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Imperial College London

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NameImperial College London
MottoScientia imperii decus et tutamen
Knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire
Established8 July 1907
TypePublic
Endowment£58.8 million (2009/10)
RectorSir Keith O'Nions
VisitorThe Lord President of the Council ex officio
Staffapprox. 8,000 (2007/08)
Students13410
Under graduates8,350
Post graduates5,060
CityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
CampusUrban
Colours                
AffiliationsAssociation of Commonwealth Universities
Association of MBAs
European Quality Improvement System
G5
IDEA League
League of European Research Universities
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Russell Group

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ARWU W24
QS N3
QS W6
THE N3
THE W9
LINE 10
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The Guardian10
Sunday Times14
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Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom specialised in business, engineering, medicine and science. Formerly a constituent college of the federal University of London, Imperial became fully independent in 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.Imperial's main campus is located in the South Kensington area of Central London on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster, with its main entrance on Exhibition Road. It has a number of other campuses in Central London, including in Chelsea, Hammersmith and Paddington. With a total of 525,233 square metres of operational property, it has the largest estate of any higher education institution in the UK. Imperial is organised into four main academic units � three faculties and the Imperial College Business School � within which there are over 40 departments, institutes and research centres.Imperial has around 13,500 full-time students and 3,330 academic and research staff and had a total income of £694 million in 2009/10, of which £297 million was from research grants and contracts. Imperial is a major centre for biomedical research and is a founding member of the Imperial College Healthcare academic health science centre. It is ranked 24th in the world (and 5th in Europe) in the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities, 6th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, and 9th in the world (and 3rd in Europe) in the 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. There are currently 14 Nobel Prize winners and two Fields Medal winners amongst Imperial's alumni and current and former faculty. Imperial is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of MBAs, the European University Association, the G5, the IDEA League, the League of European Research Universities, Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the Russell Group. It forms part of the 'Golden Triangle' of British universities.

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Mega Maalai is organised by Imperial college Tamil society.
7.53 min. | 4.52 user rating		 www.unionview.com - Visit for more Imperial College London videos: Introduction, Campus, Academia, Accommodation, Food, Societies, Student Union, London, Expenses, Summary. Unionview "Independent University Film Guides"
1.28 min. | 4.72 user rating		 A snapshot of student life at Imperial College London. For more information visit www.imperial.ac.uk
1.18 min. | 4.60 user rating		 Take a tour around the various halls of residence available to students at Imperial College London. For more information please vidit www.imperial.ac.uk
7.33 min. | 4.74 user rating		 The Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London has developed a region in Second Life that aims to design game-based learning activities for delivery of virtual patients that can drive experiential, diagnostic, and role-play learning activities supporting patients' diagnoses, investigations and treatment.
7.72 min. | 4.75 user rating
A look at campus facilities at Imperial College London. For further information please visit www3.imperial.ac.uk
1.93 min. | 4.31 user rating		 Students from Imperial College London talk about living on campus. For more information please visit www3.imperial.ac.uk
1.62 min. | 4.2 user rating		 International students from Imperial College London discuss college life. For more information please visit www3.imperial.ac.uk
1.75 min. | 3.95 user rating		 Undergraduates at Imperial College London develop a computer game that is controlled by eye movement. For more information please visit www.imperial.ac.uk
2.27 min. | 4.55 user rating		 A compilation of the Imperial College Wushu Society Demo Team preparing and practising for their shows in 2008. IC Wushu Soc are a group of wushu enthusiasts based in London, and we are also hosting the inaugural UK inter-university competition (2008). Please visit www.union.ic.ac.uk/acc/wushu for more details of our club and our demo team
1.68 min. | 4.13 user rating

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New York Times---...- attached to the online version of this column.) Olivia Judson, a columnist for nytimes.com, is a research fellow in biology at -Imperial College London-.--- - Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 07:54:38 GMT+00:00
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IDEA League

Imperial College London * Delft University of Technology * ETH Zurich * RWTH Aachen * Paris Institute of Technology

League of European Research Universities

Amsterdam * Barcelona * Cambridge * Edinburgh * Freiburg * Geneva * Heidelberg * Helsinki * Imperial College * Karolinska (Stockholm) * Leiden * Leuven * University College London * Lund * Milan * LMU Munich * Oxford * Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie * Paris-Sud * Strasbourg * Utrecht * Zürich |

Russell Group of UK research universities

Birmingham * Bristol * Cambridge * Cardiff * Edinburgh * Glasgow * Imperial College London * King's College London * Leeds * Liverpool * London School of Economics * Manchester * Newcastle * Nottingham * Oxford * Queen's * Sheffield * Southampton * University College London * Warwick

Universities and colleges in London

UniversitiesArts London * Brunel * City * East London * Greenwich * Imperial * Kingston * London * London Metropolitan * London South Bank * Middlesex * Roehampton * RCA * Thames Valley * Westminster
University collegesSt. Mary's
Further Education collegesBarking & Dagenham * Barnet * Bexley * Bromley * Capel Manor * Carshalton * City & Islington * City Lit * City of Westminster * Croydon * Ealing, Hammersmith & West London * Greenwich * Hackney * Haringey, Enfield & North East London * Harrow * Havering * Hillcroft * John Ruskin * Kensington & Chelsea * Kingston * Lambeth * Lewisham * Marine Society * Mary Ward * Morley * Newham * North West London * Orpington * Redbridge * Richmond Adult * Richmond upon Thames * South Thames * Southgate * Southwark * Stanmore * Tower Hamlets * Uxbridge * Waltham Forest * West Thames * Westminster Kingsway * Working Men's
Sixth form collegesBSix * Christ the King * Crossways * Coulsdon * Havering * La Swap * Leyton * Newham * St Charles * St Dominic's * St Francis Xavier * Sir George Monoux * Woodhouse

Recognised bodies of the University of London

Birkbeck * Courtauld Institute of Art * Central School of Speech and Drama * Goldsmiths * Heythrop College * Institute of Cancer Research * Institute of Education * King's College London * London Business School * LSE * LSHTM * Queen Mary * Royal Academy of Music * Royal Holloway * Royal Veterinary College * St. George's * SOAS * School of Pharmacy * UCL | Listed bodies
University of London External System * University of London Institute in Paris * School of Advanced Study * University Marine Biological Station Millport |



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