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Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’ve been named University of the Year by The Times in recognition of our student experience and graduate prospects 🎉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/articles/20…
University of the Year 2027
Ranked third in the UK
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
White blood cells could hold the key to protecting us from heart attacks and strokes. 💉 Join Prof Joseph Boyle from @imperialnhli.bsky.social to find out how they can help repair and protect our blood vessels. 📅 30 September, 17.30 📍South Kensington and online 🔗Register: bit.ly/JosephBoyle26
Heart attacks and strokes: healing and light

Professor Joseph Boyle, National Heart and Lung Institute
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Did you know that more people die from aortic dissection than road accidents? Discover how care is improving with Professor Colin Bicknell from @imperialsandc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social 📅 29 April, 17.30 📍South Kensington and online 👉 Register: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20682...
Earnest studies in dissection
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
From radioactive waste to safe drinking water, Professor Adrian Butler discusses the salty tales of salinity in the subsurface. 💧☢️ 📅 Wed 18 February, 17.30 📍In person and online 🔗👉 Register now for free: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20197...
Salty tales: impacts of salinity in the subsurface
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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
What if #COPD isn’t just a disease – but something done to people? 🫁 📣 Happening tonight – Prof Nick Hopkinson of @imperialnhli.bsky.social explores COPD as a form of structural violence in his Imperial Inaugural Lecture. Register 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20195... #PublicHealth #Respiratory
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Prof Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social from @imperialnhli.bsky.social discusses the treatment and prevention of COPD, the third leading cause of death globally. ⏰Starting at 17.30 🔗https://imperial.ac.uk/events/201956/copd-and-the-idea-of-justice/
COPD and the idea of justice
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Can tiny changes in polymer chemistry transform whole materials? Join Professor Theoni Georgiou @imperialmaterials.bsky.social to hear how polymers make it possible. 🧬🧩 📅 Wednesday 14 January, 17.30 📍 In person or online 🔗👉Free and open to all, book your spot: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20248...
Polymeric materials: does the monomer sequence matter? 
Professor Theoni Georgiou, Department of Materials
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Can heart disease strike without warning? Join Prof Ramzi Khamis from @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social to explore silent plaques, patient stories, and how we can fight hidden risks. ⏰Starting at 17.30 👉Find out more and join us on YouTube: bit.ly/RamziKhamis25
At the heart of vulnerability: plaques, patients and the pursuit of purpose
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️
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AI for Healthcare Centre (AI4Health) @ai4healthcentre.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 Public Engagement Showcase Three teams – Explorer, Everest, and Patagonia – rose to the challenge, each delivering an imaginative take on how to communicate the hashtag#AI4Health mission and impact. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/ai4health-ce...
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PhD Researchers Inspire at Public Engagement Showcase - AI for Healthcare Centres
The AI4Health Public Engagement Showcase brought together creativity, collaboration, and communication, key ingredients in bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and the public it serves. H...
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
From rare diseases to complex treatments, discover how Professor Victoria Cornelius from @imperialsph.bsky.social is helping clinical trials work better and faster for patients. ⏰Starting at 17.30 🔗Visit our website for more info or to join us online: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19688...
Under pressure: smarter trials for better health outcomes
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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
There's still time to register your place! ➡️ ➡️ undaunted-hq.org/programmes/t... @co2rehub.bsky.social
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Demo Day - Undaunted
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Starting at 13.00! 🚨 Dame Kate Bingham discusses overcoming challenges in the pandemic for the Athena Lecture 2025. If you can't join us in person, join us online: 🔗👉https://bit.ly/AthenaLecture25
Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic
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NHLI @imperialnhli.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Happy Birthday, Leonardo da Vinci! 🥳 His sketches helped shape our understanding of the heart. He produced some of the earliest known observations of coronary arteries, identified the heart’s four chambers, and showed that it's a muscle. ✏️❤️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/202513/...
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Heart muscles sketched by da Vinci play vital role in heart function | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Structures first sketched by artist Leonardo da Vinci are crucial in understanding how the heart works, according to researchers.
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Positive trials = Better patient outcomes? Join Prof Rakesh Heer from @imperialsandc.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social to discover the importance of challenging the status quo to treat #ProstateCancer. 📅 7 May, 17.30 📍Online or in-person 🔗 bit.ly/RakeshHeer25
Rethinking prostate cancer
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Explore the lasting impact of women’s leadership during the pandemic with Dame Kate Bingham for the Athena Lecture 2025. 📅Wednesday 7 May, 13.00 📍In person or online 🔗Register now: bit.ly/AthenaLectur...
Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Prof James Rosindell and team aim to use a new method to reveal the impact of climate change and habitat loss on #biodiversity. 🌍🌱 #ClimateChange #Conservation www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261813/...
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New simulation of life on Earth reveals hidden diversity of undiscovered species | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Scientists hope a new method will pave the way to provide insights into the impact of climate change and habitat loss on biodiversity.
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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Join us for the Athena Lecture 2025! Kate Bingham reflects on women’s leadership during the pandemic—overcoming challenges, leading the UK Vaccine Taskforce, and delivering the first #COVID19 vaccine. 📅 7 May, 2025 ⏰ 13.00 - 14.00 📍South Kensington www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19098...
