CONTENTS

ABOUT IMPERIAL
2 Welcome to Imperial
4 World renowned staff
6 World leading research
14 Professional skills development
16 Careers support and advice
18 Enterprising students

1st No. 1
20 Celebrate joining a global alumni network

in the UK for graduate prospects Most innovative university in Europe OUR CAMPUSES OUR DEPARTMENTS,
The Guardian University Guide 2017 Reuters Top 100 Innovative Universities 2015 24 South Kensington Campus SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES
26 Aerial map of South Kensington 58 Global Challenge Institutes
28 Medical campuses, Silwood Park Campus 62 PhD training centres
and White City Campus

50 No. 1
30 Study resources (Library and IT) Faculty of Engineering
66 Aeronautics
68 Bioengineering
70 Chemical Engineering
scholarships available for the most for research impact – Imperial has the STUDENT LIFE 72 Civil and Environmental Engineering
talented PhD students from around the greatest concentration of high-impact 34 Work hard, play hard 74 Computing
world, covering tuition fees and a living research of any major UK university 36 Supporting our students 76 Dyson School of Design Engineering
cost stipend for up to 3.5 years Research Excellence Framework 2014 78 Earth Science and Engineering
80 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
82 Materials
LIFE IN LONDON 84 Mechanical Engineering

8th 141
40 Living in London
44 Postgraduate accommodation Faculty of Natural Sciences
46 Private accommodation 88 Chemistry
90 Centre for Environmental Policy
best university in the world countries represented in our 92 Life Sciences
Times Higher Education World University international student community 94 Mathematics
Rankings 2015–16 YOUR STUDY OPTIONS 96 Physics
50 Master’s qualifications
54 Research qualifications Faculty of Medicine
100 Institute of Clinical Sciences
102 Medicine
104 National Heart and Lung Institute
FINANCE AND ADMISSIONS 106 School of Public Health
120 Applying for Master’s study 108 Surgery and Cancer
122 Research applications
124 International applications 112 Imperial College
126 Funding your studies Business School
130 London campuses map
132 A–Z directory 116 Science Communication Unit

POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 1
WELCOME Imperial College London is the only university in
the UK to focus exclusively on science, engineering,
medicine and business. As a postgraduate

TO student you will be contributing to an international

community, whose research has a profound

IMPERIAL
impact on society and the economy. The quality of
our research environment was recognised in the
Research Excellence Framework 2014, which rated
Imperial as having the greatest concentration of
high-impact research of any major UK university.

Whether you’re joining us for a career-boosting

Master’s course or you’re embarking on a research
programme to make a brand new contribution
in your field, we’ll actively encourage you to
make connections and draw inspiration from a
community whose influence extends around the
globe. What makes Imperial special is the quality
of our people, who come here from all around the
world, and our commitment to working across
subject boundaries. And it starts right here.
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RANKINGS

World renowned staff

1 Professor Lord Ara Darzi is former
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
UK OVERALL RANKINGS
at the Department of Health (2007–09)
and former UK Global Ambassador for 3rd T he Times and The Sunday
Health and Life Sciences (2009–13).
He is currently the Director of Imperial’s
Times Good University
Institute of Global Health Innovation. Guide 2016
The quality of our staff is one thing 2 Professor Sir John Pendry’s work

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Fellows of the
on metamaterials underpinned the
Royal Society 4th 
The Complete
that sets the Imperial experience apart. development of the first invisibility cloak.
3 Professor Tommaso Valletti from the University Guide 2017
Business School has been appointed Chief
Economist of the Directorate General for
In total, 14 Nobel Prize winners and two Fields Competition by the European Commission.
7th 
The Guardian University
Medallists are associated with the College. 4 Professor Molly Stevens received the Guide 2017
2016 Clemson Award for Basic Research

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Fellows of the
from the Society for Biomaterials.
Our long list of prestigious Fellowships (see right) Royal Academy 5 Professor Maggie Dallman was awarded an
is testament to the outstanding contributions of Engineering OBE for her contributions to bioscience. GLOBAL RANKINGS
that our staff have made in their fields. 6 Professor Xiaodong Zhang was elected
to membership of the European Molecular
Biology Organisation in 2016, in recognition
 S World University Rankings,
Q
Our commitment to maintaining the highest of her outstanding achievements and 2015–16
contribution to scientific excellence.

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standards is reinforced by our own annual Fellows of the
7 Professor Sanjeev Gupta is a scientist and 4th in Europe
Excellence in Teaching awards, recognising Academy of long-term Science Planner on NASA’s 8th in world
outstanding contributions in teaching, Medical Sciences Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover
pastoral care, research supervision and mission currently exploring Gale Crater.

support of the student experience. Times Higher Education World

University Rankings, 2015–16
Here are just a few of the leading OVERALL
staff who are contributing to 3rd in Europe
our world class reputation: 8th in world
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

4th in Europe
9th in world
LIFE SCIENCES
3 5

6
3rd in Europe
6th in world
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
1
5th in Europe
2
16th in world
CLINICAL, PRE-CLINICAL AND HEALTH

4th in Europe
5th in world (joint)
4

Academic Ranking of World

Universities (ARWU), 2015
4th in UK
7 23rd in world

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REF 2014: working at To determine our score, expert panels judged

submissions of research published between

World leading research the cutting edge 2008 and 2013 by each eligible member of
academic staff. They looked at three factors:

ff Quality of research output (assessed by peer review)

ff Vibrancy of the research environment (which
Imperial is home to many world leading It’s a place where exciting The quality of a university’s considered research strategy, infrastructure,
things happen, where new research is a key consideration for income and degrees awarded)
pioneers in science, engineering and ground is broken and where most prospective postgraduate ff Impact that the research has had outside

medicine and the alma mater to generations discoveries are regularly students in their search for a of academia – included as an integral factor
translated into practice to make cutting edge institution that will in the overall score for the first time
of award winners, government advisors,
the modern world a healthier, propel their knowledge to the next
business leaders, politicians and safer and cleaner place to live. level. The Research Excellence The scores for each
entrepreneurs, who have found inspiration
within our dynamic community.
It’s this focus on the practical
application of our research and
the high level of collaboration
Framework (REF) provides a
useful comparison of the quality
of research across all UK higher
education institutions. The
factor were expressed
as the proportion of the
submission that met pre-
defined quality thresholds
No. 1
FOR RESEARCH
between our departments, assessment takes place every six or – from the highest 4* IMPACT
centres and institutes that seven years – the previous one was down to 1*. These factors Imperial has the
makes Imperial’s research so in 2008 (when it was known as the were combined to give greatest concentration
effective. Our government-funded Research Assessment Exercise). an overall score for the of high-impact
PhD training centres (pages subject areas – but with research of any
62–63) and six Global Challenge In the REF 2014, 91 per cent different weightings major university
Institutes (pages 58–61) are the of our research was classed as for each factor.
most obvious examples of this ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally
 find out more about imperial’s ref results:
interdisciplinarity in practice, excellent’ – the highest www.imperial.ac.uk/ref
but our ethos of working across proportion of any major UK
subject boundaries is an integral university (46.4 per cent achieved regius professor christofer
toumazou was named professor wendy atkin’s
part of life across the College. the highest possible 4* score and europe’s top inventor in 2014 research has led to the
44.2 per cent achieved 3*). for his dna chip to improve introduction of a new
health monitoring. way of testing for bowel
As a student here, you’ll have
cancer that could save
the chance to interact with thousands of lives.
and take inspiration from staff WHY OUR REF 2014 RESULTS MATTER
who are world leaders in
their subject fields. 154 52,000
UK universities took academics submitted
You’ll also be able to draw support, part in the REF research to the REF
ideas and encouragement from
peers across our postgraduate
community. This includes staff and 190,000 92%
students from universities around research outputs of Imperial’s
the world through opportunities were reviewed by eligible staff
like our global PhD summer a special panel took part
Keep up with Imperial’s schools (page 15).
latest research news:
www.imperial.ac.uk/news For examples of our research
in action, see pages 8–13.

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Helping hands
Scientists have developed sensor technology that
enables a user to control a robotic hand via arm
movements and muscle vibrations.

The sensor detects signals from tiny vibrations

produced by muscle fibres when they flex. The vibrations
are detected by the sensor and passed on to the robotic

Bone of
hand, which interprets them as commands. The team
led by Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan believes the sensor PATCHY SIGNAL
could also control other technologies. Lower-income neighbourhoods

contention   Current prosthetics can be

have worse mobile phone coverage
than wealthier areas, according
to research from Imperial College
An unidentified fossil in a
very cumbersome, so any technology Business School.
museum drawer has revealed that can reduce the burden on users
the size of a ferocious dinosaur is an important step forward.”

15%
and may have solved a abelisaurs
Alex Lewis – who contracted a rare infection that led
hundred-year-old puzzle. had extremely
small forelimbs to tissue damage, including the loss of both legs and
and scientists his right arm – tests the prosthetic hand (below).
PhD student Alessandro suspect they were
also covered in
Chiarenza stumbled across fluffy feathers less network coverage in
the fossilised femur bone in lower-income regions compared
a museum in Palermo, Italy. Alessandro may also have to more affluent areas in the
It belonged to a dinosaur known debunked theories that the United States
as an abelisaur, which may abelisaur and five other
have been nine metres long, predators co-existed in what
weighing up to two tonnes, is now Morocco, putting this The fossil originally The study found that
making it potentially one of the idea down to changing geology came from a sedimentary lower-income regions in the
largest of its kind ever found. mixing up fossil deposits. outcrop in Morocco called United States receive almost
the Kem Kem Beds 15 per cent less network
coverage compared to more
affluent areas. The research
showed a clear divide in
mobile phone coverage
Glass Professor Julian Jones has developed a
glass-like material that mimics cartilage
between people living in

act and potentially encourages it to re-grow.

wealthier areas, compared to
those living in lower-income
The bio-glass material, consisting of silica neighbourhoods.
and a plastic, mimics the shock-absorbing
and load-bearing qualities of real cartilage. The researchers used
One formulation has the potential to crowdsourced information
to determine mobile coverage
encourage cartilage cells to grow in knees, previously
across six states. They also
not possible with conventional methods. Another   watch alex try mapped the location and
substitute could replace damaged intervertebral discs out the prosthetic: density of base stations and
bit.ly/imperial-
in the spine, mimicking the qualities of real cartilage. robotic-hand found fewer in poorer areas.

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Not-so-super squirrels HUGE GLACIER

APPROACHING MELTDOWN
Data visualisation
Grey squirrels are often maligned for causing the East Antarctica is the world’s
decline of red squirrels, but it turns out they are largest area of ice. Long An observatory for big data,
not that good at invading new places after all. thought to be relatively stable enabling people to visualise
in the face of global warming, everything from global
Genetic profiling by Lisa Signorile genetics proved researchers from the Grantham cryptocurrency transactions,
from the Department of Life Sciences that one squirrel Institute have discovered that to migration patterns,
found on the isle
showed that greys were introduced of skye had stowed one major glacier could soon to commuter movements
in small groups, and instead away under a car start melting a lot faster than on the Shanghai metro,
bonnet all the way
of interbreeding to make from glasgow. was previously expected. has been launched at the
a ‘supersquirrel’, these When looking at the geology Data Science Institute.
groups stayed distinct underlying Totten Glacier,
and didn’t spread the team found evidence of
  This project marks
far. Instead, human accelerated melting events
actions contributed in the glacier’s history.
a big step forward in
far more to the uniting the worlds of
epidemic of greys. business and data science
and I anticipate that this
observatory will play a vital
role in helping businesses
Fields bordering make sense of their data.”
Cows chow roads in the Dr Mark Kennedy, Director of the KPMG

down on countryside Centre for Advanced Business Analytics

at Imperial College Business School
are often lined
edible plastic with rows of hay
They predict that the glacier
bales wrapped could be in this position again
in plastic. within the next 100 years,
Usually, all that causing rapid melting. Full
plastic goes melting may take several CLEANING UP THE OCEANS
to landfill, but hundred years, but once the Plastic in the oceans is a problem
glacier crosses the threshold for wildlife, and how best to
Imperial PhD
into the unstable region, the clean it up is a hot topic. Imperial
students have melting will be unstoppable. researchers looked at where
come up with plastics enter the oceans and used
a novel way to a model of currents to work out
tackle the issue. where best to place floating
2.9 METRES trash collectors.
The total amount of
The student team created BioNet –
sea-level rise that could be They found that collectors on the
an edible plastic wrapping that livestock caused if 300km of the coasts would capture nearly twice
can simply chew off before they get to the hay, Totten Glacier melted. as much plastic as those placed
straw or silage inside – preventing hours of exclusively in the ‘Great Pacific
unwrapping as well as unnecessary waste. garbage patch’ – an area of the
Pacific Ocean where lots of plastic
is trapped by swirling currents.

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Last gasp Pollution’s deadly effect pollution was associated with

is being investigated by an increased risk of death from
chance a team at Imperial’s conditions such as lung and heart
School of Public Health. disease. The team believe this may
be due to particles of pollution
Their research revealed that entering the lungs and blood
exposure to air pollution 30 years stream. Although pollution levels
ago may still affect an individual’s have decreased rapidly over the
mortality risk today. The team last 40 years, the research team
studied 368,000 people over recommend we should continue
38 years, and showed air efforts to improve air quality.

2% increased risk of mortality in 2002–2009,

for every additional unit of pollution
that people were exposed to in 1971

Using genetics The brain on

to tackle malaria LSD revealed
A team of Imperial scientists is
Malaria is still a major
killer, and one team investigating the effect of psychedelic
of Imperial researchers drugs on the brain. The researchers
is taking a radical have produced the first ever scans of
approach to tackling 90% the brain under the influence of LSD.
the disease. of malaria deaths GUT HORMONES COULD In the study the team gave volunteers
occur in Sub- HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
LSD in a specialist research centre,
They are targeting the Saharan Africa Imperial scientists are investigating
species of mosquito whether infusions of hormones then used various scanning
that carries malaria by naturally produced by the gut techniques to visualise
genetically modifying 200 MILLION+ could help reduce cravings how LSD alters the way
them. They have malaria infections for high calorie foods such as the brain works.
disrupted a gene, each year cake, chips and pizza. In the
making females infertile, research, the team give volunteers
The results suggested
and used another clever compounds that mimic the action
genetic trick called ‘gene drive’ to make sure of natural hormones, produced the drug causes many
the trait is passed on to nearly every offspring, by our stomachs, which make us brain areas to work   For the first time we can see
thereby spreading it through the population. feel full. The scientists then ask together, creating what’s happening in the brain during
the participants to enter a brain an altered state
areas associated
with vision more
the psychedelic state. This could
The hope is that local populations of mosquitoes scanner and show them pictures of consciousness. active under lsd have great implications for psychiatry,
(bottom)
will collapse until there are no longer enough of foods such as cakes and donuts. and helping patients overcome
The research team are now
to transmit the disease. The technology is still The team monitor brain activity
investigating whether the compound conditions such as depression.”
many years away from being trialled in the field, in the areas associated with
but laboratory tests have shown it to be food cravings, to see if these are could have therapeutic potential Professor David Nutt, Department of Medicine
highly effective. reduced by the gut hormones. as a treatment for depression.

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Professional TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES VOLUNTEERING AND MENTORING

Physics, chemistry, mathematics We recognise the valuable role our
or engineering postgraduates postgraduates play in inspiring the next

skills development who want to enter a teaching

career can apply to join the INSPIRE
full-time Postgraduate Certificate
generation of scientists. That’s why we
run and collaborate in a number of flexible
volunteering and mentoring schemes
in Education (PGCE). Delivered with that you can take part in alongside your
Canterbury Christ Church University, studies, from peer-tutoring to one-off
Studying at Imperial is PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TRAINING this ten-month teacher training talks in local schools.
Developing graduates with a broad programme combines teaching
a challenging experience – portfolio of skills is the aim of the Graduate in partner schools in London with In addition, Imperial College Union
and that’s what makes it one School’s professional development a series of outreach activities co-ordinates a huge range of projects.
programmes for Master’s and research to bring science to life. Many activities can be accredited
of the best. You will work
students. Integrating feedback from through our Imperial Plus scheme as
alongside experts in your students, course organisers and graduate PhD students who are considering a way of formally recognising the skills
subject field; you will also employers, each programme covers a an academic career but don’t and experience you’ve gained.
wide range of study and professional want the commitment of a PGCE
receive comprehensive training skills such as interview preparation, may have the chance to join
to develop your study and note taking, writing a literature review, our graduate teaching assistant
networking, presenting skills and project training programme (STAR) to gain Find out more:
research skills and prepare management through courses that a nationally recognised teaching www.imperial.ac.uk/schools
you for your future career. vary in length and delivery. qualification (see page 57). Other
teaching opportunities may also
exist within your department, with
training available to make sure
you get the most out of your role. Damian Phelan
is a graduate of GLOBAL PhD SUMMER SCHOOLS
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Imperial’s INSPIRE
scheme.
Our international summer schools offer
Find out more: PhD students the valuable opportunity
All postgraduate students enjoy automatic www.imperial.ac.uk/ to develop their personal and research
membership of the Graduate School. It offers graduate-school effectiveness alongside colleagues from
separate professional development programmes some of the world’s leading research
for Master’s and research students, tailored universities, in addition to undertaking
to match their specific needs. a research placement at one of our
partner universities overseas.
Professional skills training forms an integral part
of an Imperial postgraduate degree. It is designed EXTRACURRICULAR CLASSES
to help you acquire the sort of study and broader Currently, evening classes in Arabic,
professional skills to successfully achieve your French, German, Italian, Japanese,
qualification and to prepare you for life beyond Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese,
Imperial, whether inside or outside academia. Russian
and Spanish at various levels,
as well as a wide variety of humanities
The Graduate School also runs a year-round topics, are available in our Centre for
programme of events to bring students together Languages, Culture and Communication.
across the College. These events range from a Piano, violin and singing lessons are
research symposium to a three-minute thesis available in the Blyth Music Centre,
competition, and aim to encourage interactions as well as 10 music practice rooms,
across subject boundaries and foster the sort of bookable free of charge. Please note a
interdisciplinary working that Imperial thrives on. charge applies for classes and lessons.

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Careers support and advice

A postgraduate degree from CAREER DEVELOPMENT
FOR PhD STUDENTS
Imperial will provide you with PhD students have access to a tailored programme
an excellent foundation for your of career development activities. This includes
a series of workshops and skills seminars, PhD
future – and the Careers Service
and career sector forums, a dedicated careers fair,
is here to help you prepare for it. employer-led workshops and business activities
to develop your commercial awareness.

PROFESSIONAL CAREERS GUIDANCE ACCESS TO EMPLOYERS

All students from the Faculties of Engineering, The quality of our graduates and our central
Natural Sciences and Medicine have access to a wide London location make Imperial one of the most
range of support from our Careers Service, ranging targeted UK universities by graduate employers.
from one-to-one sessions with a professional careers
consultant to daily skills seminars that are tailored We organise a year-round programme of
to meet the different stages of the recruitment cycle. employer events and activities to capitalise
And don’t worry if your career plans change after you on our location, including drop-in recruiter-in-
graduate – you can continue to use our full range residence sessions, company presentations,
of services for up to three years. Business School careers lectures and weekly skills workshops,
students and alumni have access to their own industry sector forums, mock interview sessions
Careers and Professional Development Service, and seven annual careers fairs. These activities
with tailored resources and skills sessions. CAREERS RESOURCES are a chance for you to learn more about different
The Careers Information Room professions, hone your skills for interviews
is an excellent starting point for and assessment centres and meet leading
researching your options, with a recruiters face to face.

£33,354 team of staff on hand to help you.

The Careers Service website also has
an extensive collection of resources,
JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND PLACEMENTS
We publish around 4,000 vacancies a year
Average starting salary of graduates including psychometric practice for full- and part-time jobs, placements
with an Imperial postgraduate tests, downloadable careers talks, and internships through our online vacancy
Master’s degree online careers libraries and useful service, JobsLive.
tips and videos covering every aspect
of the recruitment process. If you need help finding an internship then
you can contact our Placement and Internship

£34,135 Find out more:

advisors for guidance. Our Charity Insights
initiative gives PhD students the chance to apply
for a bursary to complete a four-week internship
Average starting salary of graduates www.imperial.ac.uk/ with a charity or statutory body. The Careers Service organises a range of employer events
throughout the year, giving you access to hundreds
with an Imperial postgraduate careers of potential employers on campus.
research degree
DLHE survey, 2015

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Enterprising students
If you’re considering a GREAT MINDS DON’T THINK ALIKE
The first port of call for students with an innovative
future as an entrepreneur idea is our Enterprise Lab. The team will be able to
starting up a new business, connect you to any advice, support, facilities and
training you need from across Imperial. You will find
or you’re a budding innovator Gravity Sketch is a new app, launched by a
lots of support to help you make your idea a reality,
aiming to join an existing including access to facilities and training to help you
team of Imperial alumni, that aims to simplify
the process of 3D design and printing.
ENTERPRISING SOCIETIES
one, you’ll have every turn your concept into a prototype. Our active student entrepreneurs run a number
of enterprising societies, including:
opportunity to develop ff Imperial College Advanced Hackspace enables you
the knowledge, skills and to turn your ideas into physical prototypes, with free SKILLS WORKSHOPS ff Imperial Entrepreneurs, the launchpad for
access to a network of facilities across our campuses, The Graduate School delivers a wide the next generation of technology entrepreneurs
experience you need to put as well as regular hackathons and workshops. range of free enterprise skills courses at the College;
your ideas into action. ff The Althea-Imperial programme is designed to and workshops for PhD students, ff the Imperial App Society, which inspires students
encourage female students with an enterprising covering topics such as idea generation, to transform their environment by developing apps;
idea through a series of exclusive development business models, marketing your ff E.quinox, a humanitarian organisation working
and mentoring opportunities. research and social enterprise. to bring cost-effective and renewable energy
ff Climate-KIC’s Greenhouse is a special pre-incubation to developing countries; and
programme for students with a climate innovation COMPETITIONS ff Enactus, a society committed to using the power
idea, providing a flexible environment to assess its We run a series of competitions of entrepreneurial action to improve the lives of
market potential and develop a business model. where students can win up to people in need.
ff Imperial Create Lab helps students to learn real £10,000 of prize money to help fund
innovation skills, test ideas, and build a viable their ideas, including Dragon’s Den
business plan. It also holds a weekly Ideas Surgery style competitions and the Venture Find out more:
for quick feedback and assistance. Catalyst Challenge. www.imperial.ac.uk/
enterprisingstudents

SUCCESS
STORIES
A team of Imperial alumni Imperial student Gabriella Santosa Imperial team Motion Imperial student team
have created Órama, won £10,000 of funding in the Metrics has created a AEROPOWDER won the
a socially responsible Althea-Imperial programme for device to help skiers track £20,000 prize in the 2016
jewellery brand that her start-up’s innovative use their performance. After Mayor of London’s Low
works in partnership of new membrane technology securing an investor at our Carbon Entrepreneur
with Opportunity International to help to remove and recycle hazardous Venture Catalyst Challenge, the team won competition. Their creation
women in disadvantaged communities micropollutants from the £15,000 first prize in the Santander uses feather waste to make
develop their own businesses. wastewater. Universities Entrepreneurship Awards. low carbon home insulation.

