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Bioengineering receives two LEAF Gold awards for sustainable lab practice
Bioengineering has received two LEAF Gold awards, recognising efforts to improve sustainable practice in its Biosciences Core Facilities and Synthetic Biology lab spaces. LEAF, the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework, helps laboratories reduce their environmental impact through practical changes to energy use, waste, equipment and day-to-day activity.
Bioengineering researchers secure major Wellcome funding for new imaging projects
Two Bioengineering-led projects will develop new ways to study electrical activity in the brain and biological processes deep inside the body, while a further collaboration involving Imperial will investigate the forces that guide heart development. Researchers in Imperial’s Department of Bioengineering have secured major funding from the Wellcome Trust under the Bioimaging Technology Development Awards scheme.
Two Imperial researchers awarded Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards
Dr Shuchi Agrawal Singh (Department of Immunology and Inflammation) and Dr Pete Lally (Department of Bioengineering) have been named as winners of the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards 2026. The Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard programme offers a bespoke package of support to biomedical researchers at the start of their first independent post to help launch their research careers.
Bioengineering PhD student wins national award for science writing
Vanessa Drevenakova’s award-winning article on brain ageing research has reached wider audiences through national media coverage and a later reflection on how patient responses changed the way she shares science. A Bioengineering PhD student at Imperial has won national recognition for her science writing, with her award-winning article helping bring research into brain ageing to patients, families and the wider public.
Imperial engineers awarded grants to develop commercial and societal research
Imperial researchers from have each been awarded a lump sum of €150,000 as part of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant scheme. The grants provide support for previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work. Decoding nerve signals to control assistive devices Professor Dario Farina from our Department of Bioengineering leads the AxonCtrl project.
Black to the Future: Celebrating the Research of Black Engineers in the UK
Want to learn about research in engineering? Want to learn about how Global majority groups are shaping the future of engineering research? Want to connect with noted UK-based Black engineers? Want opportunities to network and further your career? Want interactive opportunities to socialize? Join our Black to the Future event, showcasing some of the best of the UK’s Black research engineers.
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