Psychedelic therapy may help break the chains of gambling addiction | Imperial News

Psychedelic therapy may help break the chains of gambling addiction | Imperial News

Researchers at Imperial’s Centre for Psychedelic Research are using brain imaging to understand addictions and devise new approaches to treating them. Addiction is like having your brain hijacked. The activities that used... Read more »
Imperial celebrates 15 years of the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures | Imperial News

Imperial celebrates 15 years of the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures | Imperial News

It’s 15 years since the first students graduated from Imperial College London’s ground-breaking postgraduate programme in sustainable energy. Since 2008, almost 700 students have graduated from the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures... Read more »
Statin benefits patients with severe COVID-19 while vitamin C is ‘ineffective’ | Imperial News

Statin benefits patients with severe COVID-19 while vitamin C is ‘ineffective’ | Imperial News

A common cholesterol-lowering drug may improve outcomes for critically ill patients with COVID-19, while high dose vitamin C is ineffective. These are the latest findings to come from the REAMP-CAP study, the... Read more »
StudentShapers – supporting students beyond the curriculum | Imperial News

StudentShapers – supporting students beyond the curriculum | Imperial News

Students and staff gathered together for the StudentShapers Symposium, which this year had a theme of ‘Supporting students beyond the curriculum’. The StudentShaper event on 11 October included three project presentations and... Read more »
Nigerian Science Prize win and presidential honour for Imperial medical engineer | Imperial News

Nigerian Science Prize win and presidential honour for Imperial medical engineer | Imperial News

An Imperial pioneer of low-cost newborn care systems in Nigeria has won the Nigeria Science prize, with congratulations from the country’s president. Imperial College London’s Professor Hippolite Amadi won the national prize,... Read more »
Imperial’s Alzheimer’s research impact | Imperial News

Imperial’s Alzheimer’s research impact | Imperial News

To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, we explore how Imperial College London is advancing our knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain condition that causes a progressive decline... Read more »
Psychedelic treatments and exercise for children: News from the College | Imperial News

Psychedelic treatments and exercise for children: News from the College | Imperial News

Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From psychedelic therapies to exercise interventions for school pupils, here is some quick-read news from across the College. Psychedelic gambling treatment Centre for Psychedelic Research. Pscychedelic... Read more »
White City Innovation District hosts ClimateTech Summit | Imperial News

White City Innovation District hosts ClimateTech Summit | Imperial News

Policymakers, academics, corporate players and innovative scaleups explore the potential of the UK’s climate technology sector at the Jawdrop Summit. The second Jawdrop Summit, following a successful summit on life sciences in... Read more »
Synthetic chemist and battery-membrane team win RSC awards | Imperial News

Synthetic chemist and battery-membrane team win RSC awards | Imperial News

Professor Nicholas Long and the Microporous Membranes Team have won accolades in this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry awards. The two awards are in the Research & Innovation Prizes category, which recognise... Read more »
Celebrating 30 years of world-leading air pollution research | Imperial News

Celebrating 30 years of world-leading air pollution research | Imperial News

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, the Environmental Research Group held a symposium discussing how their pollution research has evolved over time. The two-day event, supported by the Imperial Policy Forum and hosted... Read more »