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Celebrate joining a NETWORKING AROUND THE WORLD

global alumni network

Your relationship with the College COME BACK AND VISIT US
IN SOUTH KENSINGTON
does not end when you graduate.
As an Imperial alumnus, you will
join a community of 190,000 former
students in 200 countries.
4
It’s a community that includes prestigious
prize winners, inventors, business leaders, 5
scientists, engineers, doctors, journalists, We have a global network of
more than 50 alumni groups and
researchers and entrepreneurs – united in their associations where you can make
shared experience of studying at one of the best 2
professional connections.
1
universities in the world. Imperial provides lots
3 4 Alumni and friends gather at a
of support to keep that sense of community reception in Palo Alto.
alive, from invitations to events to an alumni 1 The Alumni Visitor Centre on our South Kensington 5 Alumni visit CERN in Switzerland.
Campus provides an exclusive space for visiting 6 Alumni reunite at a reception hosted
email address that makes it easy to stay in touch alumni to relax, meet friends and colleagues by President Gast in Kuala Lumpur.
wherever you may be in the world. and catch up with the latest College news. 7 Alumni explore dark matter with
2 A networking event for Mathematics alumni. leading Imperial scientists.
3 Students, staff and alumni who have been 8 Imperial academics discuss
involved in Imperial’s racing teams through the sustainability with alumni in Paris.
years reunited at a special event in 2014.
Find out more:
www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni

A LIFETIME OF
REWARDS

If you attend Imperial,

you become part of a
lifelong community, with
6
access to a range of exclusive
perks and events. These 7 8
include the annual Alumni
Weekend at our South
Kensington Campus, full
access to the Careers Service
for up to three years after you Record numbers attended the Alumni
graduate, and discounts on Weekend at the Imperial Festival 2016.
further study at the College Left: Alumni entrepreneurs share
and at Imperial College their stories at a showcase during
Business School. the Alumni Weekend 2016.

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87m
Height of the Queen’s
Tower – formerly part
of the Imperial Institute,
which was built to mark
Queen Victoria’s Golden
Jubilee in 1887

THE HEART OF
COLLEGE
LIFE The soaring presence of the Queen’s
Tower at our South Kensington Campus
is a reminder of the College’s history
and heritage.

For our students, it plays a much

more everyday role as a place to meet,
to catch up with friends and to soak up
the sun on the steps, flanked by the
two stone lions that stand guard
at its base.

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Study environment
We were ranked top or joint-top for
providing an environment conducive
to producing ‘world leading’ or
‘internationally excellent’ research
in all of the Research Excellence
Framework Units of Assessment
to which we made submissions. 
So, no matter where you’re based,
at Imperial you’ll be entering an
environment designed for success.

SOUTH KENSINGTON Our main teaching base is a site

where engineers work alongside
There is plenty on campus to
stimulate the thought processes.
CAMPUS clinicians, scientists collaborate But the wonder of our South
with designers and mathematicians Kensington location, which Prince
rub shoulders with business Albert’s nineteenth-century vision
experts. It’s a place where cutting transformed into a centre for science,
edge facilities have transformed the technology and the arts, is that
interiors of Edwardian buildings; we’re surrounded by so many other
and the sharing of knowledge, inspiring organisations, including
ideas and experience does not three world class museums (the
just happen in the classroom or Natural History Museum, Science
the lab, but also in conversations Museum and V&A Museum).
in the Senior Common Room, over Find out how you can explore
a drink in the h-bar (reserved for For more information about our our South Kensington Campus,
postgraduate students and staff) neighbourhood, known locally in person or online:
or at cross-faculty events organised as ‘Albertopolis’, see our aerial www.imperial.ac.uk/visit
by the Graduate School. photograph on pages 26–27.

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our campuses

1
1 St Mary’s Campus, Paddington
WHITE CITY CAMPUS
2 Imperial Centre for Translational
and Experimental Medicine, Our major new White City Campus is located just
Hammersmith Hospital, Acton
3 Silwood Park Campus in Ascot three miles from our South Kensington Campus
4 London’s White City, named and right next to our Hammersmith Campus.
after the white marble of the Currently under development, it represents a first
pavilions built for the 1908
Summer Olympics and the for London as a base for researchers, businesses
1909 Imperial International and healthcare to work alongside each other
Exhibition, is the site of our to drive forward new ideas, new technologies
new state-of-the-art campus.
and innovations for the benefit of society
2
on a local, national and global scale.
3

White City will house a range of state-of-the-

MEDICAL CAMPUSES art facilities, including the Molecular Sciences
Research Hub, due to open in late 2017.
Our medical students join thriving communities Researchers from Imperial’s Department of
on our medical campuses. Each campus is based Chemistry will be among the first to take advantage
around a hospital with excellent transport of this new facility, which will connect to facilities
links to and from our main campus in South for synthetic biology, data sciences and European
Kensington. Most of our students are based Institute of Innovation and Technology hubs in
at one of the following: climate, healthy living and digital, to create
a molecular sciences ‘neighbourhood’.
ff Charing Cross Campus, Hammersmith
ff Hammersmith Campus, East Acton There will also be a Translation and Innovation
(free shuttle bus available between here Hub, housing co-located laboratories with major
and the South Kensington Campus) technology partners, plus Hackspaces, new start-
ff Royal Brompton Campus, Chelsea ups and fast-growth technology companies, and
ff St Mary’s Campus, Paddington the Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research
Find out more: Hub, bringing together engineers, scientists and
A small number of students are based at the
Chelsea and Westminster Campus and at hospitals
SILWOOD PARK, www.imperial.ac.uk/
silwoodparkcampus
clinicians to focus on affordable medical technology.
Our nearby Hammersmith Campus allows unique
within the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust ASCOT opportunities to further the College’s extensive
(Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals in Harrow, work in healthcare translation and collaborations
Ealing Hospital in Middlesex and Central Middlesex Students of ecology, evolution and with the NHS. The White City site also houses
Hospital in North Acton). We also have close conservation biology will find that theatres, sports facilities, and a accommodation for over 600 postgraduates.
collaborations with NHS staff based at Hillingdon, the grasslands, marshland, woods natural sciences library specialising
Harefield, West Middlesex and St Peter’s Hospitals, and lake of our Silwood Park Campus in ecology, evolution, biodiversity,
4
along with mental health trusts and primary care have plenty to offer their studies. conservation, plant and animal
providers across north-west London. biology and entomology. There
Located approximately 25 miles are also five halls of residence
Our medical campuses are home to a west of central London in the on site (see page 44).
number of world leading research facilities; village of Sunninghill, near Ascot
there are also medical libraries at five of our in Berkshire, our 150 academic The campus Students’ Union
campuses, which cover general medicine as and research staff and 160 full- and committee within the halls
well as a wide range of specialisms (varies by time postgraduates make up a of residence organise a wide
campus), and fitness gyms at our Charing Cross close-knit community of scientists range of sports and social events
and Hammersmith Campuses which are free who enjoy ecological field and throughout the year, including an
for all of our students to use. laboratory facilities, lecture annual music festival, Silfest.

28 IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 29

 Find out more:
www.imperial.ac.uk/library

Campus libraries
STUDY There are smaller specialist
RESOURCES medical libraries at the Charing
Cross, Chelsea and Westminster,
As a postgraduate student you Hammersmith, Royal Brompton
will spend much of your time and St Mary’s Campuses. Each
studying independently. But library has books relating to
that doesn’t mean working in general medicine, as well as
isolation without access to help. its own specialist collection,
covering areas such as:
Our study resources are set
up with you in mind – to make ff Medical ethics

sure that you not only have ff Neuroscience
access to first-class materials ff Psychiatry
and facilities that you need to ff AIDS
advance in your studies, you also ff Emergency medicine
have the support required to ff Plasticsurgery
make the most of them. ff Paediatrics

ff Radiology

LIBRARY SERVICES
The Central Library at South Kensington is the Silwood Park Campus has its own
primary home for our print collections, and life sciences library, specialising
is open 24 hours a day (except Friday 23.00– in ecology, evolution, biodiversity,
Saturday 10.00) almost all year round. The long conservation, plant and animal
opening hours make it a popular place to study, biology and entomology.
with computers and wi-fi throughout the building;
silent, quiet and group study areas; bookable IT SUPPORT
rooms for project work and presentation practice; Our Service Desk offers year-round

Free and a café serving food until late. You can borrow
up to 40 items at any one time, with automatic
renewals to help you stay on top of your loans.
support and advice for students
experiencing IT problems, from
accessing email to using printers.
document delivery service to help you Our Software Shop also provides
source books and articles from around Training and support free and discounted software,
the UK and the rest of the world Our library team are on hand to recommend the including free Microsoft Office 365
best information resources, deliver one-to-one software for all students.
or group training sessions to develop your search
skills, and provide advice and guidance on

170,000 publishing, copyright and plagiarism. We also have

subject librarians for every department to provide
tailored help and support with research relevant
Find out more:
www.imperial.ac.uk/ict
electronic journals, books and to your subject area. Disabled students can access
databases, most of which can be dedicated services including longer book loans,
accessed on and off campus specialist software and one-to-one sessions.

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about imperial

STUDENT
LIFE

We encourage all of our students to dive

into life on campus. We offer a huge range
of organised activities that are designed
to inspire, educate, challenge and enrich,
as well as giving you an outlet to take a
A student braves the bungee as
part of Raising And Giving (RAG) break and have fun away from your studies.
week to raise money for charity.

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student life

SPORT AND FITNESS

The aim of sport at Imperial is to be as
inclusive as possible. We’ve got no shortage

Work hard, play hard of serious athletes, with our competitive clubs
collectively achieving first place in London in
the inter-university British Universities and
Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues 2015–16. Equally
important is our range of intramural clubs and
The pace and intensity of our Give it a Go scheme encouraging recreational
For an A–Z of student clubs, participation. Students simply looking to keep fit
postgraduate study at Imperial societies and projects: have free* access to gym and swimming facilities
can be demanding so it’s important imperialcollegeunion.org/ across all of our campuses, including at our
to find time for outside interests. a-to-z flagship sports centre Ethos, which is also home
4
to a year-round programme of exercise classes.
The choice of around 350 student-led
clubs, societies and projects is one www.imperial.ac.uk/sport If you are aspiring to be, or already are, competing
at national or international level you may be
of the largest of any UK university, eligible for a sports scholarship to help you
5 6
opening up lots of new ways for continue performing at the highest level.

you to enjoy your downtime. THE ARTS

With four orchestras, six choirs, a wind band and
IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION a jazz big band as well as a lunchtime concert
Our students are the creators of life on campus; series featuring world class performers, Imperial’s
Imperial College Union is there to help it happen extra-curricular music facility is the envy of many
1
by providing funding, representation, support universities. You’ll have plenty of space to refine your
and space in its dedicated building on our 7 talents with ten music practice rooms available free
South Kensington Campus. Our postgraduates 4 Ethos sports centre, of charge. Artists benefit from free art workshops,
where facilities are
enjoy their own representation through our sometimes used by visiting an art studio and an on-site gallery to display their
Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) and Academic professional teams. work. Drama is also well served, with a Dramatic
Representation Network, as well as benefitting 5 Basketball at Ethos Society and Musical Theatre Society welcoming
6 Parkour, Free Running
from hundreds of student-led clubs, societies and Gymnastics Society
both performers and behind-the-scenes volunteers.
and projects, an independent Advice Centre 7 Imperial College
2
and a student media centre. Symphony Orchestra VOLUNTEERING
8 Community Connections
3 It’s not just through our research that we engage
volunteers
with the world beyond Imperial; our students
also have a strong record for making a difference
both in the local and global community. The
Union’s Community Connections volunteer service
partners with over 100 external organisations to
offer hundreds of volunteering opportunities, from
tutoring in schools to community-based projects.
Leadership opportunities also abound, challenging
1 C&G Motor Club maintains its own fleet you to find new ways to respond to the needs of the
of powerful, race-worthy karts. community or to encourage your fellow students as
2 The Musical Theatre Society performs at
the week-long ArtsFest, showcasing the the leader of an existing club, society or project.
artistic talents of our students.
3 The Cheese Society meets for lunch weekly. * A one-off fitness orientation fee applies (£40 in 2016–17) before
you can use our high-spec gym equipment. Once completed,
8 you can use the gym at any of our campuses for free.

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student life

COLLEGE-WIDE SUPPORT
The academic and pastoral support provided
by your department is complemented by a

Supporting our students College-wide support network.

Personal support
There are a number of people you can approach
for confidential support and practical guidance,
We are focused on creating DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT including College Tutors, available to all students Check out our Success Guide
Every department has a comprehensive system regardless of their subject, and independent advisors for study advice and resources:
an environment where our of academic and pastoral care, including: in Imperial College Union’s Advice Centre. www.imperial.ac.uk/
postgraduate students can success-guide
ff your course director (taught students) or Counselling and mental health advice
reach their full potential.
academic supervisor (research students), The Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice
who will be your primary point of guidance Service offers short-term individual counselling to all
So when it comes to and support throughout your time here; registered students, as well as Life Skills workshops. INTERNATIONAL
ff a dedicated Postgraduate Tutor and The service is free and confidential. Counsellors are STUDENTS
your health and well-being, Director of Postgraduate Studies, who are available at our South Kensington and Hammersmith
we invest in support at responsible for the overall smooth running Campuses, and students can be referred to the Student Dedicated support
of your department’s postgraduate teaching Mental Health Advisor for advice and further support. Our International Student
every level to take you and research; Support team provides support
from strength to strength. ff a personal tutor (for Master’s students on Healthcare for all our international
larger courses) and members of your research We have an NHS Health Centre and Dental Surgery students, including a year-round
group (for research students); and at our South Kensington Campus providing a range programme of events and UK
ff a dedicated Departmental Disability Officer of services to registered patients; students living trips. You will also benefit from
for disabled students. outside the registration area are advised to a supportive social network of
register with a local GP. around 40 international and
You have the power to make real changes to your cultural student societies within
academic experience by providing feedback via Multi-faith Centre Imperial College Union.
the representative for your course or department, Our multi-faith Chaplaincy in South Kensington has
Find out more: elected each year from amongst the student body. Chaplains from many different religions, as well as Visa and immigration advice
www.imperial.ac.uk/student-space prayer rooms and information on places of worship, Our trained advisors can
to support your spiritual and religious life. provide you with expert advice
on a wide range of visa and
Disability Advisory Service immigration issues, including
Disabled students and those with a specific extending your visa to continue
STUDENT HUB learning difficulty or enduring health or mental your studies in the UK and
health condition can access free, confidential advice working in the UK after you
The Student Hub brings together all of and support from our Disability Advisory Service. graduate (see page 124).
our key support services in one place on We encourage you to contact us in advance to
our South Kensington Campus, including: discuss your needs: [email protected] English language support
accommodation, admissions, exam Our Centre for Academic English
arrangements, exchange programmes, Students with children at South Kensington provides
student financial support and tuition fees, The Early Years Education Centre at the South free language support while
student records, visas, and well-being. Kensington Campus provides 140 places for you’re studying, to improve your
children aged six months to five years. Part-time English in both an academic
places are available and you may be able to access and social context (see page
financial help towards the costs. Please note, 125). Classes are also held at
a waiting list applies. our Hammersmith Campus.

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 A TALE OF
TWO CITIES
London may be one of western Europe’s biggest
cities, but as one of the people lucky enough
to live here, you will soon feel like you are in
on a secret: that the city is more like a series
of villages. Each ‘village’ has its own character
and vibe and once you know your way round,
you will find it easy to escape the crowds
and enjoy being part of village life.

Chelsea Embankment,
just a short bus ride from
our South Kensington Campus
life in london

Living in London
Home to over 300 languages and TRAVEL
London’s extensive transport
people of all different faiths, cultures network makes it easy to get
and backgrounds, London is a place around. Options include the
Tube, Docklands Light Railway,
for everyone. And with a huge range of
Overground, trams, buses, ferries
student discounts and many of the city’s and even a cable car. And with
top attractions free to enjoy, life on many buses running 24 hours
a day and a 24-hour weekend
a student budget doesn’t have to mean Tube service launching in 2016,
sacrificing your social life. a taxi home is usually a luxury
rather than a necessity. Full-time STUDENT DISCOUNTS
students can get 30 per cent off Your student card is a passport to
adult rate Travelcards and Bus all kinds of discounts, from cinema
and Tram Passes with an 18+ tickets to clothes, restaurants to
Student Oyster photocard. See: mobile phone deals. Many of the
www.tfl.gov.uk/photocard catering outlets on campus offer
discounts for Imperial students,
Cycling is a popular way to stay fit as well as seasonal special offers.
and save money. We have secure
cycle storage on campus and you It pays when planning your
London is brimming with British culture,
can buy gold-standard locks at a weekly shopping or entertainment from its four UNESCO World Heritage sites
heavily discounted price from our to check out discount sites such (the Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich,
Security Service. London is also as www.studentbeans.com to Westminster Palace and the Royal Botanic
Gardens at Kew) spanning hundreds of years
home to an extensive pay-as-you- find the most cost-effective ways of British history, to its many royal attractions,
go bike hire scheme. You can use of enjoying life in the capital. including Kensington Palace, within walking
the Imperial Mobile app to find For more information on funding distance of our South Kensington Campus.

the nearest available bikes. your studies, see pages 126–129.

STUDYING ...being at the heart of a

global business community,
...you are ideally placed to
attend interviews, undertake
...opportunities to attend
public events run by
...the chance to draw inspiration
from world class institutions
AT IMPERIAL with lots of opportunities to engage internships and start building professional societies which such as the Natural History
MEANS... with employers – the reputation
of our graduates came in the top
a network of useful business
contacts at events and company
have their headquarters in
London, including the British
Museum, the Science Museum
and Kew Gardens, and be
ten in a worldwide employer survey. presentations that could be Medical Association and immersed in a dynamic culture
QS World University Rankings 2015–16 invaluable to your career. the Royal Society. of enterprise and innovation.

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life in london

THEATRE EATING AND DRINKING STUDENT SAFETY

With over 40 theatres in the West End London’s reputation as a trendsetter For a city of its size and population
alone, plus a huge choice of fringe is most evident in its ever-expanding (more than eight million people),
venues, London is world famous for food scene. Your wallet will no doubt the level of crime in London is
its theatre. Musicals are a mainstay welcome the abundance of student relatively low, and much of the crime
of the city’s theatreland, but its discounts in the well-known chain is opportunistic so taking sensible
dramas and comedies also draw restaurants, but in a city where street food precautions will help you stay safe.
much critical acclaim. from around the world thrives, enjoying
new food experiences doesn’t necessarily
Back on campus, Imperial College mean blowing your budget.
Dramatic Society (DramSoc) performs
at least two major productions each
year, while our Musical Theatre Society
sings and dances its way through
And it’s not just street vendors that
will tempt you: the city’s huge choice
of pop-up restaurants and the explosion
No. 1
London is the UK’s best student
an annual musical. Auditions are of the supper club scene means it’s easy city and fifth best in the world,
open to all and if you prefer to to be adventurous. But don’t worry if you’d according to the QS Best Student
stay out of the limelight, there are prefer to stick with familiar favourites as Cities ranking 2016
opportunities for you to have a go you can find cuisine from just about every
at set design, lighting and sound, country across the city, as well as many
costume, props and make-up. international supermarkets.
We have our own Security Service
CINEMA within the College which is dedicated
If London feels familiar, it’s probably to making our campuses safe places
because you’ve spent years exploring to live and work: we have campus-
its streets on the big screen. The city’s wide CCTV, monitored live by
iconic scenery makes it a top filming our 24-hour control room staff;
location, from Portobello Road market access control in all buildings and
in Notting Hill to the extended street residences; an emergency response
sequences in James Bond’s Skyfall. team on standby at all times; and a
dedicated Crime Investigation and
With close to 800, London is home Imperial students Prevention Officer available for advice
don’t have to go far
to over a fifth of all of the UK’s to find the freshest
and support. We also work closely
cinema screens so you’ll be spoilt market fare as a with police liaison officers to deliver
for choice. The city also regularly farmers’ market safety briefings throughout the year
currently visits our
attracts Hollywood’s biggest MUSIC South Kensington
and personal safety campaigns
stars for premieres in Pop-up venues, star-studded festivals, free gigs, Campus every week. with Imperial College Union.
Leicester Square. classical concerts, arena tours – it’s hard to sum
up a musical scene which has nurtured such
You can make your homegrown talents as Adele, Coldplay, David
own contribution to film Bowie, Queen (who were formed at Imperial)
at Imperial by getting and the Rolling Stones, while welcoming acts
involved in the Union’s from all over the world. The huge choice of venues
student-run cinema, is as diverse as the acts they host, from iconic
with roles ranging from venues like the Royal Albert Hall, the Roundhouse
projection to advertising. in Camden and the O2 Academy in Brixton to the
hundreds of lesser-known pubs and clubs hosting
soon-to-be-famous bands. Musicians at Imperial
will find plenty of support for their talents in
our Blyth Music Centre.

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life in london

Postgraduate Visit gradpadlondon.com

Please note that all prices relate
to academic year 2016–17. Please
HOW TO APPLY

accommodation
check the website for prices relating
for more details, photos to 2017 entry when these are updated GRADPAD
and floorplans in spring 2017. To book a room/studio, visit the GradPad website:

ff Pick your desired GradPad location

ff Pay a £100 booking fee (non-refundable)
ff Pay a £400 deposit (refundable at the end of your
tenancy. Cancellation policies apply.)

