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2 weeks left to be part of the Climate Research Showcase 2026 close!
If you’re researching climate science and solutions at Imperial, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to connect with our world-leading community of climate experts.
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If you’re researching climate science and solutions at Imperial, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to connect with our world-leading community of climate experts.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:13 AM
2 weeks left to be part of the Climate Research Showcase 2026 close!
If you’re researching climate science and solutions at Imperial, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to connect with our world-leading community of climate experts.
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If you’re researching climate science and solutions at Imperial, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to connect with our world-leading community of climate experts.
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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.
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.
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.
www.theafricareport.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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.
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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🌊 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
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
£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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January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🌊 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
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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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.
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Follow us on LinkedIn to find the latest updates, research and events from the Faculty, as well as from our departments and institutes.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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.
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Follow us on LinkedIn to find the latest updates, research and events from the Faculty, as well as from our departments and institutes.
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⏰Deadline looming for fully funded #PhD #Studentships at the Grantham Institute
We're inviting applications that support our priority areas of research, incl:
☠️pesticides in the environment
🌪️Climate Damage Tracker
🏠geothermal energy
Full details on our website
▶️ ow.ly/M8eq50XTjY4
We're inviting applications that support our priority areas of research, incl:
☠️pesticides in the environment
🌪️Climate Damage Tracker
🏠geothermal energy
Full details on our website
▶️ ow.ly/M8eq50XTjY4
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
⏰Deadline looming for fully funded #PhD #Studentships at the Grantham Institute
We're inviting applications that support our priority areas of research, incl:
☠️pesticides in the environment
🌪️Climate Damage Tracker
🏠geothermal energy
Full details on our website
▶️ ow.ly/M8eq50XTjY4
We're inviting applications that support our priority areas of research, incl:
☠️pesticides in the environment
🌪️Climate Damage Tracker
🏠geothermal energy
Full details on our website
▶️ ow.ly/M8eq50XTjY4
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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
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
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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
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
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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.
📺 ⤵️
Unlike GPS, which doesn’t work underground or underwater, quantum sensors are super accurate, stable over long periods of time, and resilient to interference.
📺 ⤵️
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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.
📺 ⤵️
Unlike GPS, which doesn’t work underground or underwater, quantum sensors are super accurate, stable over long periods of time, and resilient to interference.
📺 ⤵️
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...
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...
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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...
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...
🎁✨ 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.
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.
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🎁✨ 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.
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 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...
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...
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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December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔎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...
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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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
Deadline: Monday 12 January.
Further project details and information on how to apply are listed here: ow.ly/alHv50XCRzx
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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
Deadline: Monday 12 January.
Further project details and information on how to apply are listed here: ow.ly/alHv50XCRzx
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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/...
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/...
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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/...
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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🌍🧬 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.
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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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December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🌍🧬 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...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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...
Read more ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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...
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...
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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...
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...
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 ⬇️
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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...
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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...
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...
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.
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GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target #AntimicrobialResistance with advanced #AI 🦠
£45m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge technologies to accelerate #AMR research.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
£45m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge technologies to accelerate #AMR research.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
GSK and Fleming Initiative scientists unite to target AMR with advanced AI
£45m in GSK funding has been allocated to new research programmes combining expertise and using cutting edge AI technology to accelerate AMR re...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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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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...
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...
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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...
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...
Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️
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...
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...
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️
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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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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 🧵
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#COP30
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
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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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“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. 🌍
As #COP30 opens in Brazil, researchers warn that the abandonment of conservation projects could derail global biodiversity goals. 🌍
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.
www.imperial.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“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. 🌍
As #COP30 opens in Brazil, researchers warn that the abandonment of conservation projects could derail global biodiversity goals. 🌍
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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!
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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!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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-...
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-...
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...
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...
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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...
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...