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Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic
Dame Kate Bingham will deliver our annual Athena Lecture.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Celebrate the world of quantum in the International Year of Quantum with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & the London Centre for Nanotechnology 🎉 📅 14 April, 16.00-20.00 📍 Main entrance, South Kensington There'll be demos, talks & even a silent quantum disco! www.imperial.ac.uk/events/18980...
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Quantum Day Celebration 2025
Join quantum researchers from across London to celebrate quantum day on Monday 14th April. Learn about the latest advances in quantum engineering, science and technology and how they are being used to...
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Did you miss the @doryenbubeck.bsky.social inaugural lecture last week or just fancy re-watching?! 😀 Join Doryen in the fascinating world of proteins, the "tiny machines" that drive cellular functions, using cryo electron microscopy. www.youtube.com/live/H14PeFt... #OurImperial
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🗳 Vote now in our Research Image Competition! This year’s contest is open to all research staff – so you might see entries from your lecturers or lab mates 🥼🧪 Check out the stunning shortlisted images & pick your favourite by 2 April, 16.45 ▶️ bit.ly/4iAqjsK
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It's Women at Imperial week 💙 Four women in @ImperialSci shared their journeys through science with us – from neutrinos to AI, cancer research to chemistry 🦠💻💥 No single path, no single way to be a scientist! Read their inspiring stories 🔗 bit.ly/3VexQ7w
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Dan Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Free TONIGHT in London - a wonderful talk on cutting edge biology and how the immune system works, by @doryenbubeck.bsky.social Details here www.imperial.ac.uk/events/18680...
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Big questions, tiny machines
Join us for Professor Doryen Bubeck's Imperial Inaugural online or in person.
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Join Professor Doryen Bubeck tomorrow as she explores the tiny machines of life: proteins! 🧬 #ImperialInaugurals are free to attend and open to all - No need to register! 🙌 📅12 March, 17.30 📍 South Kensington or online 🔗https://bit.ly/DoryenBubeck25 @imperiallifesci.bsky.social
Big questions, tiny machines
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Department of Mathematics @imperialmaths.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Join us for Prof Doryen Bubeck's inaugural lecture, "Big Questions, Tiny Machines" bit.ly/4aHdABe
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Big questions, tiny machines
Join us for Professor Doryen Bubeck's Imperial Inaugural online or in person.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🏙️ ♻️ Create wildflower seed bombs and play a board game to find out more about the crucial role plants have in future urban landscapes at #ImperialLates: Future Cities, featuring our very own Urban Wildlife team! 📅 11 March Sign-up now: buff.ly/4379dhh
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Al McCartney @almccartney.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Looking forward to this on Wednesday - see you there?
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The deadline for the Research Image Competition is on Monday! 📸 #OurImperial It's not too late to tell us about your research through an image and a caption, and win big prizes 👉 bit.ly/3GnAjE7 Credit: Stefano Merlini / MAGPIE
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Imperial Physics @imperialphysics.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
If you missed it or want to see it again watch Professor Will Branford's inaugural lecture "How physics made AI possible, and how it can make it more efficient" on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d4b...
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How physics made AI possible, and how it can make it more efficient
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Are you registered for Imperial Lates: Future Cities yet? 🌃 Come and make your own mushroom growing starter kit with urban agriculture experts, then pop to a futuristic comedy set. Add a fully-stocked bar...that's a perfect evening! 📅 11 March, 18.00 🎫 bit.ly/LatesFutureC...
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Imperial Lates: Future Cities
Step into tomorrow's London at an Imperial Lates event exploring the future of our urban environments.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Sir John Pendry's #metamaterials lecture is happening tonight at 17.30 at the Great Hall! Forgot to register? You might be fortunate enough to bag a seat still 🪑 Swing by and try your luck!
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
At 17.30, Professor Matthew Santer will unpack how origami and tape measures influence the design of deployable space structures. 🌌🚀🧳 🔗Join us on live YouTube bit.ly/MS-Livestream #Aeronautics @impengineering.bsky.social #ImperialInaugurals
Packing for a trip to space
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🚨In one week! Discover how metamaterials can redefine imaging, energy, and even concepts like invisibility with Sir John Pendry at Frontiers in Natural Sciences. 📅 25 February, 17.30 📍 In person or online 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/Frontiers25 @imperialsci.bsky.social @imperialphysics.bsky.social
Frontiers in Natural Sciences: Dean's Annual lecture
Metamaterials, invisibility and perfect lenses
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Don't forget to come to Prof Doryen Bubeck's inaugural lecture, "Big Questions, Tiny Machines"! Open to all!! 📅 Wed, 12 March 2025 Understanding how pathogen proteins interact with human defence systems means we can develop new ways to prevent disease. @doryenbubeck.bsky.social #OurImperial
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
❇️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social staff & students - get ready for Sustainability Fortnight! Brilliant program of events lined up, including: 🎨 #GranthamArtPrize workshop 🃏 #ClimateFresks 🧵 Upcycling workshops & much more! 🗓️ 24 Feb–7 March 👇 buff.ly/41fPKK1 #SustainableImperial
Imperial branded banner with words Sustainability Fortnight 2025, with the URL and hashtag
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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
📢 Exciting events at @imperialmed.bsky.social this week! 🚀 From sustainability in tyre production to groundbreaking #cancer research, there's something for everyone! Don't miss your chance to engage with top experts and learn more about what we have on offer.🧵👇
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John Tregoning @prof-tregoning.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Good to chat about the immune system on the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Vitamin pills and icy swims: Can you health hack your immune system?
