Division of Cancer Seminar (09 April 2026)
All models are wrong and yours are useless | 09 April 2026 | 15:00 | IRDB Seminar Room
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Kickstart Your MedTech Venture: Expert Insights & Knowledge Base Launch (13 May 2026)
Discover how to turn MedTech research into impact—expert talks, funding insights, and the launch of the MedTechONE Knowledge Base.
Bringing a MedTech idea from the lab to real-world impact can feel complex, fragmented, and hard to navigate—especially at an early career stage. Knowing what to do next, who to speak to, and what evidence matters can make all the difference. Kickstarting Your MedTech Venture is an afternoon event designed to support Imperial MedTech researchers—particularly Early-Career Researchers—who are interested in translation, commercialisation, or building impact from their research.
The event combines the official launch of the MedTechONE Knowledge Base with expert-led insights on business strategy, funding, IP, and regulation, alongside real-world perspectives from investors, entrepreneurs, and enterprise leaders. Attendees will gain practical guidance, discover key Imperial resources, and learn how to position their ideas to attract partners and funding. Whether you are exploring translation for the first time or actively considering your next steps, this session will provide clarity, connections, and tools to help you move forward with confidence.
Whether you’re an early-stage founder or simply have an interest in developing a medical device, this event is designed to inform, inspire, and connect.
Date: 13th May 2026
Time: 2:30 – 6:00pm
Location – Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Room G34, South Kensington Campus – registration is essential to attend.
Registration Link and Programme: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/205219/kickstart-your-medtech-venture-expert-insights-knowledge-base-launch/
4th London Infection Network for ECRs (LINE) Symposium (Apply by 10 May)
Event: 4th London Infection Network for ECRs (LINE) Symposium
Date: 22nd June 2026
Location: Francis Crick Institute
This free, one-day event features ECR research focussing on infection biology, invited speakers (Prof. Meera Unnikrishnan and Prof. Jonathan Maelfait), a career panel, and patient impact insights. Funding for travel and care is available, please submit your abstracts and register!
Details, Abstract submission and Registration: https://londoninfection.wixsite.com/home/line-symposium
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Survey: Help us shape campus food and drink offerings (closes 30 April)
Imperial is home to a huge range of cafés, restaurants, bars and convenience stores. To make sure these spaces really work for you, we are carrying out new community research in partnership with independent agency Red Brick Research. This survey follows a series of recent focus groups with staff and students across Imperial, and now we want to hear even more voices.
We want to understand whether our current catering options are meeting your needs, what you would like more or less of, and where we should improve. Share your thoughts with us below and enter our prize draw for the chance to win one of several prizes up to a top prize of £200.
Applications open for EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 08 June)
We’re excited to share that the EDI Seed Fund 2026-27 is now officially open — and applications are welcome from all Imperial staff and students.
The fund’s purpose is to support Imperial staff and students, who have ideas for projects that can make a positive impact on equality, diversity and inclusion at Imperial.
If you’ve been thinking about an initiative that could strengthen belonging, improve accessibility, or drive culture change, we’d love to hear from you. Please feel free to share this opportunity across your networks.
You can find full details, guidance, and the application form here:
🔗 https://www.imperial.ac.uk/equality/resources/seed-fund/
The deadline is Monday 8 June 2026 at 7pm.
Postgraduate Sustainable Travel Fund 2025-26
Travel funding available for postgraduate students! The Postgraduate Sustainable Travel Fund 2025-26 is accepting applications to support PG students taking more sustainable modes of travel.
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, and funds must be utilised by 30 June 2026.
Please read the guidance document before applying via this form.
Volunteer at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (apply by 15 May)
The Great Exhibition Road Festival is back, and we need volunteers like YOU to make it happen! Taking place on 6-7 June 2026, this annual free event includes amazing hands-on activities, workshops and talks & performances, all celebrating science and the arts.
Click here to sign up to volunteer
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Volunteer registration closes on 15 May 2026. Please note that this opportunity is open to Imperial staff and students only.
Good Science Project Conference: ‘Failure in Science’ (16 April 2026)
All early career researchers are invited to the Good Science Project’s third research culture conference, this year called ‘Failure in Science’. The date is April 16, and you can register here. The conference is all-day and is co-convened by Professor Mary Ryan, our Vice-Provost and Dr Magdalena Skipper, editor-in-chief of Nature. There will be plenty of discussion and plenty of opportunity to meet people from across the College and from other universities. You are guaranteed a good time.
The conference will explore the many ways failure is part of the life of science. We will be considering the way we tend to erase failure and we will discuss how failure has institutional and political dimensions, alongside our personal responses. Part of the day will include a scripted presentation, about their own experiences of failure by six researchers.
NEW **5-days Comprehensive course in R** (11-15 May 2026)
NEW **5-days Comprehensive course in R** from Statistical Advisory Service
Discounted registration fees for Imperial College members and Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust members.
Exclusive Student registration rates for all students. Part Attendance options available.
R UNLOCKED – From first steps to Advanced Modelling – Monday 11 to Friday 15 May 2026
Course Outline: This five-days hands-on course will cover the fundamentals of R, using tidyverse package for summarising and data visualisation (using ggplot2 package), introductory statistics, and modelling techniques for continuous, binary, and survival outcomes. Whether you are new to R or looking to strengthen your analytical toolkit, this course offers a structured, supportive pathway to developing data skills and analysing techniques.
Entry requirements: No previous knowledge of R or statistics is required to attend this course.
Registration Link : https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eLj0zPYqoWITTVA
Contact on stathelp@imperial.ac.uk for any queries.
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Statistical Advisory Service, Imperial College London provides statistical advice via one-to-one consultations. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-staff/stats-advice-service/consult/
Statistical Advisory Service offers courses in STATA, R, SPSS and MATLAB. See all courses offered by us: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-staff/stats-advice-service/courses/
Estranged Students Support Group (25 Feb, 25 Mar, 29 Apr, 20 May)
Estranged Students Support Group (co-led by Underrepresented Student Support Team and Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service)
When? 25 February, 25 March, 29 April, 20 May, 1-2pm
Where? South Ken Campus, Chemistry Building, Level 8
What? A confidential space for students who are estranged from both parents to meet others in similar situations to share their experiences of studying without parental support.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/200486/estranged-students-support-group/