If you want to arrange a guided tour of a show

flat at your chosen site before you book, email
[email protected] or call +44 (0)20 3489 5853.
For answers to common queries about GradPad
accommodation see: www.gradpadlondon.com/faq

SILWOOD PARK
GRADPAD GRADPAD GRADPAD SILWOOD PARK, Students who have accepted an academic offer
GRIFFON STUDIOS ORIENT HOUSE WOOD LANE STUDIOS ASCOT for a course at Silwood Park will be invited to apply
online for College accommodation at this site
(applications open from May onwards in your year
GradPad’s accommodation has been purposely built for postgraduate students studying across London. Students studying at Silwood of entry). You will be able to choose room type
All three GradPad locations offer easy access to public transport, making it convenient for you to travel Park can choose from single and and price band combinations.
to and from the College and make the most of studying in one of the world’s most exciting cities. couples accommodation (102
bed spaces in total) in one of the ACCESSIBLE ACCOMMODATION
566 self-contained studio 184 rooms ranging from en suite 606 self-contained studio College’s five halls of residence. GradPad’s Griffon Studios and Wood Lane Studios have
apartments with kitchenette bedrooms with shared kitchen apartments, all with a double The campus’s parkland makes it large rooms suitable for disabled students – book before
and private shower room. and lounge facilities to self- bed, study area, kitchenette the perfect setting for ecological 1 August in your year of entry to be eligible.
Located directly across the contained studio apartments. and en suite shower room. field experiments, while still
road from Clapham Junction Located in Fulham, close Part of our White City Campus delivering a good social life, Accessible accommodation is also available
railway station for access to Imperial Wharf Overground and close to Hammersmith supported by Silwood Park within Mary Flowers Hall at Silwood Park. If you are
to Imperial’s west London station and within easy medical campus for easy Campus Union. disabled or have requirements that will affect your
campuses and Silwood Park travelling distance of Imperial’s access to the hospital. choice, please contact our Disability Advisory Service:
(via Sunningdale station). west London campuses. [email protected] or +44 (0)20 7594 9755.

PRICE PRICE OTHER OPTIONS

If these housing options are not for you, we can help
From £229 per week, From £210 per week, From £229 per week, From £88 per week, you find privately rented accommodation elsewhere
inclusive of utilities inclusive of utilities inclusive of utilities inclusive of utilities (see pages 46–47 for more details).

FACILITIES AT ALL GRADPAD SITES FACILITIES AT THIS SITE ANY QUESTIONS?

Contact our Student Hub team (see page 47).
ff Broadband ff En suite rooms ff Shared lounge ff Broadband

ff 24-hour security ff Free on-site gym ff Female-only corridor ff Shared kitchen and bathroom
ff CCTV monitoring (excluding Orient House) ff Couples rooms available ff On-site laundry
Find out more:
ff Secure bike storage ff Garden area ff On-site laundry ff Free access to sports facilities
www.imperial.ac.uk/accommodation
(excluding Orient House) (excluding Orient House) ff Quiet study room (Wood Lane only) ff Car parking (with permit)

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life in london

PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION

WHERE DO I START Some of the popular areas for Imperial HELP WITH YOUR SEARCH
MY SEARCH? students within easy travelling To help you navigate London’s
Many postgraduate students find distance of our South Kensington huge choice of properties, we run
accommodation in shared houses, Campus are shown on the map below. an online property search website
flats or studio flats. London has exclusively for Imperial students.
a huge range of privately rented The speed at which the private Imperial Home Solutions is a great
housing, but don’t panic if you don’t rental market moves in London tool for finding rented properties
know where to start as Imperial’s means you do have to act fast if you offered by private landlords or other
Student Hub team can provide find somewhere you like. However, students. You can search by type
plenty of advice and support. other properties will always become and size of property, price, area
available so don’t feel pressured and travel time, and create your
Accommodation costs will account to accept a property that will own property shortlist.
for a large part of your living stretch your budget too far.
expenses so it’s important to be Imperial Home Solutions is also
realistic about what you can afford. Also, don’t forget about the useful for connecting with potential
Also be aware of journey times to additional bills that you may face flatmates via the messageboard, as
and from the College, and make including electricity, gas, TV licence well as accessing useful information
sure that you balance price with and internet charges. For more to help with your search, including
practicality. The London Rents Map information on funding your studies, a checklist of what to look for when
provides a useful overview of rent including the new postgraduate viewing properties and advice on www.imperialhomesolutions.co.uk
rates: www.london.gov.uk/rents Master’s loans, see pages 126–129. contracts and deposits.

Popular areas to live

WHITE CITY
SOUTH Find out more: VISIT THE STUDENT HUB For further advice,
SHEPHERD’S KENSINGTON
BUSH www.imperial.ac.uk/ We strongly recommend being talk to our friendly team:
CAMPUS accommodation/ in London to conduct your search www.imperial.ac.uk/
privatehousing for privately rented property as studenthub
HAMMERSMITH EARL’S
COURT you will need to go on viewings
WEST and explore the surrounding
KENSINGTON
area before you can make The Hub’s range of accommodation
an informed decision. services includes:
RIVER THAMES
Being in London also means ff Private Housing Guide, with hints
you can benefit from the range and tips on house hunting
BATTERSEA
FULHAM of practical help and advice that ff Lists of estate agents’ properties
Imperial’s Student Hub team can ff Detailed advice on tenancy
provide from their base on our agreements
South Kensington Campus. ff Area guide and postcode maps

ff Details of estate agents, hostels

CLAPHAM The Hub is open year-round and hotels

PUTNEY JUNCTION during office hours on weekdays, ff Annual housing events to assist
including lunchtimes. with your search

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 YOUR STUDY
OPTIONS
Imperial offers many different options
for postgraduate study. Which route is
right for you will depend on a number
of factors, including the level of degree
you currently hold, which subject you are
interested in and your career goals.

This section outlines some of the typical study routes

you can follow, with examples of the careers that
former students have gone into. As an Imperial degree
is highly valued by all kinds of employers across the
world, these are provided as a guide only.

Whichever qualification you choose you will be

supported by the Graduate School’s professional
development programme to help you develop
the skills needed in both your academic studies
and
Chelsea future career (see page 14).
Embankment,
just a 30-minute walk from
the South Kensington Campus
your study options

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

(MPH)

Master’s qualifications What    Combines taught

material with a compulsory
dissertation and placement
as a public health professional.
Includes a specialist stream in
Most of our Master’s courses are SOME OF OUR GRADUATES... global health for students who
available on a full-time basis and want to understand the health,
normally last
12 months with little economic, political, social and
break. There are also some two- biomedical challenges and
and three-year part-time courses innovations associated with MASTER OF EDUCATION
(see pages 132–136). poor health worldwide. (MEd)

All courses include a taught Career path    Public health What    Founded in research
programme of lectures, seminars practice and related fields. but also includes taught material
and labs (if appropriate to your and a compulsory dissertation.
subject). You will also have the Sondus Hassounah Alok Gupta Alumni include: At Imperial, the MEd is offered
chance to master new techniques MPH 2012 MSc Mathematics ff Medical
educator in Surgical Education.
A World Health Organisation and Finance 2006
and skills by completing a researcher in the WHO Uses his data science skills ff Public
health intelligence analyst
significant piece of research. Collaborating Centre for Public to manage the fraud and ff Management consultant Career path    Progression in an
Health Education and Training trust team at Airbnb established career in the field.

Alumni include:
ff Surgical registrar
ff Consultant anaesthetist
MASTER OF RESEARCH (MRes) MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc) MASTER OF BUSINESS ff Doctor

ADMINISTRATION (MBA) ff Medical researcher

What    A research-orientated What    Provides in-depth training in a specialist
route offering greater independence subject as well as an opportunity to hone your What    For people in a demanding
of learning and increased specialisation expertise and develop your research and/or technical job who want to accelerate or change
for those intending to undertake skills. It combines taught material with an element of their careers. Available within Imperial POSTGRADUATE
extensive research. It includes a independent research, normally assessed in the form College Business School as a full-time, CERTIFICATES (PG Cert)
substantial research project accounting of a substantial dissertation or report. online and weekend-only programme. AND DIPLOMAS (PG Dip)
for at least 50 per cent of the programme,
and provides a good foundation for Career path    Very flexible, providing the foundation Career path    Requires three or What    Full- or part-time
doctoral study or a research career. for specialisation or diversification into a different more years’ prior work experience. The courses which can be taken on
sector/industry. Also often the route onto a graduate Imperial MBA is ideally suited to those their own or, in some cases, can
Career path    Further research either programme or into a more specialised role. with a strong specialised or technical be used to build towards an MSc.
as a research assistant or PhD student. background, now seeking to progress A PG Certificate has a credit value
Many of our courses are science-based Alumni include: into strategic and leadership roles. of at least 30 ECTS and typically
and therefore lead to scientific positions. ff Formula 1 aerodynamicist involves nine months’ part-time
ff Senior research associate Alumni include: study. A PG Diploma is similar but
Alumni include: ff Digital marketing specialist ff Global sourcing manager typically lasts two years part-time
ff R&D engineer ff Genetic technologist ff Creativeconsultant and therefore has a credit value
ff Marine conservationist ff Nuclear engineer ff Investment director of at least 60 ECTS. See our course
ff Biomedical scientist ff Environmental consultant ff Risk analyst list on pages 132–136 to find out
ff Research technician ff TV researcher ff Currency trader where these are available.

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your study options

MASTER’S STUDY: TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Your course director, personal tutor
WHAT TO EXPECT (for larger courses) and lecturers are
the first point of contact for help and
STUDY INTENSITY support in your studies. They can,
The pace of Master’s study is usually for example, set up additional study
significantly faster than undergraduate study, opportunities such as extra reading,
requiring a commitment to a sustained period teaching or online study. We also
of work right from the start. encourage you to take advantage
of training opportunities like the
Most postgraduate students feel under time Graduate School’s MasterClass
pressure at some point. This is normal and is programme. These courses are
a reflection of the intensity and amount of work specifically designed to develop the
undertaken. The Graduate Students’ Union personal and professional skills of
and the Graduate School organise lots of events Master’s level students (see page 14).
throughout the year to help you maintain The Library also offers one-to-one and
a good work–life balance. group training sessions (see page 30).
1
In addition to the taught element, you will Every department has a staff–
2
be expected to undertake more directed student committee, where elected
background reading and to arrive at solutions representatives from the student
for yourself. The success of your experience will RESEARCH PROJECT body have input into the teaching that
rely on your ability to set your own study targets We place great emphasis on the integration takes place within the department.
and motivate yourself. But greater independence of our Master’s level courses with our world We also have a College-wide support
doesn’t mean you’ll be on your own – we also class research portfolio. Your degree will network to look after your general
have a comprehensive network of academic normally include a significant piece of research well-being (see pages 36–37).
and pastoral support in place to help you that will be submitted as a report or dissertation.
get the most out of your experience You may also undergo an oral examination All new students are invited to
(see pages 36–37). on your work. MRes students may undertake attend Welcome Week at the start
3
more than one project, with this component of their first term. This includes
TEACHING STYLE accounting for more than 50 per cent of the a programme of activities, talks
Master’s level study involves learning new final degree award. and events for postgraduates to
technical skills and requires you to think about introduce you to College life,
concepts and methods more deeply and critically. The quality of your own understanding, thinking current students and staff.
You will still attend lectures, seminars and labs and initiative are very important in the research
(if appropriate to your subject). However, you will project. You will pose questions and seek answers DOING PAID WORK
be expected to spend much of your time working by using and applying techniques and research WHILE STUDYING
independently or in groups, and group work skills, analysing data and reviewing literature. Our degrees are very demanding
may form part of your assessment. so we recommend that full-time
On most courses there is a period of several students do not work during term
Your lecturers will teach on the course; months with little scheduled teaching when time. If this is unavoidable, we
give you reading lists; make support materials 1 MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering students the bulk of the research project is carried out, advise you to work no more than
have developed a device to demonstrate how
available; set practicals, formal and less formal people living with quadriplegia could compete
requiring you to plan your time effectively. 10–15 hours per week, which should
assessments; offer research projects (although with able-bodied people in clay pigeon shooting. be principally at weekends.
for some courses you may be expected to develop 2 Anna-Margarita Papadakes became a brand Your project will normally be supervised by
consultant and strategy trainer at Google after
your own ideas); and give you feedback on your graduating with an MSc in Management in 2012.
an academic member of staff. However, they may For information on funding
progress in various ways. You need to take these 3 MSc Science Media Production students at the delegate some of the day-to-day supervision to your studies, including the new
opportunities and shape them to your own student radio station, IC Radio. a member of their team, such as a PhD student, Postgraduate Loans for Master’s
needs and interests. who can give you more practical advice. study, see pages 126–129.

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your study options

Research qualifications
The most common type of research PhD Split PhD scheme EngD
programme is the PhD. The majority Under the Split PhD scheme you may be
of our academic departments offer PhD What    This is the most permitted to carry out some of your research What    A four-year
opportunities. We also offer a new way common kind of research abroad, either in the field or at an overseas research degree of similar
of training PhD students – through our programme. Normally it takes institution. Arrangements are normally confined to standing to a PhD. Most of your
Research Council-funded PhD training three years full-time to complete, institutions with which the College has established time (50–75 per cent depending
centres (see pages 62–63). the majority of which is spent links and in cases where the research problem on the project) is usually spent
carrying out original research. requires local field work, for example, the study on an industrial placement,
Medically qualified professionals who are of a particular aspect of geology or biology. If undertaking research on behalf
looking to make a unique contribution to the The majority of Imperial’s your proposal for a Split PhD is approved, you will of your host company. You also
knowledge in their clinical speciality may be PhD students attend the be required to be in physical attendance at the spend around nine months
interested in our MD(Res) qualifications. College on a full-time basis. College for a minimum of 12 months out of the taking advanced technical
However, some choose to normal 36 months duration of a PhD programme. and managerial courses.
attend part-time, involving
SOME OF OUR GRADUATES... one to three days of study Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme
per week. The study period is If you work in a public research institution, industrial
intensive and involves a series research laboratory or at another university then MD(Res)
of milestones of progression, you may be able to register for a PhD at Imperial but
which you must meet along carry out the research where you work, under our What    Aimed at clinicians.
the way (see page 57). Partner Research Institution (PRI) scheme. Often shorter and more focused
on clinical research than a PhD.
Career path    Extremely You should expect to spend at least two months per
diverse, both within and year at the College and the qualification is awarded
outside academia. Often by Imperial only. One of our major PRI schemes is
Dr Lesley Drake Dr Veronica Bray
followed by further research with Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology
PhD Epidemiology 1993 PhD Planetary Science 2009
Executive Director, Partnership Science team member of NASA’s as a postdoctoral researcher and Research (A*STAR), which involves two years
for Child Development; Deputy New Horizons and Cassini within a university. of study in Singapore and two years in London.
Director, London Centre for missions; Targeting Specialist
Neglected Tropical Diseases for NASA’s HiRISE Camera

1 2
1 The experimental rooftop garden
at Eastside hall of residence was
created in April 2014. The team
is carrying out research to test
the effectiveness of green roofs
in terms of reducing temperature
and managing rain water runoff.
2 So much data is generated by
experiments at the Large Hadron
Collider in Geneva that CERN has
Dr Gareth Davies Dr Ning Chen chosen to spread the workload to
PhD Physics 1994 PhD Chemical Engineering 2012 computing centres and researchers
CEO of Kwiziq.com, a software Founded Promegene, which offers around the world, including at Imperial.
programme that uses artificial gene sequencing technology
intelligence to teach languages services to hospitals

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your study options

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES: OUR RESEARCH APPROACH

We place a lot of importance on
YOUR THESIS
The main activity of any research
WHAT TO EXPECT working across subject boundaries programme is to carry out an
and the need to establish peer original research project under
Choosing a research programme means groups across departments. To help the direction of one or more
embarking on one of the most intensive study with this, we organise a range of supervisors, to be written up
experiences of your academic career so far. development activities that bring as a thesis. Your supervisor will
Working largely independently, under the together students from across read your thesis thoroughly and
supervision of our experts, you’ll be focused on the College. make constructive comments
making new discoveries and contributing on both style and intellectual
new knowledge in your chosen field. As a global university with many content before you submit it.
international partners, we can offer
you the chance to develop global Your thesis will be examined
research skills via our international by a minimum of two examiners:
doctoral summer schools, which give one from within the College
you the chance to collaborate with and one from academia, industry
peers from our partner institutions. PhD student Michael Merlin investigating a power inverter or another profession. You will
in the Maurice Hancock Smart Energy Laboratory. defend your work in a viva
All of our research programmes (oral examination).
are supported by an integrated
programme of professional The Graduate School provides
development, to ensure you develop PLANNING YOUR TIME training in both thesis writing
as a well-rounded researcher If you’re studying full-time, you should aim to and preparing for the viva.
and gain the skills and experience complete your PhD in 36 months and submit your
you need to successfully complete thesis for examination no later than 48 months TEACHING
your degree and move forward from the date of initial registration. OPPORTUNITIES
in your career. We work hard Many PhD students are
to ensure you have access to Early stage (0–9 months) involved with the teaching,
support throughout your time here, At nine months you will undertake an assessment supervision and assessment
both at departmental level and involving the submission of a written report and an of both undergraduate and
College-wide (see pages 14–17). oral examination on that report. The Graduate School Master’s students.
provides training in key skills such as presenting,
statistics, writing and personal effectiveness that Working as a Graduate Teaching
will help you prepare. Assistant (GTA) enables you to
These state-of-the-art facilities broaden your knowledge base
house some of the animals Mid-stage (9–18 months) and gain communication and
that the College works with to
improve our understanding of
You will continue with your programme of research task management experience.
the basic biology of infection, and undertake further professional skills training. To support our GTAs, the Graduate
injury and chronic disease. School and the College’s
Imperial believes that, in cases
where no other alternatives exist,
Late stage (18–24 months) Educational Development Unit
the use of animals in research You will undertake a late-stage assessment, have developed a graduate
is an essential step for finding conducted by your department, to see whether teaching assistant training
new treatments and cures,
and vital for improving human
you have a realistic research plan in place for programme (STAR). STAR provides
and animal health and welfare. successfully completing the programme. PhD students with the chance to
Staff are trained to treat animals obtain Associate Fellowship of
in the College’s care with
the fullest respect and to
Throughout the programme you will take a full part the Higher Education Academy –
show due consideration in academic life, attending seminars and presenting a qualification increasingly
at every level. your research. You may also have the chance to sought by employers across
attend national and international conferences. the education sector.

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centres and institutes

DATA SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Data science deals with collecting,
preparing, managing, analysing,

Global Challenge Institutes interpreting and visualising large

and complex datasets – the type
of data that is increasingly generated
in modern scientific research.

One of our greatest strengths Our six Global Challenge Institutes are fantastic The Data Science Institute provides
examples of this commitment to interdisciplinary a focal point for Imperial’s capabilities
is our ability to bring working, which is aimed at addressing some in multidisciplinary data-driven
together multidisciplinary of society’s biggest challenges. Alongside our research by College scientists and
traditional academic departments, the institutes partners. The Institute Hub provides
research teams.
interface with a wide range of external customers a physical space on Imperial’s
and stakeholders and lead the College’s input to South Kensington Campus for
policy setting across government and business. next generation data visualisation
facilities, including the KPMG Global
If you have an idea for a PhD that falls within the Data Observatory, which will provide
remit of one of our Global Challenge Institutes* an immersive digital canvas for
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ please contact them directly to discuss before decision-making – the largest
global-challenge-institutes making a formal application to the College. of its kind in Europe.

ENERGY FUTURES LAB GRANTHAM INSTITUTE – INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY

Energy Futures Lab is a cross-departmental CLIMATE CHANGE AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
institute. It acts as the focus for energy research THE ENVIRONMENT The Institute for Security Science and
across five themes: clean fossil fuels; energy The Grantham Institute harnesses Technology addresses multi-faceted
infrastructure; low carbon transport; policy the College’s tremendous research challenges in security and resilience,
and innovation; and sustainable power. strengths to address climate change in the physical environment, in
and environmental issues, advancing cyber space and at their interface.
The Institute’s team of experts from science, our understanding of climate The Institute provides an established
engineering, policy and economics work processes, environmental impacts and trusted environment for
together to produce an integrated view of and mitigation technologies government and industry to expose
future energy supply, demand and distribution. and policies. security requirements to the academic
They draw on Imperial’s wealth of knowledge sector and develop solutions for
in technologies such as fossil fuel engineering, The Institute provides postgraduate protecting people and infrastructure.
renewable energy resources, fuel cells and carbon training opportunities through the
capture and storage. This is underpinned by Science and Solutions for a Changing The Institute leads Imperial’s
the College’s proven track record in innovation Planet Doctoral Training Partnership Academic Centre of Excellence in
and entrepreneurship. (SSCP–DTP) and also at Master’s Cyber Security Research, one of 13
level, equipping graduates with nationally recognised centres, as well
* Energy Futures Lab does not offer PhD programmes but does the broad range of interdisciplinary as directing the government-funded
deliver the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures, based in the skills needed to tackle the Research Institute in Trustworthy
Department of Mechanical Engineering – see pages 84–85.
challenges of environmental change. Industrial Control Systems.
For information about our MSc in
Climate Change, Management and
Finance, see page 113.

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 INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR
HEALTH INNOVATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
The Institute of Global Health The Institute for Molecular Science
Innovation (IGHI) supports the and Engineering (IMSE) draws on the
development and widespread strengths of the College’s Faculties,
distribution of healthcare innovation from molecules to systems, to
with the aim of reducing inequalities address some of the world’s most
in global healthcare for generations pressing challenges. It tackles
to come. problems where molecular innovation
plays an important role, such as
Over 160 clinicians, engineers, carbon utilisation and the molecular
scientists, psychologists, policy engineering of antimicrobial surfaces.
analysts, data specialists, healthcare
managers, economists, industrial The Institute provides a stimulating
designers and entrepreneurs programme of seminars and events
work together on global health for researchers from a diverse range
policy development, technological of specialisms to communicate and Apply for the 2017 PhD programme:
innovation, medical robotics, collaborate, and connects them with www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/
healthcare design and cutting edge a wide spectrum of stakeholders to jobs-and-study/phd-students/
research into nutrition and the enhance discovery and innovation. student-recruitment
gut microbiome. We also offer an interdisciplinary
MRes in Molecular Science and
Engineering (see page 71).
THE FRANCIS CRICK MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
INSTITUTE Imperial-Crick PhD students will
www.imperial.ac.uk/ be co-supervised by world class
study/pg/global- Imperial is a university partner of The Francis scientists across disciplines at both
challenge-institutes Crick Institute, an entirely new interdisciplinary the Crick and the College, as well
institute with a distinctive vision of how medical as receiving training from the Crick
research should be conducted. and Imperial’s Graduate School.