After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system.
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Calling all budding photographers from Life Sciences! A reminder to enter the Faculty of Natural Sciences Research Image Competition. PhD students & research staff, tell us about your research using an image & caption, for prizes up to £200 🏆 Deadline: 3 March 2025 Apply: bit.ly/3GnAjE7
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🌟 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉 Today we celebrate #WomenInScience who inspire us with their brilliance - people like Dr Ola Hekselman, recently received an #InnovateUK Purple Plaque for her pioneering research in sustainable battery recycling 💪✨ ▶️
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Dr A.K. Ola Hekselman awarded Innovate UK Purple Plaque | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Dr A.K. Ola Hekselman receives a Purple Plaque for her pioneering research in sustainable battery recycling and innovative work as CEO of Solveteq.
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Join Professor Johannes Lischner later today to explore the magical tiny twists of graphene that can lead to big breakthroughs in Materials✨🔬 📍South Kensington Campus or Online ⏰17.30 🔗https://bit.ly/JohannesLischner25 #ImperialInaugurals @imperialeng.bsky.social @imperialmaterials.bsky.social
Magical moiré materials
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
“Without a faster transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, California will continue to get hotter, drier, and more flammable.” 🔥 A new study with researchers from @ic-cep.bsky.social and @granthamicl.bsky.social links LA #wildfires to climate change 🔽 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260633/...
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LA wildfires more likely because of climate change, says attribution study | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Human-caused climate change made the ferocious wildfires in Los Angeles more likely, according to new research.
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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A scientist. A leader. A mentor. 👩‍🔬🌟 Professor Wendy Barclay becomes @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's first female Regius Professor of Infectious Disease—recognised for her pioneering research and global impact. 🎉 Discover her story ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/Wend... #WomenInSTEM
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Decoding viruses and defying limits: Professor Wendy Barclay appointed Regius Professor
A life dedicated to understanding viruses with pandemic potential
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Imperial Life Sciences @imperiallifesci.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hi everyone Please do enter the image competition below! Great prizes and a wonderful opportunity to show off your research! 🏆📷
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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
🚀 Dive into Alban Alain's journey behind Isometric Outcomes, how @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and the #BetterFuturesRetrofitAccelerator supported his prototyping at the Imperial College Advanced Hackspace Watch the full video here - youtu.be/7Uo9dTFPWS0 @granthamicl.bsky.social #UKSPF
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Prototyping Bathroom Dehumidification at Imperial College London: Isometric Outcomes
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Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Molluscs or musicians? 🐚🎸 Imperial researchers have unearthed two fossils, naming them 'Punk' and 'Emo', inspired by their unique features. The study, published in @nature.com, has shed light on the molluscs’ complex evolutionary history. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259554/...
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Punk and Emo fossils challenge our understanding of ancient molluscs | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously known.
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Some positive news to end the week ✨ 🌬️ Wind power is leading the UK's energy shift 🇬🇧! Dr Iain Staffell (@iain-staffell.bsky.social) from @ic-cep.bsky.social revealed that wind turbines now produce 30% of Britain's electricity, surpassing gas More in The Times 🔽 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Wind is biggest source of UK electricity for first time
Gas-fired power plants replaced as main provider last year
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Imperial Spark @imperialspark.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
⏰ Today at 17.30! Professor Hamed Haddadi, Department of Computing, takes us on a journey from Ladbroke Grove to Imperial College London, exploring human-centred systems and the lessons learned along the way. 📺Join the stream: bit.ly/HamedHaddadi...
My academic random walk towards building networked systems
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
📅Join us on 22 Jan for our Climate Research Showcase! Sign-up to meet our research community, with opportunities to foster collaboration & support climate action with: 🔬 An all-day exhibition 📚 Peer-led workshops 🎤 Seminars + special lecture 🖱️https://ow.ly/wpq350UAfPQ
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Imperial Science @imperialsci.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Still figuring out who to follow on BlueSky? 🦋 go.bsky.app/FRQennB We've created a starter pack with researchers from #OurImperial! For experts in STEM, there's no better place to look 👀 If you think you should be on our Natural Sciences starter pack, make sure you let us know in the comments 💭
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Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Imperial has been ranked 2nd in the UK for sustainability! 🎉 We’ve also been ranked as one of the top 10 universities globally. Find out more about the work Imperial has done to transform its campuses and practices to meet sustainability commitments 🌱 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259097/...
2nd in the UK, 4th in Europe and 7th in the World with the Imperial I logo
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