A day in the life at Silwood Park: Catalina Estrada Montes
Catalina Estrada Montes is an Ecological Analyst and (Field) Facility Manager in the Department of Life Sciences. She shares what a day is like for her on the leafy campus of Silwood Park.
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Professor Riccardo Sapienza: ‘I see the role as a catalyst that brings things together to stimulate something new’
Professor Riccardo Sapienza started as the new Vice Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Natural Sciences in May 2026. Ahead of starting the position, he spoke about his motivations for taking on the role and the challenges he anticipates will come with it.
Rethinking digital infrastructure readiness in an era of climate extremes
Marta Koch, PhD Researcher & Teaching Facilitator at Imperial College London CEP, reflects on leading two 2026 United Nations events with partners across the UN system which introduced her novel Climate Extreme Technology Infrastructure Readiness Framework and examined how emerging digital technologies, AI and climate data infrastructures are supporting sustainable development and resilience in climate-extreme settings.
The Lasting Equation: A personal tribute to Professor Klaus Roth
As this year sees the centenary of the Silesian-born academic Klaus Roth’s birth, his niece Cléa Daridan shares a personal tribute. She remembers the UK’s first Fields Medalist not only for the excellence 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 and inspiring hundreds of students through his legacy. The Roth scholarship scheme, funded by the Department of Mathematics, was named after Klaus Friedrich Roth.
The rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Global Biodiversity Negotiations
Michel Valette, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Policy and the Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, and Gail Sucharitakul, Research Postgraduate at the Centre for Environmental Policy, provide their critical reflections from the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12) held in Manchester in February 2026.
Women at Imperial: Sofia Moliner
For Women at Imperial week, we spoke to Sofia Moliner, a PhD student looking at quantum algorithms in Financial applications. She answered questions on her academic career so far, her role models and what barriers to progression she thinks women in academia still face today. 
Women at Imperial: Dr Mary Matthews
As part of Women at Imperial week, we asked Professor Mary Matthews some questions around her proudest career achievement so far, her role models and what advice she wishes she’d received earlier in her career journey. 
Mary is an Associate Professor in Ultrafast Laser Science investigating attosecond science and chirality at the quantum level in the Department of Physics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
Women at Imperial: Dr Karen E Logan
As part of Women at Imperial Week, we asked Dr Karen E Logan, Director of Programme Management at Target Malaria within the Department of Life Sciences, some questions around her proudest career achievement so far, her role models and how can we better support women in STEM and technical roles.
Women at Imperial: Anne Parry
As part of Women at Imperial week, we asked Anne Parry, Director of Operations in the Centre for Environmental Policy, some questions around what has inspired her and her career to date, as well as what advice she wishes she’d received earlier in her career journey. 
‘Scientific research is nothing without the ability to communicate it to your peers’
Dr Simon Foster, Outreach Manager within the Faculty of Natural Sciences, talks about Imperial’s recent outreach activities through the India STEMathon and the passion and intelligence of young people that he witnessed on the trip.