The Crick’s work aims to understand why STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES

disease develops and find new ways to treat, Students will have access to
diagnose and prevent illnesses such as cancer, cutting-edge science technology
heart disease, infections and neurodegenerative platforms and world class facilities,
diseases. Researchers at the institute are world both within the Crick’s labs and
leading scientists and collaborate with the very at Imperial.
best at London’s top scientific universities.
AN IMPERIAL DEGREE
2 The Crick is committed to engaging All Imperial-Crick students are
and inspiring the public, and Imperial-Crick registered at the College and receive
1 The Hamlyn Centre, part of the IGHI, is a champion for
PhD students will benefit from outreach their PhD from Imperial.
technological innovation and clinical adoption of robotic, communications training and opportunities.
minimally invasive surgery. The institute is looking for highly motivated FULL FUNDING
2 Professor Alan Armstrong from the Department of Chemistry is
an affiliate of IMSE. The core expertise of the Armstrong group
and exceptionally talented individuals to The institute’s PhD programme
is synthetic organic chemistry, and his team collaborate with enrol on its unique, four-year collaborative provides tuition fees, an annual
engineers to develop more sustainable manufacturing processes. PhD programme and embark on their stipend of £22,000 and consumables
1 career in biomedical research. funding for all students.

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centres and institutes

IMPERIAL-LED
CENTRES

PhD training centres EPSRC CENTRES FOR

DOCTORAL TRAINING
Advanced Characterisation
of Materials
We want to train our One way we do this is through our government- www.cdt-acm.org
funded PhD training centres. Imperial is the lead Controlled Quantum Dynamics
postgraduates to tackle institution in 12 of the UK’s 113 Engineering and www.imperial.ac.uk/
society’s big challenges in Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-funded controlledquantumdynamics

Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) – more than any Fluid Dynamics across Scales
a way that draws on the talent www.imperial.ac.uk/fluids-cdt
other UK university. We’re also home to a number
and imagination housed of Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) funded by High Performance Embedded
and Distributed Systems
across the College. other government research councils, such as the
https://wp.doc.ic.ac.uk/hipeds
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Chemical Biology
www.icb-cdt.co.uk
Both types of training centre offer a new way
of achieving your PhD, with CDT research tending Mathematics of Planet Earth
www.imperial.ac.uk/ www.mpecdt.org
to be more focused, whereas research within a
study/pg/courses/
DTP can span a wide variety of areas. Features Neurotechnology for Life and Health
phd-training-centres
of our PhD training centres include: www.imperial.ac.uk/neurotechnology/cdt

Nuclear Energy
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING www.imperial.ac.uk/nuclear-cdt
Students are recruited from across a broad Plastic Electronic Materials
spectrum of disciplines to join researchers from www.imperial.ac.uk/plasticelectronics/pecdt
departments across the College.
Sustainable Civil Engineering
www.imperial.ac.uk/sustainablecivilengineering
PEER SUPPORT
Theory and Simulation of Materials
Each cohort begins their training at the same www.imperial.ac.uk/
time, enabling them to form close bonds through theoryandsimulationofmaterials
the years and draw support and inspiration Quantitative
from each other. Non-Destructive Evaluation
Offers PhD and EngD opportunities
www.rcnde.ac.uk/home-cdt
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional skills training is an integral part
of the experience. OUR DOCTORAL TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE:
FULLY-FUNDED Science and Solutions for a Changing
Fully-funded studentships are available for Home Planet DTP (funded by NERC)
students, and EU students who have been resident www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/
education/science-and-solutions-
in the UK for the previous three years. Some training for-a-changing-planet-dtp
centres also consider international candidates who
have their own funding for non-funded projects. Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council DTP
www.imperial.ac.uk/
See our department pages (64–117) to explore bbsrc-doctoral-training-partnership
whether there are CDT/DTP opportunities in the Medical Research Council DTP
area of study that you’re interested in. www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-dtp-studentships

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 CONTENTS

Aeronautics 66
Bioengineering 68
Chemical Engineering 70
Civil and Environmental
  Engineering 72
Computing 74
Dyson School of Design Engineering 76
Earth Science and Engineering 78
Electrical and Electronic
  Engineering 80
Materials 82
Mechanical Engineering 84

KEY FACTS

Dean
Professor Jeff Magee

Research income
£107 million

Number of staff

FACULTY OF
1,788

Number of students

ENGINEERING
6,796

SOME OF OUR PEOPLE...

Emeritus Professor John Burland,

who helped stabilise the Leaning
Imperial’s Faculty of Engineering is Tower of Pisa, was elected to
the US National Academy of
unique in the UK in supporting world Engineering in 2016 – one of the
highest professional distinctions
class teaching and research across the accorded to an engineer.

full range of engineering disciplines –

all located on a single campus in Chemical Engineering PhD student
Florence Gschwend won £10,000 of
South Kensington. It is a real research funding in the 2016 Althea-Imperial
Programme for her process for
powerhouse, attracting a concentration converting metal-contaminated
waste wood into useful materials.
of talent from across the globe that
creates a stimulating and vibrant Dr Queenie Hoi Shan Chan (PhD
culture of discovery. Astrobiology 2012, Department
of Earth Science and Engineering)
is a postdoctoral research scientist
at NASA Johnson Space Center,
studying organic materials in
extraterrestrial objects.
faculty of engineering

department of

Aeronautics
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
Professional quality experimental facilities, close REQUIREMENTS
contact with industry and talented, enthusiastic
Use the course table opposite to
staff all contribute to the outstanding reputation see which applies to you.
of Imperial’s Department of Aeronautics.
MASTER’S COURSES
The Department is organised into two 1 Minimum 2:1, preferably
sections – Aerodynamics and Aerostructures – first class (1st) Honours degree,
in an aerospace- or mechanical
with research expertise spanning three key engineering-related degree
fields: field mechanics; aerospace materials with some experience of fluid
and structural dynamics
and structures; and computational methods
2 2:1, preferably in engineering,
and mathematical modelling. Our research
physics, mathematics or
facilities support computational and experimental computer science
projects in fluid mechanics, structural analysis, 3 2:1 in engineering (aeronautical
composites, optimisation and control and aircraft or mechanical), materials
science, physics or chemistry
design. Our experimental research is supported
4 A first class (1st) Honours degree
by well appointed laboratories and wind tunnels, in an engineering, physical Mechanical testing of a carbon-fibre
with some of the equipment being unique sciences, applied mathematics composite aircraft fuselage panel.
in the UK. or a related subject

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
5 Applicants need to hold or be ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
studying for a Master’s degree MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
and have achieved a minimum
in the UK based on proportion

2nd
2:1 in a Bachelor’s degree in MSc Advanced Aeronautical Engineering 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
an appropriate subject. £6,000 PT
of world leading research Please gain support from a
MSc Advanced Computational Methods 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2
Overseas: £29,000 FT,
South Kensington
for Aeronautics, Flow Management
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 supervisor before applying £14,500 PT
and Fluid-Structure Interaction
6 See the Fluid Dynamics across MSc Composites: the Science, Technology 1Y FT / 2Y PT 3 South Kensington
Scales CDT website for details: and Engineering Application of
www.imperial.ac.uk/ Advanced Composites
fluids-cdt/admissions
FIND OUT MORE MRes Fluid Dynamics across Scales 1Y FT 4 South Kensington

Master’s courses
[email protected] RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

PhD Aeronautics research 2–4Y FT / 5 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington

English language requirement
Research programmes You must achieve the standard
4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT

Professor Ferri Aliabadi College requirement (see page 125). MRes + Fluid Dynamics across Scales 1Y + 3Y FT 6 See CDT website South Kensington
PhD (delivered by our CDT of the same for fees and funding:
via: [email protected] International qualifications name, see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
We welcome applications from fluids-cdt
overseas students and accept a wide
CDT in Fluid Dynamics across Scales variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/aeronautics in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of engineering
Dr Faisal’s (pictured right) research
combines cross-disciplinary
computational and experimental
approaches to investigate how
department of the brain and its neural circuits
are designed to learn and control

Bioengineering
goal-directed movements.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY

Imperial leads the bioengineering agenda REQUIREMENTS
both nationally and internationally, advancing
Use the course table opposite to
the frontiers of our knowledge in the discipline. see which applies to you.
Research covers the breadth of bioengineering,
Applicants must gain support
from synthetic biology to regenerative medicine from a supervisor before applying
and neural engineering. In the REF 2014, 95 per for the following:
cent of the Department’s returned research was ▸ MRes Bioengineering
▸ MRes Neurotechnology
judged either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally ▸ MD(Res) Bioengineering research
excellent’. The Department has state-of-the- ▸ PhD Bioengineering research

art laboratories, including wet and dry labs,

MASTER’S COURSES
extensive computing facilities and access to
1 2:1 in an engineering,
clinical facilities at our medical campuses. physical science, mathematical
Our staff come from diverse academic disciplines, or life/biomedical sciences-
based subject
including all main branches of engineering,
physical sciences, life sciences and medicine. 2 2:1 in an engineering, physical
science or mathematical subject
The rich collaborative environment ensures
3 2:1 in an engineering or physical
our research benefits from both engineering science subject. Students with
rigour and clinical relevance. a biological or medical sciences
background may be considered if
they can demonstrate substantial
quantitative skills ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
in the UK in general engineering

3rd
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES MRes Bioengineering 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington
based on proportion of world Overseas: £29,000 FT
4 Normally applicants need to MSc Biomedical Engineering 1Y FT 2 South Kensington
leading research hold or be studying for a Master’s MSc Human and Biological Robotics 1Y FT 2 South Kensington
degree and have achieved a
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s MRes Medical Device Design 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
degree in an appropriate subject and Entrepreneurship

5 2:1 in a physical science or MRes Neurotechnology 1Y FT 3 South Kensington

engineering subject. Students with
a biological or medical sciences
FIND OUT MORE background may be considered if RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Master’s courses they can demonstrate substantial
MD(Res) Bioengineering research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
quantitative skills
[email protected] 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
PhD Bioengineering research 2–4Y FT / 4 South Kensington
English language requirement
Research programmes You must achieve the standard
4–6Y PT

[email protected] College requirement (see page 125). MRes + Neurotechnology (delivered by our CDT 1Y + 3Y FT 5 See CDT website South Kensington
PhD in Neurotechnology for Life and Health, for fees and funding:
International qualifications see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
CDT in Neurotechnology for Life and Health We welcome applications from neurotechnology/cdt
overseas students and accept a wide
Dr Kate Hobson variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/bioengineering in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of engineering

department of

Chemical Engineering
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
Imperial's Department of Chemical Engineering REQUIREMENTS
is one of the world’s leading research schools
Use the course table opposite to
in the field. Research carried out within the see which applies to you.
Department covers a very broad spectrum, ranging
from technological studies of the behaviour of MASTER’S COURSES
processes and equipment to techniques for process 1 2:1 in a physical science,
planning, design and control. This is supported engineering, mathematical
or life/biomedical sciences-
by a wide range of specialist research facilities, based subject
Clementine Chambon is an Imperial
including a carbon capture pilot plant – the most 2 2:1, or equivalent, in an College PhD Scholarship recipient in the
sophisticated facility of its kind in the world. engineering or physical Department of Chemical Engineering.
sciences discipline which
includes some mathematics.
The Department has strong links with industrial A-level mathematics at
and commercial organisations, including BP, grade A or equivalent

Shell, ICI, P&G, GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever, 3 2:1 in science or engineering ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
and at least one year of current MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
which provide financial support for bursaries industrial experience
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington
and real world research projects.
Overseas: £29,000 FT
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES with Biotechnology
4 Normally applicants need MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering with 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
to hold or be studying for a Process Systems Engineering
Master’s degree and would
typically have achieved a MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering with 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s Structured Product Engineering
degree in an appropriate subject. MRes Molecular Science and Engineering 1Y FT 2 TBC – will be published South Kensington
Outstanding applicants will be (delivered by the Institute for Molecular on our website once
considered for the Chemical Science and Engineering, see page 60) confirmed

2nd
in the UK based on proportion Engineering PhD Scholarships
PG Cert Process Automation, Instrumentation 6 months– 3 See website for South Kensington
scheme. Please contact the
of world leading research and Control‡ 2Y PT fee details
Department for details
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 PG Dip Process Automation, Instrumentation 1–3Y PT 3 South Kensington
and Control‡
MSc Process Automation, Instrumentation 2–5Y PT 3 South Kensington
and Control‡

FIND OUT MORE

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Advanced Chemical Engineering
[email protected] English language requirement
PhD Carbonates and Carbon research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £11,500 FT South Kensington
4–6Y PT Overseas: £28,000 FT
You must achieve the standard
PhD Chemical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
Process Automation College requirement (see page 125).
4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
[email protected] International qualifications
We welcome applications from Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
overseas students and accept a wide
Research programmes variety of international qualifications. *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
apply/requirements/pgacademic in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
‡ Applicants should apply to the PG Certificate in the first instance. On successful completion, they have the option to progress to the PG
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/chemical-engineering Diploma and then the MSc. This is the only entry point to these higher courses.

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faculty of engineering
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

Advanced Structural Engineering

department of MSc Concrete Structures 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
3Y PT £6,000 2Y PT,

Civil and Environmental

£4,000 3Y PT
MSc Earthquake Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 South Kensington
Overseas: £29,000 FT,
3Y PT
£14,500 2Y PT,
MSc General Structural Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 £9,667 3Y PT South Kensington

Engineering
3Y PT
MSc Structural Steel Design 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 South Kensington
3Y PT

Environmental Engineering
MSc Environmental Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
£6,000 PT
MSc Environmental Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 South Kensington
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY Overseas: £29,000 FT,
and Business Management/
We are the largest and most highly rated civil REQUIREMENTS Sustainable Development
£14,500 PT

engineering department in the UK, educating some MSc Hydrology and Business Management/ 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 South Kensington
Use the course table opposite to
of the world’s most capable students to the highest see which applies to you.
Sustainable Development/Water
Resources Management
possible level and conducting world leading research.
Our work involves lab, field and computer-based MASTER’S COURSES Fluid Mechanics
work in the core areas of environmental and water 1 Minimum of 2:1 in a relevant MSc Engineering Fluid Mechanics for the 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
resources engineering, fluid mechanics, geotechnics, subject (such as civil engineering, Offshore, Coastal and Built Environments £6,000 PT
other branches of engineering, Overseas: £29,000 FT,
structures, systems and transport. natural sciences, earth sciences £14,500 PT
and other numerate disciplines).
Applicants with relevant
We aim to develop the understanding, tools and industrial/professional experience Geotechnics
people needed to create and maintain sustainable may also be considered. A-Level MSc Soil Mechanics 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
natural and built environments, working on most Mathematics at minimum grade B £6,000 PT
MSc Soil Mechanics and Business 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 South Kensington
or equivalent also required Overseas: £29,000 FT,
of the major challenges currently facing the world, Management/ Engineering Seismology/
£14,500 PT
2 Normally a minimum of 2:1 Environmental Geotechnics/
including resilience of communities to natural and in an engineering- or science- Sustainable Development
man-made extreme events, sustainable urbanisation, based discipline, plus A-Level
mathematics at grade A
providing water for all, climate change mitigation/ or equivalent
Transport

adaptation, diminishing natural resources, MSc Transport‡ 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
3Y PT £6,000 2Y PT,
renewable energy, low carbon economy and RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
£4,000 3Y PT
MSc Transport and Business Management/ 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 South Kensington
extending the life of our infrastructure. 3 Normally applicants need to
3Y PT
Overseas: £29,000 FT,
Sustainable Development‡
hold or be studying for a Master’s £14,500 2Y PT,
degree and have achieved a £9,667 3Y PT
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
degree in an appropriate subject.
Please gain support from a RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
supervisor before applying
(joint) in the UK based on proportion PhD Civil Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 3 Home/EU: £4,187† FT; South Kensington

1st
4 See the CDT website for details: 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
of world leading research www.imperial.ac.uk/
PhD Sustainable Civil Engineering 4Y FT 4 See CDT website South Kensington
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 sustainable-civil-engineering
(delivered by our CDT of the same name, for fees and funding:
5 See www.stream-idc.net/ see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
studying.php sustainable-civil-
engineering
English language requirement EngD Water Engineering research 4Y FT 5 See IDC website South Kensington
FIND OUT MORE You must achieve the standard (delivered in the IDC in Engineering for fees and funding:
Master’s courses College requirement (see page 125). for the Water Sector§) www.stream-idc.net

[email protected] International qualifications

Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
We welcome applications from
overseas students and accept a wide *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
Research programmes variety of international qualifications. †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
apply/requirements/pgacademic ‡  Joint course with University College London (UCL).
§ Industrial Doctorate Centre led by Cranfield University, in partnership with Imperial College London, University of Exeter,
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/civil-engineering University of Sheffield and Newcastle University.

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faculty of engineering

department of

Computing
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
Imperial's Department of Computing is one REQUIREMENTS
of the UK’s largest computing departments in
Use the course table opposite to
terms of teaching and research staff. The Department see which applies to you.
is a world leader in academic research, with over
30 research groups spanning logic and artificial MASTER’S COURSES
intelligence, distributed software engineering, 1 2:1 with a substantial
quantitative analysis and decision science, computing component

programming languages and systems and visual 2 2:1 in any discipline

information processing. We’re also involved 3 2:1 in a science or engineering

discipline, including computing
in two cross-faculty research groups:

Applicants must provide
Machine Learning and Security.
Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) scores for Quantitative
Our teaching and research expertise is Reasoning and Verbal
Reasoning. As well as entering
underpinned by state-of-the-art facilities the scores on the application
and a dedicated technical support team for form, applicants must ask
the GRE organisation to send Professor of Cognitive Robotics Murray
the Department to make sure you get the most validating certificates to the Shanahan (right) was a scientific advisor
out of the technology available to you. Department. Only the first scores on the film Ex Machina.
submitted will be considered.
While there is no minimum
requirement for GRE scores,
a strong application would
include scores higher than 159
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
for Quantitative Reasoning
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
and higher than 145 for Verbal
Reasoning. See www.ets.org/gre MRes Advanced Computing 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £13,500 FT South Kensington
Overseas: £29,500 FT
MSc Advanced Computing 1Y FT 1 South Kensington

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES MSc Computing Science 1Y FT 2 South Kensington

4 Applicants need to have MSc Computing (Artificial Intelligence/ 1Y FT 3 South Kensington

Computational Management/

2nd
(joint) in the UK based on proportion achieved a first class (1st)
Honours in a 4-year MEng Machine Learning/Secure Software
of world leading research undergraduate degree, or a Systems/Software Engineering/
distinction at Master’s level Visual Computing and Robotics)
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

PhD Computing research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington

English language requirement
4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
FIND OUT MORE You must achieve the standard
Master’s courses College requirement (see page 125). MRes +
PhD
Advanced Computing: High Performance
Embedded and Distributed Systems
1Y + 3Y FT 4 See CDT website
for fees and funding:
South Kensington

[email protected] International qualifications (delivered by our CDT of the same wp.doc.ic.ac.uk/

We welcome applications from name, see page 63) hipeds
overseas students and accept a wide
Research programmes variety of international qualifications. Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic * See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  T his fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/computing in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of engineering

dyson school of

Design Engineering
ABOUT THE SCHOOL ENTRY
The Dyson School of Design Engineering REQUIREMENTS
combines fantastic facilities with the creation
Use the course table opposite to
of a new design community that draws together see which applies to you.
existing design engineering research and
teaching activities from across Imperial. MASTER’S COURSES
1 2:1 in any subject. However,
The School collaborates with and receives you must show aptitude
or great potential in design
sponsorship from major organisations including or technology-led innovation
Laing O’Rourke, Rolls-Royce, NASA, CERN, the In exceptional circumstances
NHS and the James Dyson Foundation, whose applicants without this degree
qualification but with excellent
generous £12 million donation helped found professional experience
the School. Both of our Master’s degrees are or outstanding creative or
technical abilities, for example,
delivered with the neighbouring Royal College
will be considered.
of Art, which has its own specialist facilities and
a vibrant community of artists with talents ranging
RESEARCH PROGRAMME
from fine art to fashion, design to goldsmithing.
2 Normally applicants need
to hold or be studying for a
Master’s degree and would
typically have achieved a
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
degree in an appropriate subject.
Please gain support from a
supervisor before applying Sir James Dyson learns about an
Imperial invention for sketching
digital images in 3D.

“We want to create engineers who

are bold and commercially astute.
They will use their skills, nurtured ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
in the Dyson School, to develop MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
future technology that will catalyse English language requirement MA / Global Innovation Design ‡
2Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
▸ Global Innovation Design –
Britain’s economic growth.” you must satisfy the higher
MSc Overseas: Fees set
and charged by
College requirement. MA / Innovation Design Engineering‡ 21 months FT 1 South Kensington
Sir James Dyson the RCA
▸ Innovation Design Engineering – MSc
you must satisfy the standard
College requirement.
RESEARCH PROGRAMME
See page 125 for more information.
PhD Design Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 2 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
International qualifications 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
FIND OUT MORE We welcome applications from
overseas students and accept a wide
All programmes variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)

[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ *  See terms and conditions on page 131.

apply/requirements/pgacademic †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/design-engineering ‡  Double degree course with the Royal College of Art (RCA) – all applications must be made direct to the RCA.

