Imperial College London is one of the world’s greatest universities, renowned for its ground-breaking research, talented community of staff, students and alumni, and its international reach. Our mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine, and business, for the benefit of society.
The College was founded in 1907 in South Kensington, bringing together nineteenth-century institutions including the Royal College of Science, the Royal School of Mines, and City and Guilds College.
From its location in this great cultural quarter, Imperial provides one of the world’s best educations in STEM subjects for more than 19,000 students, over half of whom come from overseas, reflecting its status as the UK’s most international university. Its alumni and members also include 14 Nobel laureates and three Fields Medallists.
In 2022, Imperial college was selected as University of the Year in the Sunday Times Good University Guide. The College was also awarded University of the Year for Student Experience 2022, recognising the significant increase in investment in learning and teaching, including the development of a world-class hybrid educational experience.
Imperial invested over £7m in improving teaching spaces across all its campuses within the last year alone. This sits alongside a sustained level of investment in student wellbeing throughout the pandemic, including generous levels of hardship funding, and financial training support for the shift to digital learning.