, or decarbonising nearly every cement plant globally. These are exa...
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We're delighted to announce the UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS, will deliver the Grantham Institute Climate Research Showcase special lecture alongside our expert panel 🧵 Register to attend now: ow.ly/yCWK50Yf02i
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Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial @ic-cep.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We’re celebrating some of the women in our community whose work spans climate, biodiversity, infrastructure and policy - shaping research and real-world impact. 👇 #WomenInScience #IDWGS #EveryVoiceInScience
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Department of Mathematics @imperialmaths.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Six academics from Maths Department have been appointed Fellows by the National Academy for Mathematical Sciences, as part of an initiative to put mathematics at the heart of national life and policy making. Congratulations!
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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Today is #WorldCancerDay 💙 At @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, researchers are finding new ways to detect #cancer earlier, personalise treatment and develop better therapies. Here are a few of the breakthroughs making a real difference 👇 🧵 1/6
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Department of Mathematics @imperialmaths.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
You are warmly invited to attend inaugural lecture given by Prof Michele Coti Zelati. The event will take place on 18 March 2026 AT 17:30 in Lecture theatre G16, Sir Alexander Fleming Building. www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20252...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Congratulations to the 7 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social academics who have been appointed inaugural Fellows at the Academy for Mathematical Sciences 6 have been appointed from @imperialmaths.bsky.social and 1 from @imperialphysics.bsky.social Read more ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial @ic-cep.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Congratulations to Dr Jessica Thorn, named one of 10 African Scholars to Watch by The Africa Report. A Namibian environmental scientist and Assistant Professor at CEP, her work spans food security, climate adaptation, biodiversity and environmental justice, shaping policy across Africa and beyond.
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10 African scholars to watch in 2026
Spanning governance, security, economics, science and artificial intelligence, The Africa Report profiles 10 academics shaping conversations in Africa and far beyond this year.
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🌊 New research into deep coral reefs & climate change 🌍 Dr Emma Ransome and colleagues in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social sky.social begin a £3.7m project exploring the resilience of deep (mesophotic) coral reefs. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... #MarineScience #ClimateAction
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£3.7 million project to unlock secrets of deep coral reefs
Researchers are launching a major new project to investigate the resilience of deeper coral ecosystems to future climate change.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The Faculty of Natural Sciences is now on LinkedIn! Follow us on LinkedIn to find the latest updates, research and events from the Faculty, as well as from our departments and institutes. Follow us here ➡️ www.linkedin.com/company/impe...
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of our Climate Research Showcase, returning on 4 March 2026. Postgrad or professor, the Showcase will bring together Imperial’s world-leading climate research & innovation community. Submissions open until 4 Feb! Find out more: buff.ly/EHnmlC1
Woman presenting in front of a screenoverhead view of man talking to standing audienceaudience member in a lecture theatre asking a questionClimate Research Showcase 2026 title card, with event details
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Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Imperial scientists have been testing quantum-enhanced sensors for inertial navigation with the Royal Navy. Unlike GPS, which doesn’t work underground or underwater, quantum sensors are super accurate, stable over long periods of time, and resilient to interference. 📺 ⤵️
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Imperial researchers celebrate a landmark achievement as NASA’s #IMAPmission sends back its first data from space. All instruments on board NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft have successfully recorded their first measurements. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🎁✨ Quantum Christmas Presents! ✨�� Looking for the perfect gift for the curious minds in your life? This holiday season, we’re celebrating the International Year of Quantum with presents – including some brilliant reads from Imperial academics.
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🔎Imperial researchers in a record-breaking dark matter hunt! Scientists from @imperialphysics.bsky.social have helped set new limits on dark matter and achieved a breakthrough in detecting neutrinos from the Sun’s core as part of @lzdarkmatter.bsky.social 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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Dark matter search sets new limits and achieves neutrino breakthrough
Imperial researchers contribute to LZ’s record-breaking hunt for dark matter and its first observation of rare neutrino interactions
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The Grantham Institute is inviting applications for fully funded PhD studentships that support our current priority areas of research in climate and environmental science 🧵 Deadline: Monday 12 January. Further project details and information on how to apply are listed here: ow.ly/alHv50XCRzx
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Need something inspiring for your commute?🎙️ Imperial's Yasmin Andrew joined Brian Cox & Robin Ince on The Infinite Monkey Cage podcast to discuss ⚡️nuclear fusion: how it works, challenges to overcome and the future of clean energy. 👉Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 34 - Fusion – Ria Lina, Yasmin Andrew and Howard Wilson - BBC Sounds
Brian Cox and Robin Ince join forces to tackle the hot topic of nuclear fusion.
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🌍🧬 190 years after Darwin landed in Falmouth, we're still asking how his ideas hold up in a world reshaped by climate change & habitat loss. Check out BBC Radio 4 Rare Earth with our own Prof Armand Leroi, bringing insight into how evolution is playing out right now. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, The Evolution of Evolution
What would Darwin and the other great naturalists think of our world today?
