Imperial College London

 

Imperial College London

Imperial is consistently rated among the world’s best universities and has a reputation for teaching and research in science, engineering, medicine and management.

The College is a global university attracting students from 123 different countries: 46 percent of students and 32 percent of staff come from outside the UK.

Imperial’s institutes and centres bring together expertise from across the university to tackle some of the world’s greatest problems. Examples include the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, focussing on mitigation techniques and influencing international policy. At the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, scientists, medical specialists and engineers are drawn together to create revolutionary progress in medical diagnosis and treatment.

Quick facts:

• 13,000 students; 3,000 academic and research staff; research income of £230 million.
• Over 200 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, engineering, medicine and business
• Notable alumni include Michael Birch, founder of Bebo; Simon Dennis and Luka Grubor, Olympic gold medallists; Ken Michael, Governor of Western Australia.

Contact details

Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London, SW7 2AZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 5111
Web: www.imperial.ac.uk

 

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