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faculty of engineering
Professor Ann Muggeridge (left),
Total Chair in Petroleum Engineering,
with PhD student Rebecca Hihinashvili
in the Rock Library in the Royal School
department of of Mines. Alan Howard Scholarship
recipient Rebecca’s research focused

Earth Science
on the structural characterisation
of porous media with applications to
the porous electrodes in fuel cells.

and Engineering
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
The Department of Earth Science and REQUIREMENTS
Engineering straddles the interface between
Use the course table opposite to
pure science and engineering. Our research see which applies to you.
is focused on understanding the fundamental
processes that occur on the Earth’s surface MASTER’S COURSES
down to the planet’s deep interior. Our work 1 2:1 in engineering, the physical
contributes to an understanding of climate sciences or economics, with
a substantial mathematics
change at various temporal and spatial scales; element. Appropriate experience,
we also aim to meet the challenge of reducing while not essential, would be
an advantage
the environmental impact of society’s
2 First class (1st) Honours degree in
consumption of natural resources.
a science or engineering subject.
Students with other qualifications
Our work spans three themes: Earth and but a minimum of three years’
relevant industrial experience
planetary science; petroleum science and are also encouraged to apply
engineering; and mineral and environmental 3 2:1 in an earth science-based
engineering. We’re also involved in a number subject. Students with
other closely related earth/
of cross-disciplinary and cross-departmental
environmental science degrees
research centres such as the Grantham Institute will be considered. Professionals
and Energy Futures Lab (see page 58–61). with different qualifications but
relevant industrial experience ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
are also encouraged to apply MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MSc Metals and Energy Finance 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £20,000 FT South Kensington

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES Overseas: £33,000 FT
4 Normally applicants need to MSc Petroleum Engineering 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £15,500 FT South Kensington
hold or be studying for a Master’s Overseas: £33,000 FT
MSc Petroleum Geoscience 1Y FT 3 South Kensington
degree and have achieved a
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s

2nd
in the UK based on proportion degree in an appropriate subject.
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
of world leading research Please gain support from a
supervisor before applying PhD Earth Science and Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
English language requirement PhD Petroleum Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4 Home/EU: £11,500 FT South Kensington
You must achieve the standard 4–6Y PT Overseas: £28,000 FT
College requirement (see page 125).

FIND OUT MORE International qualifications

We also have PhD opportunities available in the following Centres for Doctoral Training, of which Imperial is a partner institution:
NERC CDT in Oil & Gas (www.nerc-cdt-oil-and-gas.ac.uk); EPSRC CDT in Fuel Cells and Their Fuels (www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/
All programmes We welcome applications from
chemical-engineering/energy-chemical/fuel-cells/CDT/index.aspx). For details and application procedures please see the CDT websites.
overseas students and accept a wide
Samantha Symmonds, PhD Administrator variety of international qualifications. Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/earth-science in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of engineering

department of

Electrical and
Electronic Engineering
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
The Department of Electrical and Electronic REQUIREMENTS
Engineering is an internationally leading
Use the course table opposite to
research centre. Our community has a strong see which applies to you.
commitment to conducting innovative research,
and we are renowned for our research excellence. MASTER’S COURSES
We were ranked top for research in electrical and 1 A high first class (1st) Honours
electronic engineering in the REF 2014, where degree (75% or over) in electrical
engineering or a related subject
97 per cent of our research was rated as either
‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
2 Normally applicants need to hold Dr Pantelis Georgiou’s bio-inspired
Our research is focused around seven themes: or be studying for a Master’s
artificial pancreas aims to improve the
high performance embedded systems; degree and would typically
treatment of patients with Type 1 diabetes.
have achieved a minimum 2:1
biomedical research; defence and security;
in a Bachelor’s degree in an
power; intelligent and autonomous systems; appropriate subject
MEMS, sensors and devices; and big data. 3 See the Department’s
website for details:
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
www.imperial.ac.uk/
The Department’s work is internationally electricalengineering
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
renowned and attracts millions of pounds in MSc Analogue and Digital Integrated 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington
grants and contracts each year. Our research Circuit Design Overseas: £29,000 FT

benefits industry, government and regulatory MSc Communications and Signal Processing 1Y FT 1 South Kensington

bodies, health services and the financial sector, MSc Control Systems 1Y FT 1 South Kensington

and leads to solutions to industrial challenges, MSc Future Power Networks 1Y FT 1 South Kensington

patenting and licensing of intellectual property

and the formation of spin-out companies. RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

PhD Electrical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 2 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington

4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT

1st
in the UK based on proportion PhD Future Power Networks and Smart Grids‡ 4Y FT 3 Contact the University Strathclyde/
(delivered by the CDT of the same name, of Strathclyde: South Kensington
of world leading research joint with University of Strathclyde) eee-cdtadmissions
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 @strath.ac.uk
English language requirement
You must achieve the standard PhD High Performance Embedded and 4Y FT 2 See CDT website South Kensington
College requirement (see page 125). Distributed Systems (delivered by our for fees and funding:
CDT of the same name, see page 63) wp.doc.ic.ac.uk/
International qualifications hipeds
FIND OUT MORE We welcome applications from
overseas students and accept a wide
All programmes variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)

[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ * See terms and conditions on page 131.

apply/requirements/pgacademic †  T his fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/electrical-engineering ‡  Apply through the University of Strathclyde ([email protected]).

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faculty of engineering

department of

Materials
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
Imperial’s Department of Materials is REQUIREMENTS
the oldest and largest of its kind in the
Use the course table opposite to
UK. Our teaching and research methods see which applies to you.
integrate fabrication, processing, modelling
and characterisation of materials, and our MASTER’S COURSES
approach is multidisciplinary and broad. This 1 2:1 in an engineering or science
is illustrated by our multitude of collaborations discipline (e.g. materials;
mechanical, civil or chemical
across a diverse range of industries, academic engineering; physics or chemistry)
institutions and departments at Imperial –
in particular Bioengineering, Physics, RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. 2 Normally applicants need
to hold or be studying for a
Master’s degree and would
Our postgraduate students and staff, who have
typically have achieved a
joined the Department from over 40 countries, minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
have backgrounds in materials science, degree in an appropriate subject.
Please gain support from a
chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, Professor Julian Jones is a Chair
supervisor before applying
in Biomaterials. His research focuses
chemical engineering and electrical engineering. 3 See the Advanced on biomaterials for regenerative
We maintain a high level of investment and Characterisation of Materials medicine. See page 8 to read more
CDT website for details: about Julian's work.
maintenance in our state-of the-art facilities
www.cdt-acm.org/
to ensure you are able to practise the most how-to-apply
advanced techniques in the discipline. 4 See the Nuclear Energy CDT
website for details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/ ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
nuclear-cdt/programme MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MSc Advanced Materials Science 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington

and Engineering Overseas: £29,000 FT
MSc Advanced Nuclear Engineering 1Y FT 1 South Kensington

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
in the UK based on proportion

2nd
PhD Materials research 2–4Y FT / 2 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
of world leading and internationally 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
excellent research PhD Advanced Characterisation of Materials 4Y FT 3 See CDT website South Kensington
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 (delivered by our joint EPSRC CDT with for fees and funding:
English language requirement
UCL of the same name, see page 63) www.cdt-acm.org
You must achieve the standard
College requirement (see page 125). MSc + Nuclear Energy (delivered by our ICO 1Y + 3Y FT 4 See CDT website South Kensington
PhD CDT in Nuclear Energy, see page 63) for fees and funding:
International qualifications www.imperial.ac.uk/
FIND OUT MORE We welcome applications from nuclear-cdt
overseas students and accept a wide
All programmes variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/materials in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of engineering
Professor John Dear
and his research group
using the Department’s
tensile stress machine to
department of measure the deformation
and breaking points

Mechanical Engineering
of materials.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY

Imperial’s Department of Mechanical Engineering REQUIREMENTS
is one of the largest and most advanced of its kind
Use the course table opposite to
in the world. It has extensive laboratory facilities see which applies to you.
and a long-standing international reputation for
the quality of its research, which is organised into MASTER’S COURSES
three divisions: applied mechanics; mechanics 1 A first class (1st) Honours degree
of materials; and thermofluids. in engineering or science
2 2:1 in engineering or
physical sciences
Creating work that’s useful and has a practical
application is our main aim, which is why we
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
have forged close relationships with a range
Please gain support from a
of industries – from those involved in the supervisor before applying.
development of aircraft engines to human knee 3 Normally applicants need to
joints. It’s this focus that keeps us motivated hold or be studying for a Master’s
to produce new inventions. degree and would typically
have achieved a minimum 2:1
in a Bachelor’s degree in an
appropriate subject
4 See the Non-Destructive ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
Evaluation CDT website MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
for details:
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
www.rcnde.ac.uk/how-to-apply
3Y PT £6,000 2Y PT,
£4,000 3Y PT
Overseas: £29,000 FT,
£14,500 2Y PT,
£9,667 3Y PT
MSc Sustainable Energy Futures (delivered 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington
in the UK based on proportion

2nd
by Energy Futures Lab, see page 58) Overseas: £29,000 FT
of world leading research
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

PhD Mechanical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 3 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington

4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT
English language requirement
You must achieve the higher MD(Res) Mechanical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 3 South Kensington
4–6Y PT
FIND OUT MORE College requirement for the MSc
Sustainable Energy Futures. For all
Sustainable Energy Futures other programmes you must achieve
EngD / Non-Destructive Evaluation 2–4Y FT 4 See CDT website South Kensington
PhD (delivered by our CDT in for fees and funding:
[email protected] the standard College requirement Quantitative Non-Destructive www.rcnde.ac.uk/
(see page 125). Evaluation, see page 63) home-cdt

All other programmes International qualifications

We also have PhD opportunities available in the EPSRC CDT in Diamond Science and Technology, of which Imperial is a partner institution.
Kate Lewis, Postgraduate Administrator We welcome applications from
For details see: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dst
overseas students and accept a wide
[email protected] variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
mechanical-engineering in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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 CONTENTS

FACULTY OF Chemistry
Centre for Environmental Policy
88
90

NATURAL
Life Sciences 92
Mathematics 94
Physics 96

SCIENCES
KEY FACTS

Dean
Professor Tom Welton

Research income
£75 million

Number of staff
1,419

Number of students
4,787

SOME OF OUR PEOPLE...

Professor André Neves was recently

awarded a New Horizons in
Mathematics Prize for outstanding
contributions to differential
geometry, presented live on the
National Geographic Channel.

PhD students Kerry O’Donnelly

Weaver and Angela de Manzano
have secured £100,000 of
Four core scientific disciplines – investor funding for their device
FungiAlert, which acts as an
chemistry, life sciences, mathematics early detection system for
plant pathogens.
and physics – form the backbone of
the Faculty’s teaching and research Alumnus Dr Matt Taylor (PhD
Space Plasma Physics 2000) is
activities. Our research harnesses the a Project Scientist on the European
Space Agency’s Rosetta mission,
breadth of our expertise to meet the which saw the comet lander
Philae touch down on the comet
changing needs of society, industry and 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
in November 2014.
healthcare, and to address the global
challenges of climate change, energy,
global health and security.
faculty of natural sciences

department of

Chemistry The Department's Kucernak Research Group

specialises in developing novel electrochemical
diagnostic techniques for clean energy
devices such as low temperature fuel cells,
supercapacitors and redox flow batteries.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY

The Department of Chemistry has a thriving REQUIREMENTS
research community with research spanning ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
Use the course table opposite to
six themes: synthesis and catalysis; chemical see which applies to you.
MRes COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
biology and healthcare; environmental and green MRes Bioimaging Sciences 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,900 FT, South Kensington/
chemistry; energy; imaging, sensing and analytical MRes COURSES £5,450 PT White City
Overseas: £30,600 FT,
chemistry; and materials and molecular design. 1 2:1 in a science, technology, MRes Catalysis: Chemistry and Engineering 1Y FT 2 South Kensington/
£15,300 PT
engineering or medicine subject White City
Our skills are also central to several multidisciplinary
MRes Chemical Biology: Multidisciplinary 1Y FT 3 South Kensington/
molecular science research centres: the Centre 2 2:1 in chemistry, engineering
Physical Scientists for Next White City
or a related subject. A modest
for Plastic Electronics, the Institute of Chemical level of background chemistry or
Generation Biological, Biomedical
and Pharmaceutical Research
Biology, the Institute for Molecular Science and engineering knowledge is assumed
and Development
Engineering and the EPSRC UK National Service 3 2:1 in any subject with more
MRes Drug Discovery and Development: 1Y FT 4 South Kensington/
for Computational Chemistry Software. than 50% physical science
Multidisciplinary Science for White City
content (e.g. chemistry, physics,
Next Generation Therapeutics
mathematics, biophysics,
We have strong links with industry, reflected biochemistry, bioengineering) MRes Green Chemistry, Energy 1Y FT 4 South Kensington/
and the Environment White City
in generous research and teaching funding 4 2:1 in a relevant subject,
particularly in subjects such as MRes Nanomaterials 1Y FT 5 South Kensington/
and extensive facilities, including well-equipped chemistry, pharmacy, physics, White City
research laboratories and state-of-the-art biochemistry and medicine MRes Plant Chemical Biology: 1Y FT / 2Y PT 3 South Kensington/
chemical instrumentation. 5 2:1 in a relevant subject, Multidisciplinary Research White City
particularly in subjects such as for Next Generation Agri-Sciences
chemistry, physics, mathematics, MRes Plastic Electronic Materials 1Y FT 4 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington/
From early 2018, the Department will occupy the materials, biochemistry and (hosted by the Department of Physics) Overseas: £30,100 FT White City
new Molecular Sciences Research Hub on the engineering
College’s White City Campus (see page 29).
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
PhD Chemistry research 2–4Y FT / 6 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington/
6 Normally applicants need to hold
4–6Y PT Overseas: £28,300 FT White City
or be studying for a Master’s degree
of research classed as world

96%
and would typically have achieved MRes + Chemical Biology (delivered by our CDT 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington/
leading or internationally excellent a minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s PhD of the same name, see page 63) for fees and funding: White City
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 degree in an appropriate subject. www.icb-cdt.co.uk
Please gain support from a
MRes + Plastic Electronic Materials 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington/
supervisor before applying
PhD (delivered by our CDT of the same name, for fees and funding: White City
7 Check the website of your chosen see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
CDT for details (see pages 62–63) plastic-electronics
FIND OUT MORE MSc + Theory and Simulation of Materials 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington/
MRes courses English language requirement
PhD (delivered by our CDT of the same name, for fees and funding: White City
see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
Michael Ray, Programme Coordinator You must achieve the standard theory-and-simulation-
[email protected] College requirement (see page 125). of-materials

International qualifications
We also have PhD opportunities available in the EPSRC CDT in Medical Imaging (joint with Kings College London).
Research programmes We welcome applications from
For details see: www.imagingcdt.com
overseas students and accept a wide
Doris Pappoe, Postgraduate Administrator variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/chemistry in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of natural sciences

centre for

Environmental Policy
ABOUT THE CENTRE ENTRY
The Centre for Environmental Policy provides REQUIREMENTS
a unique interface between science and
Use the course table opposite to see
engineering, and the economic, legal and policy which applies to you.
context in which they are developed and applied.
Focusing on environmental and sustainability MASTER’S COURSES
issues, including energy, pollution, resource 1 2:1 in any subject including science,
management, food, water and health security, engineering or social sciences

and poverty reduction, we produce the highest 2 2:1 in an appropriate subject

quality interdisciplinary research, teaching

and advice on environmental matters. RESEARCH PROGRAMME
3 Normally applicants need to
hold or be studying for a Master’s
As well as our world leading MSc courses, degree and have achieved a
we offer extensive PhD training opportunities. minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
Topics for doctoral study are interdisciplinary, degree in an appropriate subject.
Please gain support from a
with a focus on current and foreseeable supervisor before applying
environmental issues in the UK and
around the world.

Research student Emilie Beauchamp works

within the Centre’s Conservation Science Group.
Her research focuses on leveraging sustainable
natural resource management to alleviate
poverty and build local governance in poor
and forest-dependent communities.

ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*

MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see above) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MSc Environmental Technology 1Y FT / 1 Home/EU: South Kensington

2Y FT with £11,000 1Y FT,
industrial £5,500 2Y FT
placement Overseas:
£26,000 1Y FT,
£13,000 2Y FT
English language requirement MSc Sustainable Retirement Investment 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Home/EU and Overseas: South Kensington
You must achieve the standard and Management £15,000 FT, £7,500 PT
College requirement (see page 125).

International qualifications RESEARCH PROGRAMME

FIND OUT MORE We welcome applications from
overseas students and accept a wide PhD Environmental research 2–4Y FT / 3 Home/EU: £5,100 FT South Kensington
All programmes variety of international qualifications. 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,300 FT
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/environmental-policy *  See terms and conditions on page 131.

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faculty of natural sciences
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MSc Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,500 FT South Kensington

Overseas: £27,300 FT
department of
MSc Bioinformatics and Theoretical 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £9,600 FT South Kensington

Life Sciences
Systems Biology Overseas: £27,300 FT
MRes Biosystematics 1Y FT 3 Home/EU: £9,600 FT South Kensington
Overseas: £19,600 FT
MRes Computational Methods in Ecology 1Y FT 4 Silwood Park
and Evolution
MSc Computational Methods in Ecology 1Y FT 4 Silwood Park
and Evolution

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS MSc Conservation Science 1Y FT 5 Home/EU: £10,500 FT Silwood Park
Overseas: £19,600 FT
Imperial’s Department of Life Sciences
Use the course table opposite to see MSc Ecological Applications 1Y FT 6 Home/EU: £9,600 FT, Silwood Park
comprises one of the largest life sciences which applies to you. £4,800 2Y PT,
MSc Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 6 Silwood Park
groups in Europe. Our outstanding reputation 3Y PT
£3,200 3Y PT
Overseas: £19,600 FT,
for research – spanning atoms to the MASTER’S COURSES MRes Ecology, Evolution and 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 6 £9,800 2Y PT, Silwood Park
biosphere – is underpinned by well-equipped 1 2:1 in biochemistry, biology or related subject Conservation Research 3Y PT £6,533 3Y PT
facilities to support postgraduate research 2 2:1 in a biological, physical, computational MRes Ecosystem and Environmental Change 1Y FT / 2Y PT 7 Home/EU: £9,600 FT, Silwood Park
and teaching. This includes some of the most or mathematical subject £4,800 2Y PT
3 2:1 in a biological or environmental subject Overseas: £19,600 FT,
modern electron microscopes, tissue culture £9,800 2Y PT
4 2:1 in a biological, ecological, or other life
suites, a protein production and analysis MRes Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 1Y FT 8 Home/EU: £10,500 FT South Kensington
sciences subject, or in a physical sciences
facility, sophisticated controlled environment subject, and A-level mathematics Overseas: £27,300 FT
facilities and extensive field sites. 5 2:1 in any subject. Applicants without the MRes Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences 1Y FT 6 Home/EU: £9,600 FT South Kensington
relevant level of qualification but substantial Overseas: £27,300 FT
field experience may be considered MRes Plant Chemical Biology: 1Y FT / 2Y PT 9 Home/EU: £10,900 FT, South Kensington
6 2:1 in a science-based subject Multidisciplinary Research for Next £5,450 PT
Generation Agri-Sciences (hosted by Overseas: £30,600 FT,
7 2:1 in a science-based subject and, ideally,
Department of Chemistry, see page 88) 15,300 PT
experience in environmental research or
policy, and a strong interest in a research MRes Structural Molecular Biology 1Y FT 6 Home/EU: £9,600 FT South Kensington
career in this field Overseas: £27,300 FT
MRes Systems and Synthetic Biology 1Y FT 10 South Kensington
8 2:1 and a commitment to a career in
MSc Taxonomy and Biodiversity 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 11 Home/EU: £9,600 FT, South Kensington
biosciences research
3Y PT £4,800 2Y PT,

1st
of UK multi-faculty universities 9 2:1 in a physical science-based subject £3,200 3Y PT
based on research intensity 10 2:1 in a physical, engineering, mathematical, Overseas: £19,600 FT,
or life/biomedical sciences-based subject. £9,800 2Y PT,
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
A-level mathematics also normally required £6,533 3Y PT

11 2:1 in any area of biology or a related MRes Tropical Forest Ecology 1Y FT / 2Y PT 6 Home/EU: £12,600 FT, Silwood Park
science-based subject (e.g. palaeontology, £6,300 PT
geology, marine biology, anthropology, Overseas: £22,600 FT,
environmental sciences) £11,300 PT
FIND OUT MORE
Bioinformatics and Theoretical
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Systems Biology; Biosystematics;
Taxonomy and Biodiversity 12 Normally applicants need to hold or be PhD Life Sciences research 2–4Y FT / 12 Home/EU: £4,187† FT Silwood Park /
studying for a Master’s degree and have 4–6Y PT Overseas: £22,500 FT South Kensington
[email protected] a minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s degree in an
MRes + Molecular and Cellular Basis 1Y + 3Y FT 6 See our website South Kensington
appropriate subject. Students who are not
PhD of Infection (the Wellcome Trust for information on
applying for a 1+3 studentship must gain
All other Master’s courses (South Kensington) support from a supervisor before applying
PhD training programme) fees and funding for
these programmes:
[email protected] MSc + Bioinformatics and Theoretical 1Y + 3Y FT 2 South Kensington
www.imperial.ac.uk/
PhD Systems Biology (the Wellcome Trust
English language requirement life-sciences/
PhD training programme)
All Master’s courses (Silwood Park) You must achieve the standard College postgraduate/
requirement (see page 125). MRes/ BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 1Y + 3Y FT 12 research/phd- Silwood Park /
[email protected] MSc + (see pages 62–63) opportunities South Kensington
International qualifications PhD
We welcome applications from overseas students
Research programmes and accept a wide variety of international
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] qualifications. See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/
pg/apply/requirements/pgacademic * See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/life-sciences in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of natural sciences

department of

Mathematics
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
Imperial’s Department of Mathematics is REQUIREMENTS
one of the strongest and most active in the UK.
Use the course table opposite to
The principal aim of the Department is to train see which applies to you.
professional mathematicians to pursue the
study of scientific and technological problems MASTER’S COURSES
by mathematical methods, and to undertake 1 2:1, preferably in engineering,
research. Our research is organised into four physics, mathematics or
computer science
sections: Pure Mathematics; Applied Mathematics
2 2:1 in mathematics, applied
and Mathematical Physics (including numerical mathematics or a related subject
analysis); Statistics; and Mathematical Finance. such as engineering or physics ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
These sections support an extensive PhD 3 High 2:1 in mathematics or
in a physical science with a MSc Advanced Computational Methods 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 Home/EU: £12,000 FT, South Kensington
programme (around 190 students) as well for Aeronautics, Flow Management £6,000 PT
strong mathematical content,
as helping us to keep our MSc courses i.e. several mathematics and Fluid-Structure Interaction Overseas: £29,000 FT,
at the cutting edge of the field. modules with an emphasis (hosted by Department of Aeronautics, £14,500 PT
on analysis, probability theory see page 66)
and differential equations MSc Applied Mathematics 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Home/EU: £9,250 FT, South Kensington
4 2:1 in statistics, mathematics £4,625 PT
or a related subject such as Overseas: £24,500 FT,

3rd
engineering or physics £12,250 PT
(joint) in the UK based on proportion
MSc Mathematics and Finance 1Y FT / 2Y PT 3 Home/EU and South Kensington
of world leading research 5 2:1 in mathematics or a related
Overseas: £29,500 FT,
subject such as engineering
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 or physics £14,750 PT
MSc Pure Mathematics 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Home/EU: £9,250 FT, South Kensington
£4,625 PT
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES Overseas: £24,500 FT,
6 Normally applicants need to hold £12,250 PT
FIND OUT MORE or be studying for a Master’s MSc Statistics 1Y FT 4 Home/EU: £10,000 FT South Kensington
Applied and Pure Mathematics degree and have achieved a Overseas: £25,000 FT
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
[email protected] degree in an appropriate subject MRes Stochastic Analysis and 1Y FT 5 Home/EU: £9,000 FT South Kensington
Mathematical Finance Overseas: £24,500 FT
7 See the Mathematics of Planet
Mathematics and Finance Earth CDT website for details:
mpecdt.org/admissions RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
[email protected]
English language requirement PhD Mathematics research 3–4Y FT / 6 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
5–6Y PT Overseas: £20,700 FT
Statistics You must achieve the higher College
requirement for Mathematics of MRes + Mathematics of Planet Earth 1Y FT / 2Y PT + 7 See CDT website South Kensington
[email protected] Planet Earth. For all other courses you PhD (delivered by our joint CDT with Reading 3Y FT for fees and funding:
must achieve the standard College of the same name, see page 63) mpecdt.org
Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Finance requirement (see page 125).

