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Salty tales: impacts of salinity in the subsurface

Salty tales: impacts of salinity in the subsurface

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...

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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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COPD and the idea of justice

COPD and the idea of justice

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

🔗imperial.ac.uk/events/201956/copd-and-t...

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Polymeric materials: does the monomer sequence matter? 
Professor Theoni Georgiou, Department of Materials

Polymeric materials: does the monomer sequence matter? Professor Theoni Georgiou, Department of Materials

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...

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At the heart of vulnerability: plaques, patients and the pursuit of purpose

At the heart of vulnerability: plaques, patients and the pursuit of purpose

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

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Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️

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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...

📢 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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Under pressure: smarter trials for better health outcomes

Under pressure: smarter trials for better health outcomes

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...

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Demo Day - Undaunted

There's still time to register your place! ➡️ ➡️ undaunted-hq.org/programmes/t... @co2rehub.bsky.social

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Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic

Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic

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

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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.

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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Rethinking prostate cancer

Rethinking prostate cancer

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

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Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic

Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic

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...

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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.

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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Athena Lecture 2025: Overcoming challenges in the pandemic Dame Kate Bingham will deliver our annual Athena Lecture.

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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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...

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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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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🗳 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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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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Big questions, tiny machines Join us for Professor Doryen Bubeck's Imperial Inaugural online or in person.

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

Big questions, tiny machines

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

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Big questions, tiny machines Join us for Professor Doryen Bubeck's Imperial Inaugural online or in person.

Join us for Prof Doryen Bubeck's inaugural lecture, "Big Questions, Tiny Machines"

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🏙️ ♻️ 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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Looking forward to this on Wednesday - see you there?

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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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How physics made AI possible, and how it can make it more efficient
How physics made AI possible, and how it can make it more efficient YouTube video by Imperial College London

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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Imperial Lates: Future Cities Step into tomorrow's London at an Imperial Lates event exploring the future of our urban environments.

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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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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Packing For A Trip To Space
Packing For A Trip To Space YouTube video by Imperial College London

In case you missed it, the entire lecture is available to watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcL...

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Packing for a trip to space

Packing for a trip to space

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

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