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Imperial College London Celebrates Kuwait Links with Inaugural Alumni Event
Imperial celebrated its growing links with Kuwait with a series of engagement events, including its first alumni event.
Space scientist Professor Sanjeev Gupta and a delegation from Imperial recently travelled to Kuwait to present the…
Shape-Shifting Cancer Cell Discovery at Imperial College London Unveils Potential Skin Cancer Drug…
A new technique allows scientists to see cells in 3D, and determine how different genes affect the shapes they adopt.
Cancer cells can change shape to travel around the body and spread (metastasise), but how they know when to do this has…
Microbes in Coral Reefs Suggest Novel Approach to Assess Ecosystem Health
A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem health.
The study, published today in Microbiome, looked at coral reefs specifically, but the…
First-Ever Crucial Connection for ‘Quantum Internet’ Established
Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum networking.
The ability to share quantum information is crucial for developing quantum networks for distributed computing…
Gen Z Explores Attitudes Toward AI at London’s Largest Festival of Science and Arts
In the heart of South Kensington, a diverse group of 18-25-year-olds are developing an AI installation for The Great Exhibition Road Festival.
The Great Exhibition Road Festival brings together iconic scientific and cultural institutions…
Cambridge Researchers Secure Prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grants
The funding provides leading senior researchers with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.
Many congratulations to Albert, Beverley,…
Research Unravels Why Childhood Maltreatment Persists, Impacting Mental and Physical Health into…
Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual’s risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new study has found.
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Interspecies Competition Resulted in Diverse Ancient Human Forms, Defying Vertebrate Evolutionary…
Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins, and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage.
This is almost unparalleled in evolutionary science
Laura…
AI Accelerates Drug Design for Parkinson’s Disease Tenfold
Researchers have used artificial intelligence techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson’s disease treatments.
Machine learning is having a real impact on drug discovery – it’s speeding up the…
Steven Barrett Named Regius Professor of Engineering at University of Cambridge
An expert on the environmental impacts of aviation, Barrett joins the University of Cambridge from MIT.
Professor Steven Barrett has been appointed Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge,…