[email protected] We also have PhD opportunities available in the following Centres for Doctoral Training, of which Imperial is a partner institution:
International qualifications
London School of Geometry and Number Theory (joint with UCL and KCL): www.lsgnt-cdt.ac.uk and Financial Computing and Analytics
We welcome applications from
(joint with UCL and LSE): www.financialcomputing.org. Please apply directly to the relevant CDT.
overseas students and accept a wide
Mathematics research variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/mathematics in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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faculty of natural sciences

ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*

MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MRes Controlled Quantum Dynamics‡ 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £12,500 FT South Kensington

department of Overseas: £28,100 FT
MSc Optics and Photonics 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Home/EU: £9,600 FT, South Kensington

Physics
£4,800 PT
MRes Photonics 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
Overseas: £25,000 FT,
£12,500 PT
MSc Physics 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,000 FT South Kensington
Overseas: £25,500 FT
MSc Physics with Extended Research 2Y FT 1 Home/EU: £7,600 FT South Kensington
Overseas: £19,200 FT
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY
This fee is fixed for
Imperial’s Department of Physics is one of the REQUIREMENTS both years.
largest and most prestigious in the UK, with MSc Physics with Nanophotonics§ 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,000 FT South Kensington
Use the course table opposite to
150 academic staff, over 200 postdocs, 900 see which applies to you. MSc Physics with Shock Physics 1Y FT 1
Overseas: £25,500 FT
South Kensington
undergraduate and 500 postgraduate students. MRes Plastic Electronic Materials‡ 1Y FT 3 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington
MASTER’S COURSES Overseas: £30,100 FT
The Department has hosted three Nobel 1 First class (1st) Honours degree in MSc Quantum Fields and 1Y FT / 2Y PT 4 Home/EU: £9,600 FT, South Kensington
physics. Other scientific disciplines Fundamental Forces £4,800 PT
Prize winners in the past and is currently home
(e.g. engineering, chemistry, Overseas: £25,000 FT,
to three Knights of the Realm: Sir Peter Knight, mathematics) may be considered £12,500 PT
Sir John Pendry and Sir Jim Virdee; and 16 Fellows 2 2:1 in physics, mathematics or MSc Theory and Simulation of Materials‡ 1Y FT 5 Home/EU: £12,000 FT South Kensington
of the Royal Society including Professors Michele electrical engineering, or evidence Overseas: £29,100 FT
of appropriate qualifications
Dougherty, Joanna Haigh, Edward Hinds,
Jenny Nelson and Adrian Sutton. 3 2:1 in physics, chemistry, RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
chemical engineering, electrical
engineering, materials science PhD Physics research 2–4Y FT / 6 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
Research in the Department is structured via four or related subject 4–6Y PT Overseas: £20,400 FT

themes: fundamental physics; photon science; 4 First class (1st) Honours degree MRes + Controlled Quantum Dynamics 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington
in physics or mathematics with PhD (delivered by our CDT of the same name, for fees and funding:
condensed matter physics; and space, plasma and theoretical physics options see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
climate. Within these sections research is carried controlled-quantum-
5 First class (1st) Honours degree in dynamics
out by nine groups: Astrophysics; Condensed physical sciences or engineering
MRes + Photonics (based in the Photonics 1Y + 3Y FT 1 See website for South Kensington
Matter Theory; Experimental Solid State Physics;
PhD Research Group) fees and funding:
High Energy Physics; Photonics; Plasma Physics; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES www.imperial.ac.uk/
Quantum Optics and Laser Science; Space and 6 Normally applicants need to hold
photonics

Atmospheric Physics; and Theoretical Physics. or be studying for a Master’s MRes + Plastic Electronic Materials (delivered by 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington
degree and have achieved a PhD our CDT of the same name, see page 63) for fees and funding:
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s www.imperial.ac.uk/
degree in an appropriate subject plastic-electronics

7 Check the website of your chosen MSc + Quantum Engineering (delivered by 1Y + 3Y FT 8 See CDT website South Kensington
CDT for details (see pages 62–63) PhD the EPSRC Training and Skills Hub for fees and funding:
in Quantum Systems Engineering. www.imperial.ac.uk/
8 Normally a first class MEng/MSci Apply through the Controlled Quantum controlled-quantum-
degree in a relevant physical Dynamics CDT, see page 63) dynamics
sciences or engineering discipline

92%
of research classed as world (or equivalent) MSc + Theory and Simulation of Materials 1Y + 3Y FT 7 See CDT website South Kensington
PhD (delivered by our CDT of the same name, for fees and funding:
leading or internationally excellent see page 63) www.imperial.ac.uk/
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 theory-and-simulation-
of-materials
English language requirement
You must achieve the standard
We also have PhD opportunities available in the following Centres for Doctoral Training, of which Imperial is a partner institution:
College requirement (see page 125).
Medical Imaging (joint with KCL): www.imagingcdt.com; Diamond Science and Technology (joint with Warwick):
FIND OUT MORE International qualifications
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dst/. Please apply directly to the relevant CDT.

All programmes We welcome applications from

Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
overseas students and accept a wide
Loli Sanchez-Rey, Postgraduate Administrator variety of international qualifications. *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
apply/requirements/pgacademic in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
‡  Can be a springboard to a PhD within the CDT of the same name – see the Research programmes (see above).
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/physics §  This is a stream within MSc Physics. Students choosing this stream graduate with an MSc in Physics with Nanophotonics.

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Institute of Clinical Sciences 100

Medicine 102
National Heart and Lung Institute 104
School of Public Health 106
Surgery and Cancer 108

KEY FACTS

Dean
Professor Gavin Screaton

Research income
£182 million

Number of staff
2,757

Number of students

FACULTY OF
3,666

MEDICINE
SOME OF OUR PEOPLE...

Professor Beate Kampmann leads

the new Centre for International
Child Health research centre
within Imperial’s Institute of
Global Health Innovation.
The Faculty of Medicine is at the
forefront of translating biomedical
PhD student Harriet Gliddon won
discoveries for the benefit of local, first prize in the Institute of Global
Health Innovation’s Student
national and global patient populations. Challenges Competition for her
proposal to transform testing
With research funding in excess of for tuberculosis.

£180 million a year, our Academic Health

Science Centre partnership with Imperial Physician and alumnus Dr Sir
Michael Jacobs (PhD Clinical
College Healthcare NHS Trust, close Medicine 1998) was recently
awarded a Knighthood for services
connections with healthcare partners and to the prevention and treatment
multidisciplinary collaborations with the of infectious diseases.

other College Faculties, we’re perfectly

placed to provide a world class teaching,
research and training environment.
faculty of medicine

institute of

Clinical Sciences
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE ENTRY STUDENTSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
The Institute of Clinical Sciences focuses on the REQUIREMENTS
basic science underpinning our understanding of PhD studentships
Use the course table below to see
human disease and provides the core competencies which applies to you. These core MRC studentships provide three
required to translate this into improved diagnosis and and a half years of funding for eight highly
treatment. It’s made up of the MRC Clinical Sciences RESEARCH PROGRAMME qualified students each year, who have a clear
Centre (CSC), a directly funded research institute of 1 Applicants need to have idea of the field they wish to work in and
the Medical Research Council (MRC), and the Imaging achieved a minimum 2:1 solid laboratory or research experience.
in a Bachelor’s degree in
Sciences Department, which brings together groups an appropriate subject
working on MRI, ultrasound and RF modelling. Other entry requirements Chain-Florey Clinical Research Fellowships
may apply. Please see the Jointly funded by the Institute and the Imperial
website for details:
Our research programmes are organised into three csc.mrc.ac.uk/study-here/ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), these
sections: epigenetics; genes and metabolism; and phd-studentships Fellowships are aimed at medical graduates
integrative biology. Our base at the Hammersmith pursuing a career as an academic clinician.
Campus, home to two major teaching hospitals, Emphasis is placed on the development
means we are ideally placed to work with on-site of well-rounded researchers who are equally
partners to facilitate translation of our work. strong in clinical research and basic science.

Interdisciplinary, cross-campus
(joint) in the UK in clinical collaborative studentships

3rd medicine based on proportion

of world leading research
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
These three-and-a-half-year studentships have
been established to promote interdisciplinary
working and underpin the CSC’s latest
English language requirement
You must achieve the standard initiative in integrative biology and innovative
College requirement (see page 125).
imaging. Funded jointly by the CSC and
International qualifications Imperial, they are aimed at students
FIND OUT MORE We welcome applications from with cross-disciplinary interests.
overseas students and accept a wide
Research programme variety of international qualifications.
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ IECBS studentships
apply/requirements/pgacademic
These studentships have been established
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/clinical-sciences to strengthen the CSC’s initiative in Integrative
Biology. Their aim is to enhance computational
and systems biology skills within the CSC
by promoting research collaborations that
integrate wet and dry laboratory skills. Four
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
RESEARCH PROGRAMME DURATION (see above) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
studentships will be awarded every year to CSC-
based groups with innovative, interdisciplinary
PhD Clinical Sciences research 2–4Y FT / 1 Home/EU: £5,650 FT Hammersmith
4–6Y PT Overseas: £36,100 FT research programmes that promote interactions
with relevant colleagues in the Faculties of
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124) Natural Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
*  See terms and conditions on page 131. at Imperial.

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faculty of medicine

department of

Medicine
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The Department of Medicine is the largest
Use the course table opposite to see
academic department at Imperial, with research which applies to you.
covering a very broad spectrum of specialities
across five divisions: diabetes, endocrinology MASTER’S COURSES
and metabolism; experimental medicine; 1 2:1 in a healthcare-related subject,
immunology and inflammation; infectious typically nursing, dietetics, immunology/
physiology or biomedical science
diseases; and brain sciences.
2 2:1 degree in an appropriate science subject
3 2:1 in medicine or life sciences
The Department provides world class teaching ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
4 2:2 in an appropriate science subject, MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
and research facilities and is committed to
medicine, dentistry or veterinary science
providing outstanding training to the next PG Cert Allergy 9 months PT 1 See website for St Mary’s
5 2:2 in biological science, medicine fee details
generation of clinical and basic science or veterinary science
MSc Allergy 2Y PT / 3Y PT 1 St Mary’s

academics. Teaching occurs at five of Imperial’s 6 2:2 in medicine, biological dentistry

MRes Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection† 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington
Overseas: £30,600 FT
campuses: Charing Cross, Chelsea and or veterinary medicine
MRes Clinical Research‡ (Diabetes 1Y FT / 2Y PT 3 Home/EU: £10,000 FT, Hammersmith
Westminster, Hammersmith, South Kensington 7 2:1 in a healthcare-related subject such
and Obesity/Human Nutrition/ £5,000 PT
as nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy or
and St Mary’s, and at Northwick Park hospital. Translational Medicine) Overseas: £30,600 FT,
similar health science. Students with a
£15,300 PT
diploma and substantial work experience
in a healthcare field may be considered, MRes Experimental Neuroscience 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £13,000 FT Hammersmith
subject to successful completion Overseas: £30,600 FT
of an entrance examination MSc Immunology 1Y FT 4 Home/EU: £10,000 FT Hammersmith
8 2:1 in an appropriate biological Overseas: £30,600 FT
science subject, ideally with some MRes Molecular Basis of Human Disease† 1Y FT 2 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington
neuroscience component Overseas: £30,600 FT
MSc Molecular Biology and Pathology 1Y FT 5 Home/EU: £10,000 FT St Mary’s
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES of Viruses Overseas: £30,600 FT

Please gain support from a supervisor MSc Molecular Medicine 1Y FT 6 Hammersmith

3rd
(joint) in the UK in clinical
before applying. PG Cert Paediatrics and Child Health 9 months PT 7 See website for St Mary’s
medicine based on proportion
9 Normally applicants need to either fee details
of world leading research PG Dip Paediatrics and Child Health 2Y PT 7 St Mary’s
hold an MBBS degree or have achieved
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 a minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s degree in MSc Paediatrics and Child Health 2Y PT / 3Y PT 7 St Mary’s
an appropriate subject. A Master’s degree MSc Translational Neuroscience 1Y FT 8 Home/EU: £10,000 FT Hammersmith
is preferable but not essential Overseas: £30,600 FT
10 Applicants need to hold an MBBS degree

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
FIND OUT MORE
Master’s courses English language requirement PhD Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 9 Home/EU: £5,650 FT Varies by project
You must achieve the standard College 4–6Y PT Overseas: £36,100 FT
Christopher Neill, Education Manager
requirement (see page 125). MD(Res) Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 10 Varies by project
[email protected] 4–6Y PT
International qualifications
We welcome applications from overseas students
Research programmes and accept a wide variety of international
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] qualifications. See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
pg/apply/requirements/pgacademic † This is a stream within the Biomedical Research MRes, which is run by the Department of Surgery and Cancer, see pages 108–109.
When completing your application please indicate your stream choice in the first line of your personal statement.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/medicine ‡  Applicants should apply for the MRes in Clinical Research as the umbrella course and specify their preferred pathway in their application.

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faculty of medicine

National Heart
and Lung Institute
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The National Heart and Lung Institute
Use the course table opposite to see
(NHLI) is a world leading research centre which applies to you.
investigating the causes and mechanisms
underlying diseases of the cardiovascular MASTER’S COURSES
and respiratory systems, such as asthma, 1 2:2 degree, professional nursing
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), registration (Registered General Nurse ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
or Registered Sick Children’s Nurse) MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
respiratory infections, atherosclerosis and heart and three years’ minimum experience
MSc Cardiorespiratory Nursing 2Y PT 1 Home/EU: £5,000 PT Royal Brompton
failure. In addition, through a close relationship in cardiorespiratory nursing
Overseas: £15,300 PT
with our associated NHS trusts we are in the 2 2:1 in a relevant medical, biomedical
PG Cert Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells – 3 months FT 5 See website for Royal Brompton/
or healthcare subject
position to undertake research on diseases Novel Therapies† fee details South Kensington/
such as cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease 3 2:2 in medicine or a biological, engineering Hammersmith
or physical science subject
and asbestos-related lung cancer. MSc Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells – 1Y FT 5 Royal Brompton/
4 2:1 or MBBS degree. Applicants without Novel Therapies† South Kensington/
the required level of qualification but at least Hammersmith
We take a bench-to-bedside approach three years’ high-quality work experience
PG Cert Genomic Medicine 4 months FT / 2 Various
in a relevant field of cardiovascular health
from basic research all the way through to may be considered
1Y PT
translational clinical medicine. To support this PG Dip Genomic Medicine 8 months FT / 2 Various
5 2:1 in an appropriate science subject
2Y PT
work, our academic staff have access to state-
MSc Genomic Medicine 1Y FT / 2Y PT 2 Various
of-the-art facilities, including genetic sequencing,
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
microarrays, flow cytometry, light and confocal MSc Medical Ultrasound 1Y FT 3 Home/EU: £10,000 FT, Hammersmith
Please gain support from a supervisor (Echocardiography)‡ £5,000 PT
microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging before applying. Overseas: £30,600 FT,
MSc Medical Ultrasound‡ 1Y FT / 2Y PT 3 Hammersmith
and electron microscopy. 6 Normally applicants need to either hold
£15,300 PT
an MBBS degree or hold or be studying for PG Cert Preventive Cardiology 9 months PT 4 See website for Hammersmith
a Master’s degree, and would typically have fee details
PG Dip Preventive Cardiology 2Y PT 4 Hammersmith
achieved a minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
degree in an appropriate subject MSc Preventive Cardiology 1Y FT / 2Y PT 4 Hammersmith
(joint) in the UK in clinical

3rd
7 Applicants need to hold an MBBS degree MRes Respiratory and 1Y FT 5 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington/
medicine based on proportion Cardiovascular Science§ Overseas: £30,600 FT Royal Brompton

of world leading research

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

PhD Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 6 Home/EU: £5,650 FT Varies by project

4–6Y PT Overseas: £36,100 FT
English language requirement
You must achieve the standard College MD(Res) Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 7 Varies by project
requirement (see page 125). 4–6Y PT
FIND OUT MORE
All programmes International qualifications Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
We welcome applications from overseas students
NHLI Education Manager and accept a wide variety of international *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
[email protected] qualifications. See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ †  The PG Certificate is a condition of direct entry to the MSc.
pg/apply/requirements/pgacademic ‡  The degree title awarded will be Medical Ultrasound or Medical Ultrasound (Echocardiography) according to the subjects studied.
§  This is a stream within the Biomedical Research MRes, which is run by the Department of Surgery and Cancer, see pages 108–109.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/nhli When completing your application please indicate your stream choice in the first line of your personal statement.

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faculty of medicine

school of

Public Health
ABOUT THE SCHOOL ENTRY
Obesity, cancer, heart disease, dementia and infectious REQUIREMENTS
and parasitic diseases are among the major global public
Use the course table opposite to
health challenges in the 21st century. Imperial’s School see which applies to you.
of Public Health is committed to improving the health
of populations across the world and to training the next MASTER’S COURSES
generation of public health leaders. It has departments 1 2:1 in mathematics or statistics,
in Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Infectious Disease medicine (human and veterinary)
or biological sciences
Epidemiology; Primary Care and Public Health; Genomics
2 2:1 in biochemical sciences,
of Common Disease; the Neuroepidemiology and genetics or a related subject
Ageing Research Unit; and the Imperial Clinical Trials 3 2:1 in a science subject or MBBS
Unit. It also has close links with the Imperial College degree. Suitable applicants
Academic Health Sciences Centre and the Imperial are likely to be those with a
background in medicine, health
College Healthcare Trust, and hosts the MRC-PHE Centre sciences, biological sciences or
for Environment and Health and the MRC Centre for environmental sciences. Mature
applicants with relevant academic
Outbreak Analysis and Modelling. or professional experience
will also be considered
4 2:1 degree in an appropriate
(joint) in the UK in public health, science subject

1st health services and primary care based

on proportion of world leading research
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Please gain support from a
supervisor before applying.
5 Normally applicants need to
either hold an MBBS degree or
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
hold or be studying for a Master’s
MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
degree and would typically
FIND OUT MORE have achieved a minimum 2:1 MSc Epidemiology 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,000 FT St Mary’s
Epidemiology in a Bachelor’s degree in an Overseas: £30,600 FT
appropriate subject MSc Human Molecular Genetics 1Y FT 2 Hammersmith
[email protected]
6 Applicants need to hold MPH Public Health† 1Y FT 3 St Mary’s
an MBBS degree MRes Epidemiology, Evolution and Control 1Y FT 4 Home/EU: £14,500 FT St Mary’s
Human Molecular Genetics of Infectious Diseases‡ Overseas: £30,600 FT
Deborah Jones, Course Administrator
[email protected]
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
English language requirement
MPH You must achieve the higher College
PhD Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 5 Home/EU: £5,650 FT Varies by project
4–6Y PT Overseas: £36,100 FT
[email protected] requirement (see page 125).
MD(Res) Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 6 Varies by project
International qualifications 4–6Y PT
Research programme We welcome applications from
overseas students and accept a wide
Helen King, PhD Administrator variety of international qualifications.
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)

[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ *  See terms and conditions on page 131.

apply/requirements/pgacademic †  Offers specialist stream in Global Health.
‡  This is a stream within the Biomedical Research MRes, which is run by the Department of Surgery and Cancer, see pages 108–109.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/public-health When completing your application please indicate your stream choice in the first line of your personal statement.

