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The Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London – delivering world-class enterprise, research and teaching for #ScienceForHumanity
As nations convene in Belém for #COP30, many have withdrawn from funds for climate mitigation and biodiversity protection
Read the Observer article, featuring research from @ic-cep.bsky.social's Dr Morena Mills and the recent paper on conservation abandonment
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Don't miss today's #FoNSMAD launch! ⬇️
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Out today in @natecoevo.nature.com 'Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot'. Co-led by me and @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social as part of @catalyzconserv.bsky.social at @ic-cep.bsky.social & @imperialsci.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What are the true costs of climate disasters?
Following hurricanes Helene and Milton, which in late 2024 tore through the southeastern US, Imperial’s Dr @etheokritoff.bsky.social and researchers answered this question 🧵
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#COP30
“Conservation is not just about starting something new, it’s about ensuring what we start endures.”
As #COP30 opens in Brazil, researchers warn that the abandonment of conservation projects could derail global biodiversity goals. 🌍
We’re hiring!
Join Imperial's Department of Mathematics as an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Stats or Math Finance.
We have several posts available, so apply by 30 Nov 2025!
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
All Imperial undergraduate students are invited to participate in the FoNS Make-A-Difference competition 2026!
Teams of students from all Faculties, will have the unique opportunity to showcase their creativity.
🗓️ Launch event 14.00, 12 November 🗓️
www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20148...
"As we celebrate the centenary of Klaus Roth's birth, a Silesian born academic, let us be reminded of UK's first Fields Medallist not only for the excellency of his contribution to number theory but also for the man he was, having devoted his entire career to teaching Mathematics at Imperial College London inspiring hundreds of students through his legacy"
Roth's niece, Cléa Daridan, said on 100th anniversary of his birth:
Read more about Klaus Friedrich Roth ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/169476/...
@imperialmaths.bsky.social
Born in the German city of Breslau, in Lower Silesia (now Wroclaw in Poland), Roth died in Inverness, aged 90.
He joined @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in 1966 and remained there until his retirement. He was appointed a Fellow in 1999.
He made fundamental contributions to different areas of number theory, including Diophantine approximation, the large sieve, irregularities of distribution and arithmetic combinatorics.
29.10.2025 09:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0He was elected to membership of the London Mathematical Society in 1951 and awarded the De Morgan Medal in 1983.
29.10.2025 09:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Today (29 October 2025) marks 100 years since the birth of Klaus Friedrich Roth.
The first British winner of the #FieldsMedal, the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize, his discoveries in number theory established him one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.
Don't miss FoNS Social Mobility Week exploring Social Mobility at Imperial and beyond
Sessions include 'how to network', a 'conversation on #SocialMobility at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, as well as a keynote with Professor Lee Elliot Major
Register now ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...
Don't miss FoNS Social Mobility Week exploring Social Mobility at Imperial and beyond
Sessions include 'how to network', a 'conversation on #SocialMobility at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, as well as a keynote with Professor Lee Elliot Major
Register now ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/natural-scie...
A huge well done to Idil Igde from @imperialphysics.bsky.social and Arda Kancal from the Dyson School of Design Engineering on such an exciting and important achievement! 👏👏
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Two experiments involving Imperial scientists have created the world's most precise measurement of the difference between the mass of two types of #neutrino
Read more here ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270453/...
Congratulations to D-View! Winners of this year's FoNS-MAD!
They created an autonomous drone system that uses low-cost geophone sensors to locate trapped earthquake survivor and took home the £7,000 prize
Read more ⬇️
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270513/...
#ourimperial
🚨Calling all Physics Students! 🚨
Thinking about a career in fusion energy or plasma science? ⚡️
Come to our free careers day on Wednesday 12 November!
🎓 Talks, networking, careers advice
🌍 Open to students worldwide
📍 Attend in-person or online
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A new discovery published in Science reveals the key pigment behind far-red photosynthesis, a new, low-energy form of oxygenic #photosynthesis.
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270033/...
#ourimperial
Delighted to congratulate Dr Lauren Cator and international colleagues on receiving a £1.47M Wellcome Discovery Award.
This project will investigate how evolutionary dynamics can be harnessed to strengthen mosquito control strategies. Well done Lauren and team!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268933/...
Want to learn more about quantum technologies?
Discover insights from Imperial's Professor Sir Peter Knight on BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific, as he explores #quantum mechanics and its future tech impact.
🔗 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Failure by the UK to stop adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere by 2050 would lead to more damaging and costly impacts, warn Imperial scientists
#climatechange #NetZero
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/269673/...
@granthamicl.bsky.social
🎬OUT TODAY!
Our new film is here: Net Zero: The Inside Story of the UK’s Climate Target
In 2019, the UK made history — the first major economy to commit to #NetZero by 2050.
Now, scientists (and a former PM 👀) reveal how it happened and why it matters.
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/Czunu-RkkeY
Applications are invited for Chapman Fellow in Mathematics (Statistics Section) at the Department of Mathematics.
Closing date: 11 November 2025
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs//search...
Meet D-View, the team in the #FoNSMAD final creating earthquake rescue drones.
Come support the teams taking place at this year’s final event on the 22 October 2025, 16.00 - 20.00 BST, in the South Kensington campus.
Register your place now www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19797...
And CNN:
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientist trio for Harry Potter-like work in molecular architecture
#OurImperial
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Read more comments from Imperial academics in the Financial Times:
Three scientists win award for molecular constructions known as metal-organic frameworks
www.ft.com/content/1608...
#OurImperial
“The work of the prize winners laid the foundation for a vibrant international field of research in novel metal-organic frameworks, and more than 100,000 MOF structures have been reported to date. “The applications of MOFs all stem from their porosity – one gram of a MOF material can have the same surface area inside its pores as a football pitch. “The field of MOFs all began with the research by Robson in the early 1990s who designed coordination polymers that could be engineered to have pores.”
Professor Kim Jelfs, @imperialchemistry.bsky.social,
said that their work “sparked a whole field,” and that “there’s an enormous number of people that work in this area now”
Read her comments in the New York Times ⬇️
bit.ly/3KKJ0Od
#OurImperial
“Lots of chemists have been wondering when metal-organic frameworks would get the Nobel Prize, and it’s finally happened!” “Their discovery has enabled a whole range of applications, from gas storage and separations to drug delivery, and also opened-up other areas, including porous liquids – liquids with holes in - which are showing promise in carbon capture and catalysis. “They are already seeing commercial use, for example, for carbon capture from flue gas, keeping fruit fresh, and for storing reactive gases for the semi-conductor industry. They also have potential for water harvesting - for example they are being trialled in the desert for collecting clean water from the air. You can only imagine that their use in real-world applications would continue to expand in the future.”
FoNS academics working in this area reacted:
Dr Becky Greenaway, @imperialchemistry.bsky.social, said that lots of chemists had been wondering when metal-organic frameworks would get the Nobel Prize... "and it’s finally happened!"
Read @beckylgreenaway.bsky.social in the Guardian ⬇️
bit.ly/4o5ucYR
Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for work on metal-organic frameworks
Their work could tackle some of the biggest problems on our planet, including capturing carbon dioxide to help tackle #climatechange
