Imperial College London - Overview & Background
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Established |
1907 by royal charter
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Founder |
King Edward VII
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University Type |
Public Research University
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University Motto |
Scientific Knowledge, the Crowning Glory and the Safeguard of the Empire
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University City
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London |
Acceptance Rate |
28%
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Faculty to Student Ratio |
1:13
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Endowment |
£202.1 million
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Campus Size
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240-acres
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Employment Rate
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65%
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Official Website Link
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Imperial College London
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Contact Details
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+44 207-589-5111
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USPs of the University
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Imperial College is reputed for its reputation in Science and Technology
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Healthy student to faculty ratio
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Ranked 20th in the QS Graduate Employability rankings
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Jobs and Placements
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Survey-based on the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveals that most postgraduates and research scholars were employed.
Infrastructural Facilities
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Its main campus is situated in South Kensington and there are four more major buildings in addition to others. It has many restaurants and cafes.
Residence
Accommodation Options
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Halls on the Silwood Park Campus (not based in London): single and double occupancy rooms, weekly rent lies between 100 to 150 Pounds
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GradPad- studios for postgraduate students. Rent ranges from £264 to £466
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Private housing- variable.
Notable Alumni
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Sir John Brian Pendry, is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak"
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Rajiv Ratna Gandhi, was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989
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Mohammad Abdus Salam, was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a Nobel Prize laureate
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Sir Alexander Fleming,was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance
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Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett, was a British experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948
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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.
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Sir Alexander Fleming, was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.
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Sir Julius Vogel, was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works.
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Gary A. Tanaka, is an American businessman, sportsman and philanthropist who co-founded the investment company Amerindo Investment Advisors in 1979 along with Alberto Vilar.
Location of Imperial College London
Recreational sites
Sport centres, cafes and restaurants within the campus
Main Campus -South Kensington
Imperial College London Map Location
Address - Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 2BX, United Kingdom