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faculty of medicine

ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*

department of MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

Surgery and Cancer

MRes Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £14,500 FT Royal Brompton
and Intensive Care† Overseas: £30,600 FT
MRes Biomedical Research 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
MRes Cancer Biology 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £10,000 FT Hammersmith
Overseas: £30,600 FT
MRes Cancer Biology (Cancer Informatics)‡ 1Y FT 1 Hammersmith
MRes Data Science† 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Overseas: £30,600 FT
The Department of Surgery and Cancer has PG Cert Health Policy (Policy Theory, 11 months PT 2 See website for South Kensington
Use the course table opposite to see Economics and Public Health) fee details
five divisions: surgery; cancer; computational which applies to you.
and systems medicine; reproductive and PG Cert Health Policy 10 months PT 2 South Kensington
(Leading Innovative Change)
developmental biology; and digestive diseases. MASTER’S COURSES
PG Dip Health Policy 23 months PT 2 South Kensington
Our clinical focuses include surgical technology 1 2:1 degree in an appropriate science subject
MSc Health Policy§ 25 months PT 2 South Kensington
development, discovery biochemistry, cancer 2 2:1 in any discipline, with normally at least
two years’ healthcare experience MSc Healthcare and Design§ 2Y PT 3 Home/EU: £12,200 PT¥ South Kensington/
biology and medicine, and critical care Overseas: £30,600 PT¥ St Mary’s/Royal
3 2:1 in any discipline, with either a clinical
and pain management. background or other healthcare experience College of Art

4 2:1 in a science- or engineering-based MRes Medical Robotics and Image-Guided 1Y FT 4 Home/EU: £10,000 FT South Kensington
We work closely with the Academic Health subject. Applicants with a lower degree Intervention§ Overseas: £29,700 FT
qualification but at least three years’ MRes Microbiome in Health and Disease† 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £14,500 FT South Kensington
Science Centre and the NIHR Imperial Biomedical work experience may be considered Overseas: £30,600 FT
Research Centre. We also lead a Cancer Research 5 2:1 in a healthcare-related subject,
PG Cert Patient Safety§ 8 months PT 5 See website for St Mary’s
UK Centre, which brings together the College’s or policy/management-related subject
fee details
and/or a medical degree PG Dip Patient Safety§ 16 months PT 5 St Mary’s
strengths in surgery, imaging, metabonomics,
6 2:1 in a bioscience topic, for example in MSc Patient Safety§ 24 months PT 5 St Mary’s
chemistry and molecular cell biology, and public biology, biochemistry, biomedical science,
PG Cert Reproductive and 6 months FT 6 Home/EU: £5,000 FT Hammersmith
health to create innovative collaborations for genetics, molecular biology, zoology,
or in medicine or veterinary science Developmental Biology Overseas: £15,300 FT
cancer research.
7 2:1 in a science, engineering, computing, MSc Reproductive and 1Y FT 6 Home/EU: £10,000 FT Hammersmith
healthcare or education subject plus basic Developmental Biology Overseas: £30,600 FT
computing experience and normally three PG Dip Surgical Education 1Y PT 7 Home/EU: £8,000 PT St Mary’s
years’ relevant healthcare experience Overseas: £24,500 PT
and/or relevant teaching/education
development and research experience MEd Surgical Education – with streams 1Y FT / 2Y PT 7 Home/EU: £10,000 FT, St Mary’s
in Simulation, Technology Enhanced £5,000 PT
8 2:1 in a health-related science plus at least
Learning, and Engagement Overseas: £30,600 FT,
a year’s clinical experience, preferably with
£15,300 PT
some surgical training, or at least a year’s
(joint) in the UK in clinical

3rd
experience in a relevant surgery-related area PG Cert Surgical Innovation 9 months PT 8 See website for St Mary’s/
fee details Charing Cross
medicine based on proportion
of world leading research RESEARCH PROGRAMMES PG Dip Surgical Innovation 16 months PT 8 St Mary’s/
Charing Cross
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 Please gain support from a supervisor
before applying. MSc Surgical Innovation 2Y PT 8 St Mary’s/
9 Normally applicants need to either hold an Charing Cross
MBBS degree or hold or be studying for a
Master’s degree and have a minimum 2:1 in a RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject
FIND OUT MORE PhD Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 9 Home/EU: £5,650 FT Varies by project
10 Applicants need to hold an MBBS degree
All programmes 4–6Y PT Overseas: £36,100 FT
Susan Farrell, Postgraduate Education Manager English language requirement MD(Res) Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 10 Varies by project
You must achieve the standard College 4–6Y PT
[email protected]
requirement (see page 125).
Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ International qualifications
We welcome applications from overseas students *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
surgery-and-cancer and accept a wide variety of international †  These are specialist streams within the Biomedical Research MRes. When completing your application please indicate your stream choice
qualifications. See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ in the first line of your personal statement. Other streams exist within other Faculty of Medicine departments.
pg/apply/requirements/pgacademic ‡  This is a specialist stream within the Cancer Biology MRes.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ §  Run by the Institute of Global Health Innovation, see page 60.
global-health ¥  This is the complete fee for the course, not a yearly fee.

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Imperial College Business School 112

KEY FACTS

Dean
Professor Nelson Phillips

Research income
£3 million

Number of staff
254

Number of students
1,488

SOME OF OUR PEOPLE...

David Miles, Professor of Financial

Economics, received a CBE in 2016
for services to monetary policy and
served on the Bank of England’s
Monetary Policy Committee
between 2009 and 2015.

MBA student Lauren Dickerson

is the co-founder of Lunagen,
a company that has developed
a hydropower turbine system to

IMPERIAL
At Imperial College Business harness energy from slow moving
water to generate electricity.
School, we find innovative
solutions to global challenges

COLLEGE
MSc Finance alumnus Bassel
and drive business advantage El Koussa is one of the co-founders
of Quiqup, a mobile app that
through the fusion of business enables people in London to order

BUSINESS
goods and have them delivered
and technology. within an hour.

Our MBA and MSc programmes

SCHOOL
equip brilliant minds with
the skills required to become
the next generation of
business leaders.
business school

imperial college

Business School
ABOUT THE SCHOOL ENTRY
As an integral part of the College, Imperial REQUIREMENTS
College Business School inspires brilliant
Use the course table opposite to
minds to become the world's future business see which applies to you.
ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*
leaders. We’re among the top one per cent MBA AND MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS
of business schools worldwide, having been MBA AND MASTER’S COURSES
MBA Full-Time MBA 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
accredited by the three largest and most 1 For entry requirements for Overseas: £47,000 FT
influential business school accreditation all of our MBA and Master’s
courses please see: MBA Executive MBA‡ 23 months PT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
associations: AACSB (The Association to www.imperial.ac.uk/ Overseas: £56,100 PT¥
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), business-school/programmes MBA Global Online MBA‡ 2Y PT 1 Home/EU and Online§
Overseas: £34,800 PT¥
AMBA (Association of MBAs) and EQUIS
MBA Weekend MBA‡ 21 months PT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
(European Quality Improvement System). DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
Overseas: £45,200 PT¥
2 For entry requirements for the
doctoral programme, please see: MSc Business Analytics 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
www.imperial.ac.uk/ Overseas: £27,000 FT
business-school/programmes/ MSc Climate Change, Management and 1Y FT 1 Home/EU: £15,600 FT South Kensington
doctoral-degree Finance‡ (delivered in partnership with Overseas: £27,000 FT
the Grantham Institute, see page 59)
MSc Economics and Strategy for Business 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
Overseas: £27,000 FT
MSc Finance 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
Overseas: £32,500 FT
MSc Finance and Accounting 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
and Management Overseas: £27,000 FT
MSc International Health Management‡ 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
in the UK based on proportion of world

1st
MSc Investment and Wealth Management 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
leading and internationally excellent Overseas: £32,500 FT

research in business and management MSc Management 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
Overseas: £27,000 FT
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
MSc Risk Management and 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
Financial Engineering Overseas: £32,500 FT
MSc Strategic Marketing‡ 1Y FT 1 Home/EU and South Kensington
Overseas: £27,000 FT
FIND OUT MORE
MBA courses DOCTORAL PROGRAMME
[email protected] English language requirement MRes + Doctoral programme 1 + 4Y FT 2 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
You must achieve the higher College PhD Overseas: £15,200 FT
Master’s courses requirement (see page 125).

[email protected] Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
International qualifications
We welcome applications from *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
overseas students and accept a wide †  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
Doctoral programme variety of international qualifications. in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ ‡ Courses start in September, with the following exceptions: Executive MBA (February); Global Online MBA (January and September);
apply/requirements/pgacademic Weekend MBA (April); Climate Change, Management and Finance, International Health Management, and Strategic Marketing (all October).
§  Candidates will spend three weeks at our South Kensington Campus – one at the start of the first year and two at the start of the second year.
 www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school ¥  This is the complete fee for the course, not a yearly fee.

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Science Communication Unit 116

KEY FACTS

Director
Dr Roberto Trotta

Number of staff
8

Number of students
60

SOME OF OUR PEOPLE...

Dr Stephen Webster was

part of a team that produced
a piece of musical theatre based
on the life of Charles Darwin,
which premiered in the
Royal Albert Hall.

SCIENCE MSc Science Communication

student Greta Keenan is co-editor
of our student-run magazine

COMMUNICATION
I, Science, which was nominated
for two awards by the Student
Publication Association in 2016.

UNIT
Alumnus Greg Foot (MSc Science
Media Production 2006) is
a BBC science presenter and
an Engagement Fellow for
The Wellcome Trust.

Housed within our Centre for

Languages, Culture and Communication,
the Science Communication Unit
delivers two taught Master’s courses
that combine academic analysis with
the development of practical and
intellectual skills for students aiming
for a career in science media.
science communication unit

Science
Communication Unit
ABOUT THE UNIT ENTRY
The Science Communication Unit’s two pioneering REQUIREMENTS
Master’s courses in Science Communication
Use the course table opposite to
and Science Media Production provide balanced see which applies to you.
technical and theoretical training for science
graduates, who typically progress to careers in MASTER’S COURSES
science media, public engagement and science 1 2:1 in a scientific
policy. Students are encouraged to develop their or science-related subject

creative and imaginative abilities, and to produce

ideas and undertake work that will communicate RESEARCH PROGRAMME
science, technology and medicine in fresh 2 Normally applicants need
to hold or be studying for a
and effective ways. Master’s degree and would
typically have achieved a
minimum 2:1 in a Bachelor’s
These courses are underpinned by the activities
degree in an appropriate subject.
of our Science Communication Research Group, Please gain support from a
whose work spans both academic research supervisor before applying

and professional media practice. The Unit also

organises the Science Communication Forum,
which promotes debate about science and
science communication across the College. Martin Baron, from The Washington Post,
visited the College to take part in a
roundtable discussion with students and
staff from our Science Communication Unit.

ENTRY REQ. FEE 2017–18*

MASTER’S COURSES DURATION (see left) ATAS (per year) CAMPUS

MSc Science Communication 1Y FT / 2Y PT 1 Home/EU: £9,500 FT, South Kensington

£4,750 PT
MSc Science Media Production 1Y FT 1 South Kensington
Overseas: £21,200 FT,
£10,600 PT
English language requirement
FIND OUT MORE You must achieve the higher College
Master’s courses requirement (see page 125). RESEARCH PROGRAMME
[email protected] International qualifications PhD Science Communication research 2–4Y FT / 2 Home/EU: £4,187† FT South Kensington
We welcome applications from 4–6Y PT Overseas: £20,200 FT
overseas students and accept a wide
Research programme variety of international qualifications. Y Years  FT Full-time study  PT Part-time study  ATAS Academic Technology Approval Scheme (see page 124)
[email protected] See: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/requirements/pgacademic *  See terms and conditions on page 131.
†  This fee is provisional and subject to change. The final fee will be based on the UK Research Councils fee, which will be confirmed
 www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/science-communication in Spring 2017, and published on our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

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FINANCE
AND
ADMISSIONS

We welcome applications from qualified

students from around the world.

If you’re considering applying to Imperial,

use this section to find out more about
the process of applying for Master’s
study or a research programme. You can
also find information on funding from An undergraduate and PhD student working
in a zebrafish lab. They are researching
the College and external sources. the impact of a western-style diet on
inflammation and immunoregulation,
using zebrafish larvae.
finance and admissions

Applying for Master’s study

3 ATTEND AN INTERVIEW
Depending on which course you
are applying for, you may be invited
to attend an interview. This could be
5 CONSIDER YOUR FUNDING
OPTIONS AND PAY YOUR
COURSE DEPOSIT
You should be aware of funding deadlines,
in person or via Skype. particularly if you are planning to apply for
any College awards. See pages 126–129
for more information about funding your

4
studies, including the new Postgraduate
TRACK YOUR APPLICATION Loans for Master’s study.
AND ACTION YOUR OFFER
www.imperial.ac.uk/ You can use our Student e-Service to track Taught course and research Master’s
study/pg the progress of your application. We will offer holders need to pay a deposit
also email you to let you know of any as part of the offer condition(s).
changes to the status of your application, This will be deducted from the
including if we make you an offer. balance of your tuition fees.

1 CHOOSE A COURSE AND CHECK

THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Check our department pages (64–117) to
see what courses are currently available.
2 APPLY ONLINE
All applicants must apply online at:
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
apply/how-to-apply
If you are made an offer, you can accept
or decline it online and you need to do so
within the given time limit or risk your offer
For help with your application email:
[email protected]

Be aware that this list may change being withdrawn. If you wish to defer your PLEASE NOTE: A non-refundable fee applies
to Imperial College Business School Master’s
during the year, so check our website Normally, you can apply for up to place, you need to make a written request applications: £100 for MBA applications
for the most up-to-date options. two courses. Your first choice will be to the appropriate admissions team. and £50 for MSc courses.
processed first. Your second choice will
The entry requirements on our only be considered if your first-choice
department pages are the minimum application is unsuccessful.
standard required for applicants with
UK qualifications. For guidance on the You will need to upload documents with
international qualifications we accept your application. This may include your
see: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ CV, transcripts, degree certificates,
apply/requirements/pgacademic relevant professional qualifications,
though please note that the grades evidence of your English language ability
listed here are the minimum for the and contact details for two referees.
College; the requirements for individual
departments may vary. Most courses don’t have a formal closing
date, but will close when they are full,
All applicants must meet the so you should apply as early as possible
College’s minimum English language to avoid disappointment.
requirements (see page 125). Overseas
students may also need to apply for We aim to process all applications
an ATAS certificate before they can within six to eight weeks but it may
apply for a Tier 4 visa (see page 124). take longer during busy periods.

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Research applications
The process of preparing a research
application and searching and applying
for funding can be a long one, so give
yourself plenty of time to do a good
job – ideally at least a year before you
intend to start your programme.

1 SEARCH OUR
STUDENTSHIPS
Each year we offer a number of pre-
OR PROPOSE YOUR OWN
RESEARCH PROJECT
Many of our departments welcome year-
defined research projects with funding
attached. These ‘studentships’ come
with a named supervisor in a particular
department, centre or institute. Do your
round applications from suitably qualified
candidates with their own research idea.

Identify a potential supervisor

2 APPLY
Our studentships normally have a
fixed deadline, so you should make
a note of these in advance. Other
3 INTERVIEW
Most departments will want to
interview you before making a formal
offer of admission. This could be in
homework and read extensively around Your chosen department may expect you departments/schemes may restrict person, or via Skype if it is not possible
the topic to make sure it’s an area to to gain support from a supervisor before applications to particular times. for you to visit the College.
which you can add value. You also applying – visit their website to identify
normally have to gain the support of the potential supervisors and make sure their You will need to upload documents with
supervisor before applying, so contact expertise fits with your ideas. Contact your application. These may include
them in advance to introduce yourself
and find out what’s expected
of potential candidates.
them directly to discuss your idea. They’ll
want to know more about you, so it’s
also appropriate to send your CV.
your CV, transcripts, degree certificates,
relevant professional qualifications,
evidence of your English language
ability (see page 125) and contact
4 TRACK YOUR APPLICATION
Once you have submitted your application
online, you will be able to monitor the
progress of your application via our Student
Research proposal details for two referees. Overseas e-Service. Details will be sent to you via
Your potential supervisor may ask you students may need to apply for an email. If you are made an offer, you will
Search our studentships:
to formalise your idea as a research ATAS certificate before they can apply for be able to accept or decline it online.
www.imperial.ac.uk/job-applicants/
proposal. This should define a clear a Tier 4 visa (see page 124). All students
opportunities/phd-vacancies
research question and explain how your should start looking for funding as soon
work will contribute to and develop (or as possible (see pages 126–129).
challenge) existing theories in the field.
It’s important to tailor your proposal
to the department you’re applying to,
and be prepared to take the comments
All applicants need to apply online:
5 REGISTER ONLINE
If you accept an offer to study at
Imperial, you will be able to register
online after meeting all the conditions
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/
of your potential supervisor on board. of your offer.
pg/apply/how-to-apply
For more general advice on how to write
a good research proposal, see:
www.findaphd.com/advice/finding/
writing-phd-research-proposal.aspx

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finance and admissions

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS
All applicants to Imperial must prove

International applications that they have a sufficiently good level

of written and spoken English to meet
the demands of our challenging
academic environment.

If you’re considering applying to ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY Applicants from Australia, Canada,

APPROVAL SCHEME (ATAS) Guyana, Ireland, New Zealand, South
Imperial from overseas, see what Overseas students applying for a Africa, UK, USA and the West Indies with
www.imperial.ac.uk/
additional entry requirements you Master’s or research programme in a first degree taught in English and awarded
academic-english
certain subjects may be required to by a university in their home country will
need to satisfy, including the level
apply for an Academic Technology automatically satisfy our English language
of English language proficiency Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate requirements. All other students need to
that you need to demonstrate. as a condition of their offer. If this demonstrate their proficiency in English as PRE-SESSIONAL AND
applies to you, please ensure that part of the application process. For each test IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH
you make the application as soon or qualification, you must achieve either the LANGUAGE
APPLYING FOR A VISA as possible as an ATAS application standard or higher College requirement – The College’s Centre for Academic
International students from outside the EEA can take at least 20 working days see our department pages (pages 64–117) English runs 12-week and 6-week
usually need a Tier 4 student visa. Our International to be processed. When issued, to see which level is required for your pre-sessional English courses for
Student Support team can provide up-to-date advice an ATAS certificate is valid for chosen degree. postgraduate applicants with an
and guidance on applying for this visa before you six months to use with your visa offer conditional on them reaching
travel to the UK. If you have dependants coming to application. If you need an ATAS We accept a wide range of English language the required level of proficiency
join you, International Student Support staff can certificate and cannot provide qualifications. We also accept test scores in English for admission. Passing
help with their visa applications too. This support one with your visa application, obtained via one of following: the final assessment of either
continues when you’re here, with regular immigration it will automatically be refused. course satisfies the College’s
updates and workshops covering topics such as Find out more about ATAS at: English language requirement.
extending your visa to continue your studies in the www.gov.uk/academic-technology- English language requirements There is also a 3-week pre-
UK and working in the UK after you graduate. approval-scheme sessional course for applicants
STANDARD HIGHER who have already met our English
language requirements but wish
IELTS 6.5 overall 7.0 overall
(minimum 6.0 (minimum 6.5 to extend their academic language
in all elements) in all elements) and literacy in preparation for
Pearson 62 overall 69 overall
study at Imperial.
Academic (PTE) (minimum 56 (minimum 62
in all elements) in all elements) Free language support is available
TOEFL (iBT) 92 overall 100 overall while you’re studying. This includes
(minimum 20 (minimum 22 classes and workshops on academic
in all elements) in all elements) language and language skills; one-
PLEASE NOTE  Test scores are valid for two years from the date
to-one consultations with a tutor to
the test was taken. work on a piece of your academic
writing or an oral presentation;
self-study resources in the virtual
learning environment, Blackboard;
Find out more online: See the full list of accepted qualifications: and the Conversation Project, which
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/ partners you with a volunteer native-
international-students apply/requirements/english speaker to practise your social
and conversational English.

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finance and admissions

PhD student Elsa Sotiriadis’s

research focuses on the
development of a biotechnological
screening system that will aid
in the discovery and evaluation

Funding your studies of new, more effective and

affordable compounds for
cancer therapy and research.

Completing a postgraduate We advise you to start your search for LIVING COSTS
funding as soon as possible, as deadlines It can be costly to live in any big city, but with
qualification at Imperial requires a for funding sources – including Research sensible planning it’s possible to enjoy London
sustained commitment to your studies Council funding – can vary. on a budget. The table below shows a rough
guide to the amount you should expect to spend
right from the start. We recommend
Whether you’re embarking on a Master’s to live comfortably, although actual costs will
budgeting for student life well in qualification or you’re committing to a vary according to your lifestyle. Estimates cover
advance to make sure that funding PhD, there are two major costs to consider: accommodation, food and travel within London
but exclude tuition fees.
issues are not a barrier to you getting TUITION FEES
the most out of your experience. Tuition fees for postgraduate study at If you are studying full-time, and living solely
Imperial vary per course. You can find the with other full-time students, you will be exempt
fee for your course on our website, and on from Council Tax. You can also get a 30 per cent
the department pages of this prospectus discount on certain Transport for London season
(see terms and conditions on page 131). tickets and travelcards with an 18+ Student
Oystercard. See: www.tfl.gov.uk/photocard

www.imperial.ac.uk/
study/pg/fees-and-funding/ www.imperial.ac.uk/study/
tuition-fees pg/fees-and-funding

Course deposits
Approximate living costs
If you are made an offer for a Master’s
course at Imperial, you will need to pay a for academic year 2017–18
deposit as part of the offer condition(s).
This will be deducted from your tuition fees. WEEKLY 52 WEEKS

Accommodation
£176 £9,152
and utilities

£10,000
Food £50 £2,600
Travel* £27 £1,384
Personal and leisure £39 £2,028
Postgraduate loans of up to £10,000
Books and course costs £7 £364
are available from the UK government
for Master’s study (see pages 128–129). Total £299 £15,528

* Zones 1–3 with 18+ Student Oyster card

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finance and admissions
OTHER SOURCES OF
POSTGRADUATE FUNDING
MASTER’S FUNDING Securing funding is competitive.
If you are unsuccessful in securing a
scholarship, you may be able to find
POSTGRADUATE LOAN FOR Repayment funding from other sources, including:
MASTER’S STUDY Postgraduate loans must be paid
Home and EU students under the age of 60 may be back once you complete or leave your ff Professional and Career
able to apply for a non-means tested Postgraduate course. Repayment will be based Development bank loans that
Loan for Master’s study of up to £10,000 from the on your income, and payments will you can use to help pay for
UK government. The money is paid directly into your be made concurrently with your work-related learning. Eligibility
bank account, and you can choose whether to use it undergraduate loan repayments criteria apply. See: www.gov.uk/
towards tuition fees, living costs or other expenses. (if applicable). Please visit our website career-development-loans
for more detailed information on loan ff Employer sponsorship – students

Eligible courses repayment (see web link left). entering further study from or during
ff Taught and research-based Master’s courses in employment may be able to get
any subject, including professional Master’s ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS help from their employer.
ff One and two year full-time courses Once you’ve identified your area of ff Charities and trusts – can contribute

ff Part-time courses studied over two to four years, interest, it’s worth checking whether anything from a few hundred pounds
as long as you study at 50% intensity of the your chosen department has any for specific items to larger amounts
equivalent full-time course (e.g. up to two years available scholarships. You can towards tuition fees or living costs.
for the equivalent of a one year full-time course) search all these in one place using our Eligibility criteria vary. See:
Scholarships search tool – be aware www.postgraduate-funding.com
For more detailed information:
Lower level qualifications such as PG Certificates that eligibility criteria usually apply, ff Teaching assistantships – a number
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ and Diplomas are not eligible, and you are not for example your country of residency. of departments offer paid teaching
pg/fees-and-funding/loans/ eligible if you already hold a postgraduate Master’s Funding opportunities from external opportunities for PhD students.
postgraduate-loan-for- qualification, including an integrated Master’s. organisations are also available. ff Sports scholarships for students who
masters-study are aspiring to be, or already are,
competing at national or international
level. See: www.imperial.ac.uk/
sport/performance-sport

Use our Scholarships FUNDING FOR

FUNDING A PhD search tool at: Departmental studentships
and scholarships
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
We encourage international students
www.imperial.ac.uk/
fees-and-funding/ Our departments offer a wide variety to contact the Ministry of Education
STUDENTSHIPS AND scholarships-search of funding for research students. or British Council in their home
SCHOLARSHIPS This is usually attached to specific country for funding advice. See:
Studentships represent a major projects to encourage research in a www.educationuk.org
source of funding for UK and EU particular area. The funding normally
research students. Imperial College PhD Scholarships covers your tuition fees (at the We also have a number of
This scheme gives the most talented students Home/EU rate) and an annual scholarships available to promote
Research Council-funded from around the world the chance to compete stipend for living costs. international collaboration.
studentships for one of up to 50 full scholarships. Successful
PhD training centres are a way in which candidates receive funding for their tuition Consideration for an award is
the UK Research Councils provide funding fees and a stipend of £20,600 per year for usually based on academic merit
Find out more:
for PhD students to encourage research up to three and a half years to work within their or potential, though other criteria
www.imperial.ac.uk/
in a particular area. Eligible students can chosen field. We also provide £2,000 per year may also apply. Use our Scholarships
fees-and-funding/pg/
apply for fully funded studentships at for up to three years towards costs such as search tool to search for existing
international-scholarships
the relevant training centre – see pages presenting at conferences. See: opportunities and to find out how
62–63 for details. www.imperial.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/icphd to apply for individual awards.

