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Research

Imperial has an established track record of leading multidisciplinary research collaborations, as well as convening a broad spectrum of external partners to bear on societal and industrial problems, particularly through the work of established centres and institutes such as the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment; Institute of Global Health Innovation; Centre for Environmental Policy; and Energy Futures Lab.

These centres have already had a transformative impact in helping to achieve the SDGs. For example, by pioneering new advances in electrochemical materials to improve batteries and fuel cells for sustainable cities and transport; driving improvements in disease screening by combining artificial intelligence (AI) and clinical medicine; and helping farmers in Africa improve crop yields and protect against drought with innovative new financial instruments.

This multidisciplinary approach now permeates Imperial’s entire ecosystem and is exemplified through the creation over the past few years of dozens of new Networks of Excellence and Centres of Excellence – including those focused on Air Quality; Sustainability through Life Cycle Approaches; Translational Nutrition and Food Research; Ocean Plastic Solutions; Malaria and more. Meanwhile, Imperial’s White City Campus is being purpose-built to facilitate cross-disciplinary research and innovative solutions in partnership with industry, third sector and the local community.

The Hub runs a successful Research Bid Development Support programme.

SDG Case Studies

Boosting global crop yields to end hunger

Working alongside industry, an Imperial initiative has helped to boost crop yields sustainably and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round (SDG 2).

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Helping the injured victims of conflict around the world

Researchers at Imperial are committed to improving the health, quality of life and opportunities of survivors of blast and conflict injuries around the world through interdisciplinary programmes of research and technology development (SDG 3 & 10).

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Delivering vaccines to those who need them most

Imperial is a world-leading centre for vaccine research and is pioneering new approaches to manufacturing and outbreak response – ultimately helping to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and infectious diseases (SDG 3).

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Imperial researchers with a box of mosquitoes

Leading the fight to eradicate malaria

Researchers at Imperial are delivering major breakthroughs and radical new approaches in the fight to eradicate malaria by 2030 (SDG 3).

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Digital Diagnostics for Africa

A network of multi-disciplinary scientists working with commercial companies that manufacture diagnostics to put new disease control tools and strategies into practice (SDG3).

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Delivering clean energy and new cancer treatments

A team of researchers from Imperial’s Department of Physics is bringing affordable and clean energy to Rwanda and India – while others are helping to screen for more effective cancer drugs to ensure healthy lives at all ages.

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World's most advanced centre for disease and emergency analytics

The Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics, J-IDEA, was set up to rapidly respond to emergencies such as pandemics, extreme climate events, and natural and humanitarian disasters (SDG 2,3,13).It was at the forefront in the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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