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Imperial has a vision...

... to shape the future and be a force for good in the world. How to get there? By daring to dream, and setting out a plan to discover, create, explain and transform.

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In this issue

In our winter issue of Imperial Magazine, we hear from university leaders on our new strategy and how we’re working to shape the future with plans to discover, create, explain and transform. We also meet the team at the Centre for Paediatric Blast Injury Studies, the co-founders behind a new cancer screening tool, and Imperial specialists on cities of the future.

Elsewhere in this issue, we take a ride in Imperial’s vintage motor car, hit the right notes with the Imperial Sinfonietta, and step inside the magical world of Makerspace to celebrate Outreach at 50. Read on to find out what’s next in Imperial’s fields of expertise and meet members of our community.

Features

A boy holds up a prototype

Tomorrow's minds

From Pimlico Connections to the Maker Challenge, Imperial is celebrating 50 years of Outreach activity through interviews with those who have been part of the programme. This is their story.

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Big! Big! Big! Quantum

Defined as the smallest amount of something that a thing can possess, the potential of quantum is anything but small. It's vast, and Imperial is setting the rules.

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A group of musicians standing in front of a bandstand

A high bar

The Imperial Sinfonietta has been hitting all the right notes for 25 years – on and off stage. So just what does it take to be part of this select group of musicians?

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Two children with prosthetic legs

Paediatric blast injury studies

Children are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults. But help is at hand at the Centre for Paediatric Blast Injury Studies.

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Regulars

From the President

At Imperial, we believe in the power of science to shape a better future for humanity.

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Dotplot co-founders by white board

Imperial innovates

Dotplot’s Shefali Bohra and Debra Babalola want us to take breast cancer screening into our own hands.

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Team Bo cleaning the vintage car

Society

Go Bo! Meet City & Guilds’ four-fendered friend.

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Students in front of rocks on a field trip in Dorset

Adventures in... field trips

When it comes to learning, there’s no substitute for experiencing the real
thing, says keen explorer Professor Gary Hampson.

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Three images of Carys Bill on her bike in Richmond Park

My Imperial

Second year PhD student and Team GB triathlete, Carys Bill, shares her story.

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Alexandre Tourre, CEO of EasySolar

A working life

Launching EasySolar dropped everything into place for Alexandre Tourre.

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Puzzles

The ultimate puzzle challenge.

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Our Imperial

Imperial has been the perfect springboard for three specialists working to change the face of our future built environments.

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And more

The print edition of Imperial is distributed to over 120,000 alumni, supporters and friends and is available to pick up on campus. 

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