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TERMS AND
Tuition fees
For courses lasting more than one year, the fee beyond the first

CONDITIONS year will increase – please see our tuition fee web pages for details:
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

The College expects that EU students will continue to pay fees

THE SMALL PRINT at the Home/EU rate as long as the UK remains in the EU, and
Provision of courses for the duration of their course provided this remains lawful.
Details of courses may change following publication. For up- Please check the web link above for the latest updates to
to-date information, please check the relevant pages on the tuition fee information for EU students.
Postgraduate Study website: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg
Payment terms
The College will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver All new taught postgraduate applicants will be required to pay
courses in accordance with the descriptions set out on the a deposit as a condition of their offer. The deposit is set at 10 per
website. However, it reserves the right to make variations to cent of the previous year’s course fee and will automatically be
the content or methods of delivery of courses, to discontinue deducted from the full fee invoice. An invoice for the deposit, which
courses and to merge or combine courses, if such action will clearly show the date by which payment must be made, will
is considered to be necessary by the College. If the College be sent to the applicant via email within five working days of their
discontinues any course, it will use reasonable endeavours acceptance of a conditional offer. An invoice for the balance of the
to provide a suitable alternative course. fees will then be sent to the applicant via email within five working
days of full and final (unconditional) acceptance by the College.
Entry requirements
All entry requirements listed in the prospectus are in For sponsored applicants, receipt of the original of an official letter
reference to UK qualifications only and reflect the minimum from the sponsoring organisation, indicating what the sponsorship
requirement needed to be considered for admission. covers and addressed to Imperial College London, will be required.
For information regarding our minimum entry requirements In such cases, different arrangements for payment may apply.
for international qualifications please visit our website:
www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/requirements Data protection
The College processes the personal data of applicants in
Achievement of the minimum requirement does not order to manage the admissions process. The personal data
guarantee entry to the College. of registered students is processed for administrative purposes.
Any processing of personal data will be made in accordance
Equivalent and lower qualifications with the College’s Data Protection Policy and the Data
Since 2009–10, the government has withdrawn funding for Protection Act 1998. For further details please see: 
‘second degree students’ who are studying for a qualification www.imperial.ac.uk/legalservicesoffice/dataprotection
that is at equivalent or lower level than a qualification that
they have already been awarded. This change means that Faculty statistics
institutions may charge a supplementary fee for such students Staff and student statistics on pages 65, 87, 99, 111 and 115
in order to compensate for the withdrawal of government are total staff and student numbers per Faculty by headcount.
funding. At present Imperial makes no extra charge All figures relate to the academic year 2015–16, with the
although this is subject to change. exception of the research income statistics which relate
to the financial year 2014–15.
External websites
Imperial College London is not responsible for the content For full terms and conditions see:
of external websites listed in this publication. www.imperial.ac.uk/students/terms-and-conditions

THANK YOU
Principal photography: Thomas Angus; FJ Gaylor; Dave Guttridge/The Photographic
Unit; Layton Thompson. Arranged and directed by Imperial College London.

Imperial is grateful to all the generous people who let us use their photos in this
year’s prospectus. The following additional photographs were provided courtesy of: Designed, edited and produced by
p8 Davide Bonadonna; p13 Leor Roseman; p14 Caroline Purday; p18 Órama; the Student Recruitment and Outreach
p19 Motion Metrics, Guillaume Couche; p21 Samuel Rubio; p31 Research Information and Communications and Public Affairs
Network; p34 Alexander Yip; p41 London on View; p42 London on View; p44 Berkeley Divisions, Imperial College London, 2016.
First/GradPad; p54 Dr Veronica Bray; p55 STFC; p61 HOK and Glowfrog; p65 Dr Queenie
Hoi Shan Chan; p87 ESA/J.Mai; p99 Institute of Global Health Innovation, Royal Free The information given in this printed
London NHS Foundation Trust; p115 Greta Keenan; alexmacnaughton.com Prospectus, including that relating to the
availability of courses, is current at the time
of going to press, July 2016, and is subject
We’d love to hear what you think about our Prospectus – get in touch: to alteration. For the latest information,
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 Y Years
FT Full-time study
a–z directory PT Part-time study

TYPE TITLE DURATION DEPARTMENT CAMPUS PAGE

MRes Chemical Biology: Multidisciplinary 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
For more information Physical Scientists for Next Generation White City
about our courses: Biological, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical

A–Z directory
Research and Development
www.imperial.ac.uk/ PhD Chemical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
study/pg PhD Chemistry research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Chemistry South Kensington / 88
White City
PhD Civil Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MD(Res) Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Various within Faculty of Medicine Varies by project 98
TYPE TITLE DURATION DEPARTMENT CAMPUS PAGE PhD Clinical Medicine research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Various within Faculty of Medicine Varies by project 98
MSc Advanced Aeronautical Engineering 1Y FT Aeronautics South Kensington 66 MRes Clinical Research3 1Y FT / 2Y PT Medicine Hammersmith 102
PhD Advanced Characterisation of Materials 4Y FT Materials South Kensington 82 PhD Clinical Sciences research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Institute of Clinical Sciences Hammersmith 100
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70 MSc Communications and Signal Processing 1Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70 MSc Composites: the Science, Technology 1Y FT / 2Y PT Aeronautics South Kensington 66
with Biotechnology and Engineering Application of
Advanced Composites
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
with Process Systems Engineering MRes Computational Methods in Ecology 1Y FT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
and Evolution
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering 1Y FT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
with Structured Product Engineering MSc Computational Methods in Ecology 1Y FT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
and Evolution
MSc Advanced Computational Methods 1Y FT / 2Y PT Aeronautics South Kensington 66
for Aeronautics, Flow Management MSc Computing (Artificial Intelligence) 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
and Fluid-Structure Interaction MSc Computing 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
MRes Advanced Computing 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74 (Computational Management)
MSc Advanced Computing 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74 MSc Computing (Machine Learning) 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
MSc Computing (Secure Software Systems) 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
PhD Advanced Computing: High Performance 4Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
Embedded and Distributed Systems MSc Computing (Software Engineering) 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
MSc Advanced Materials Science 1Y FT Materials South Kensington 82 MSc Computing (Visual Computing 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
and Engineering and Robotics)
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Mechanical Engineering South Kensington 84 PhD Computing research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Computing South Kensington 74
MSc Advanced Nuclear Engineering 1Y FT Materials South Kensington 82 MSc Computing Science 1Y FT Computing South Kensington 74
PhD Aeronautics research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Aeronautics South Kensington 66 MSc Concrete Structures 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
PG Cert Allergy 9 months PT Medicine St Mary’s 102 MSc Conservation Science 1Y FT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
MSc Allergy 2Y PT / 3Y PT Medicine St Mary’s 102 MSc Control Systems 1Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80
MRes Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer Royal Brompton 108 MRes Controlled Quantum Dynamics4 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
and Intensive Care1 MRes + Controlled Quantum Dynamics 1Y + 3Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Analogue and Digital Integrated 1Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80 PhD
Circuit Design MRes Data Science1 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
MSc Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92 PhD Design Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Dyson School of Design Engineering South Kensington 76
MSc Applied Mathematics 1Y FT / 2Y PT Mathematics South Kensington 94 MRes Diabetes and Obesity3 1Y FT / 2Y PT Medicine Hammersmith 102
MRes Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection1 1Y FT Medicine South Kensington 102 MRes + Doctoral programme 1 + 4Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MRes + BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership 1Y + 3Y FT Life Sciences Silwood Park / 92 PhD
PhD South Kensington MRes Drug Discovery and Development: 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
MD(Res) Bioengineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Bioengineering South Kensington 68 Multidisciplinary Science for White City
Next Generation Therapeutics
MRes Bioengineering 1Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68
PhD Earth Science and Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Earth Science and Engineering South Kensington 78
PhD Bioengineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Bioengineering South Kensington 68
MSc Earthquake Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MRes Bioimaging Sciences 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
White City MSc Ecological Applications 1Y FT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
MSc Bioinformatics and Theoretical 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92 MSc Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
Systems Biology MRes Ecology, Evolution and Conservation 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
MSc Biomedical Engineering 1Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68 Research
MRes Biomedical Research 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108 MSc Economics and Strategy for Business 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MRes Biosystematics 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92 MRes Ecosystem and Environmental Change 1Y FT / 2Y PT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92
MSc Business Analytics 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112 PhD Electrical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80
MRes Cancer Biology 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer Hammersmith 108 MSc Engineering Fluid Mechanics for the 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
Offshore, Coastal and Built Environments
MRes Cancer Biology (Cancer Informatics)2 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer Hammersmith 108
MSc Environmental Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
PhD Carbonates and Carbon research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
MSc Environmental Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Cardiorespiratory Nursing 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Royal Brompton 104
and Business Management
MRes Catalysis: Chemistry and Engineering 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
MSc Environmental Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
White City
and Sustainable Development
MRes + Chemical Biology 1Y + 3Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
PhD Environmental research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Centre for Environmental Policy South Kensington 90
PhD White City

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 Y Years
FT Full-time study
a–z directory PT Part-time study

TYPE TITLE DURATION DEPARTMENT CAMPUS PAGE TYPE TITLE DURATION DEPARTMENT CAMPUS PAGE
MSc Environmental Technology  1Y FT / 2Y FT Centre for Environmental Policy South Kensington 90 MRes Medical Robotics and 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
MSc Epidemiology 1Y FT School of Public Health St Mary’s 106 Image-Guided Intervention
MRes Epidemiology, Evolution and Control 1Y FT School of Public Health St Mary’s 106 MSc Medical Ultrasound (Echocardiography)9 1Y FT National Heart and Lung Institute Hammersmith 104
of Infectious Diseases1 MSc Medical Ultrasound9 1Y FT / 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Hammersmith 104
MRes Experimental Neuroscience 1Y FT Medicine Hammersmith 102 MSc Metals and Energy Finance 1Y FT Earth Science and Engineering South Kensington 78
MSc Finance 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112 MRes Microbiome in Health and Disease1 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
MSc Finance and Accounting 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112 MRes + Molecular and Cellular Basis of Infection 1Y + 3Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
MRes Fluid Dynamics across Scales 1Y FT Aeronautics South Kensington 66 PhD
MRes + Fluid Dynamics across Scales 1Y + 3Y FT Aeronautics South Kensington 66 MRes Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
PhD MRes Molecular Basis of Human Disease1 1Y FT Medicine South Kensington 102
MSc Future Power Networks  1Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80 MSc Molecular Biology and Pathology of Viruses 1Y FT Medicine St Mary’s 102
MRes + Future Power Networks and Smart Grids5 1Y + 3Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering Strathclyde / 80 MSc Molecular Medicine 1Y FT Medicine Hammersmith 102
PhD South Kensington MRes Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
MSc General Structural Engineering 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72 MRes Molecular Science and Engineering 1Y FT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
PG Cert Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells – 3 months FT National Heart and Lung Institute Royal Brompton / 104 MRes Nanomaterials 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington / 88
Novel Therapies6 South Kensington / White City
Hammersmith
MRes Neurotechnology 1Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68
MSc Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells – 1Y FT National Heart and Lung Institute Royal Brompton / 104
MRes + Neurotechnology 1Y + 3Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68
Novel Therapies6 South Kensington /
PhD
Hammersmith
EngD Non-Destructive Evaluation 2–4Y FT Mechanical Engineering South Kensington 84
PG Cert Genomic Medicine 4 months FT / 1Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Various 104
MRes + Nuclear Energy 1Y + 3Y FT Materials South Kensington 82
PG Dip Genomic Medicine 8 months FT / 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Various 104
PhD
MSc Genomic Medicine 1Y FT / 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Various 104
MSc Optics and Photonics 1Y FT / 2Y PT Physics South Kensington 96
MA/MSc Global Innovation Design7 2Y FT Dyson School of Design Engineering South Kensington 76
PG Cert Paediatrics and Child Health 9 months PT Medicine St Mary’s 102
MRes Green Chemistry, Energy and 1Y FT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
PG Dip Paediatrics and Child Health 2Y PT Medicine St Mary’s 102
the Environment White City
MSc Paediatrics and Child Health 2Y PT / 3Y PT Medicine St Mary’s 102
PG Cert Health Policy (Policy Theory, 11 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
Economics and Public Health) PG Cert Patient Safety 8 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
PG Cert Health Policy (Leading Innovative Change) 10 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108 PG Dip Patient Safety 16 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
PG Dip Health Policy 23 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108 MSc Patient Safety 24 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108
MSc Health Policy 25 months PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108 MSc Petroleum Engineering 1Y FT Earth Science and Engineering South Kensington 78
MSc Healthcare and Design 2Y PT Surgery and Cancer South Kensington 108 PhD Petroleum Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Earth Science and Engineering South Kensington 78
PhD High Performance Embedded 4Y FT Electrical and Electronic Engineering South Kensington 80 MSc Petroleum Geoscience 1Y FT Earth Science and Engineering South Kensington 78
and Distributed Systems MRes Photonics 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Human and Biological Robotics 1Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68 MRes + Photonics 1Y + 3Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Human Molecular Genetics 1Y FT School of Public Health Hammersmith 106 PhD
MRes Human Nutrition3 1Y FT / 2Y PT Medicine Hammersmith 102 MSc Physics 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Hydrology and Business Management 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72 PhD Physics research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Hydrology and Sustainable Development 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72 MSc Physics with Extended Research 2Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Hydrology and Water Resources Management 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72 MSc Physics with Nanophotonics10 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc Immunology 1Y FT Medicine Hammersmith 102 MSc Physics with Shock Physics 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering7 21 months FT Dyson School of Design Engineering South Kensington 76 MRes Plant Chemical Biology: Multidisciplinary 1Y FT / 2Y PT Chemistry South Kensington/ 88
Research for Next Generation Agri-Sciences White City
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
and Management MRes Plastic Electronic Materials4 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc International Health Management 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112 MRes + Plastic Electronic Materials 1Y + 3Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
PhD
MSc Investment and Wealth Management 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
PG Cert Preventive Cardiology 9 months PT National Heart and Lung Institute Hammersmith 104
PhD Life Sciences research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Life Sciences Silwood Park / 92
South Kensington PG Dip Preventive Cardiology 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Hammersmith 104
MSc Management 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112 MSc Preventive Cardiology 1Y FT / 2Y PT National Heart and Lung Institute Hammersmith 104
PhD Materials research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Materials South Kensington 82 PG Cert Process Automation, Instrumentation 6 months–2Y PT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
and Control11
MSc Mathematics and Finance 1Y FT / 2Y PT Mathematics South Kensington 94
PG Dip Process Automation, Instrumentation 1–3Y PT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
MRes + Mathematics of Planet Earth 1Y FT / 2Y PT + 3Y FT Mathematics South Kensington 94
and Control11
PhD
MSc Process Automation, Instrumentation 2–5Y PT Chemical Engineering South Kensington 70
PhD Mathematics research 3–4Y FT / 5–6Y PT Mathematics South Kensington 94
and Control11
MBA Full-time MBA 8
1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MPH Public Health12 1Y FT School of Public Health St Mary’s 106
MBA Executive MBA8 23 months PT Business School South Kensington 112
MSc Pure Mathematics 1Y FT / 2Y PT Mathematics South Kensington 94
MBA Global Online MBA8 2Y PT Business School Online 112
MSc + Quantum Engineering 1Y + 3Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MBA Weekend MBA 8
21 months PT Business School South Kensington 112 PhD
MD(Res) Mechanical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Mechanical Engineering South Kensington 84 MSc Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces 1Y FT / 2Y PT Physics South Kensington 96
PhD Mechanical Engineering research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Mechanical Engineering South Kensington 84 PG Cert Reproductive and Developmental Biology 6 months FT Surgery and Cancer Hammersmith 108
MRes Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship 1Y FT Bioengineering South Kensington 68 MSc Reproductive and Developmental Biology 1Y FT Surgery and Cancer Hammersmith 108

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TYPE TITLE DURATION DEPARTMENT CAMPUS PAGE 2017

s a v e t h e d at e !
MRes Respiratory and Cardiovascular Science1 1Y FT National Heart and Lung Institute South Kensington / 104
Royal Brompton
MSc Risk Management and Financial Engineering 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MSc Science Communication 1Y FT / 2Y PT Science Communication Unit South Kensington 116
PhD Science Communication research 2–4Y FT / 4–6Y PT Science Communication Unit South Kensington 116
MSc Science Media Production 1Y FT Science Communication Unit South Kensington 116
MSc Soil Mechanics 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Soil Mechanics and Business Management 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Soil Mechanics and 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
Environmental Geotechnics
MSc Soil Mechanics and 1Y FT / 2Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
Sustainable Development
MSc Statistics 1Y FT Mathematics South Kensington 94
MRes Stochastic Analysis 1Y FT Mathematics South Kensington 94
and Mathematical Finance
MSc Strategic Marketing 1Y FT Business School South Kensington 112
MRes Structural Molecular Biology 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
MSc Structural Steel Design 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
PG Dip Surgical Education 1Y PT Surgery and Cancer St Mary’s 108
MEd Surgical Education 1Y FT / 2Y PT Surgery and Cancer St Mary’s 108
PG Cert Surgical Innovation 8 months PT Surgery and Cancer St Mary’s / 108
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PG Dip Surgical Innovation 16 months PT Surgery and Cancer St Mary’s / 108
Charing Cross
MSc Surgical Innovation 2Y PT Surgery and Cancer St Mary’s / 108
Charing Cross
PhD Sustainable Civil Engineering 4Y FT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Sustainable Energy Futures 1Y FT Mechanical Engineering South Kensington 84
MSc Sustainable Retirement Investment 1Y FT / 2Y PT Centre for Environmental Policy South Kensington 90
and Management
MRes Systems and Synthetic Biology 1Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
Great research at Imperial doesn’t
MSc Taxonomy and Biodiversity 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Life Sciences South Kensington 92 stay locked in the lab for long.
MSc + Theoretical Systems Biology 1Y + 3Y FT Life Sciences South Kensington 92
PhD and Bioinformatics Our annual festival and year-round
MSc Theory and Simulation of Materials4 1Y FT Physics South Kensington 96
MSc + Theory and Simulation of Materials 1Y + 3Y FT Physics South Kensington 96 programme of public events give
PhD
MRes Translational Medicine3 1Y FT / 2Y PT Medicine Hammersmith 102 our postgrads the opportunity to
MSc Translational Neuroscience 1Y FT Medicine Hammersmith 102
MSc Transport13 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
engage with over 15,000 people.
MSc Transport and Business Management13 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MSc Transport and Sustainable Development13 1Y FT / 2Y PT / 3Y PT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
MRes Tropical Forest Ecology 1Y FT / 2Y PT Life Sciences Silwood Park 92 We work with you to develop hands-on exhibits,
EngD Water Engineering research14 4Y FT Civil and Environmental Engineering South Kensington 72
talks and tours to introduce the livelier side
of science to everyone from funders, industry
1 These are specialist streams within the Biomedical Research MRes, run by the Department of Surgery and Cancer (pages 108–109).
partners and fellow academics, to families
When completing your application please indicate your stream choice in the first line of your personal statement.
2 This is a specialist stream within the Cancer Biology MRes. and the scientifically curious. 
3 Applicants should apply for the MRes in Clinical Research as the umbrella course and specify their preferred pathway in their application.
4 Can be a springboard to a PhD within the CDT of the same name – see the Research programmes on page 97.
5 Apply through the University of Strathclyde ([email protected]). Whether you are showcasing your work or
6 The PG Certificate is a condition of direct entry to the MSc. would like to discover more about what goes
7 Double degree course with the Royal College of Art (RCA) – all applications must be made direct to the RCA.
on at the College, you will find people ready
8 Start dates: September (Full-time MBA); February (Executive MBA); January and September (Global Online MBA); April (Weekend MBA).
9 The degree title awarded will be Medical Ultrasound or Medical Ultrasound (Echocardiography) according to the subjects studied. to share ideas, develop new collaborations
10 This is a stream within MSc Physics. Students choosing this stream graduate with an MSc in Physics with Nanophotonics. and shine a new light on research at Imperial. 
11 Applicants should apply to the PG Certificate in the first instance. On successful completion, they have the option to progress
to the PG Diploma and then the MSc. This is the only entry point to these higher courses.
12 Offers specialist stream in Global Health.
13 Joint course with University College London (UCL). imperialcollegelondon
14 Delivered in the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Engineering for the Water Sector, led by Cranfield University, in partnership with
Imperial College London, University of Exeter, University of Sheffield and Newcastle University. #impfest

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