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A new study led by researchers in @imperiallifesci.bsky.social, based at Silwood Park, shows that land-use change is undermining ecosystem stability by reducing the functional diversity of bird communities. Read more ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The Faculty of Natural Sciences is now on LinkedIn! Follow us on LinkedIn to find the latest updates, research and events from the Faculty, as well as from our departments and institutes. Follow us here ➡️ www.linkedin.com/company/impe...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Exciting news that support from the Michael Uren Foundation will transform ecological research at our Silwood Park Campus. A new state-of-the-art controlled environment research facility will enable researchers to recreate any environment. Read more ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This #WorldAMRWeek, £45m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge AI technology to accelerate #AMR research. Read more ⬇️
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As nations convene in Belém for #COP30, many have withdrawn from funds for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection Read the Observer article, featuring research from @ic-cep.bsky.social's Dr Morena Mills and the recent paper on conservation abandonment observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️
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Matt Clark 🌳🌄🏖️ @mattcscience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Out today in @natecoevo.nature.com 'Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot'. Co-led by me and @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social as part of @catalyzconserv.bsky.social at @ic-cep.bsky.social & @imperialsci.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of conservation commitments is a blind ...
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
What are the true costs of climate disasters? Following hurricanes Helene and Milton, which in late 2024 tore through the southeastern US, Imperial’s Dr @etheokritoff.bsky.social and researchers answered this question 🧵 ow.ly/rgcv50WcaE3 #COP30
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Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial @ic-cep.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“Conservation is not just about starting something new, it’s about ensuring what we start endures.” As #COP30 opens in Brazil, researchers warn that the abandonment of conservation projects could derail global biodiversity goals. 🌍
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Imperial study highlights overlooked crisis of conservation abandonment | Imperial News | Imperial College London
As COP 30 gets underway today in Belem, Brazil, Imperial researchers warn about the abandonment of conservation initiatives.
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Department of Mathematics @imperialmaths.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We’re hiring! Join Imperial's Department of Mathematics as an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Stats or Math Finance. We have several posts available, so apply by 30 Nov 2025! www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
All Imperial undergraduate students are invited to participate in the FoNS Make-A-Difference competition 2026! Teams of students from all Faculties, will have the unique opportunity to showcase their creativity. 🗓️ Launch event 14.00, 12 November 🗓️ www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20148...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Today (29 October 2025) marks 100 years since the birth of Klaus Friedrich Roth. The first British winner of the #FieldsMedal, the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize, his discoveries in number theory established him one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Don't miss FoNS Social Mobility Week exploring Social Mobility at Imperial and beyond Sessions include 'how to network', a 'conversation on #SocialMobility at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, as well as a keynote with Professor Lee Elliot Major Register now ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Don't miss FoNS Social Mobility Week exploring Social Mobility at Imperial and beyond Sessions include 'how to network', a 'conversation on #SocialMobility at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, as well as a keynote with Professor Lee Elliot Major Register now ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A huge well done to Idil Igde from @imperialphysics.bsky.social and Arda Kancal from the Dyson School of Design Engineering on such an exciting and important achievement! 👏👏
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Two experiments involving Imperial scientists have created the world's most precise measurement of the difference between the mass of two types of #neutrino Read more here ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270453/...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Congratulations to D-View! Winners of this year's FoNS-MAD! They created an autonomous drone system that uses low-cost geophone sensors to locate trapped earthquake survivor and took home the £7,000 prize Read more ⬇️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270513/... #ourimperial
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🚨Calling all Physics Students! 🚨 Thinking about a career in fusion energy or plasma science? ⚡️ Come to our free careers day on Wednesday 12 November! 🎓 Talks, networking, careers advice 🌍 Open to students worldwide 📍 Attend in-person or online 🔗 lnkd.in/ezb9zBSV
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
A new discovery published in Science reveals the key pigment behind far-red photosynthesis, a new, low-energy form of oxygenic #photosynthesis. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270033/... #ourimperial
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Delighted to congratulate Dr Lauren Cator and international colleagues on receiving a £1.47M Wellcome Discovery Award. This project will investigate how evolutionary dynamics can be harnessed to strengthen mosquito control strategies. Well done Lauren and team! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268933/...
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New Wellcome award to harness evolution for mosquito control | Imperial News | Imperial College London
An international team led by Imperial has been awarded a £1.47 million Wellcome Discovery Award.
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Want to learn more about quantum technologies? Discover insights from Imperial's Professor Sir Peter Knight on BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific, as he explores #quantum mechanics and its future tech impact. 🔗 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Life Scientific - Peter Knight on quantum technologies - BBC Sounds
Peter Knight on quantum computing and the strange physics of light.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Failure by the UK to stop adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere by 2050 would lead to more damaging and costly impacts, warn Imperial scientists #climatechange #NetZero www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269673/... @granthamicl.bsky.social
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🎬OUT TODAY! Our new film is here: Net Zero: The Inside Story of the UK’s Climate Target In 2019, the UK made history — the first major economy to commit to #NetZero by 2050. Now, scientists (and a former PM 👀) reveal how it happened and why it matters. Watch here 👉 youtu.be/Czunu-RkkeY
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Department of Mathematics @imperialmaths.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Applications are invited for Chapman Fellow in Mathematics (Statistics Section) at the Department of Mathematics. Closing date: 11 November 2025 www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs//search...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Meet D-View, the team in the #FoNSMAD final creating earthquake rescue drones. Come support the teams taking place at this year’s final event on the 22 October 2025, 16.00 - 20.00 BST, in the South Kensington campus. Register your place now www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19797...
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks Their work could tackle some of the biggest problems on our planet, including capturing carbon dioxide to help tackle #climatechange
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for their work on quantum mechanics paving the way for a new generation of very powerful computers Some of our FoNS academics working in this exciting area share their reactions⬇️
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