“Are we certain that UK air pollution levels have negative impacts on health? Yes. Are they shortening years of healthy living? Yes. Are they worsening symptoms of vulnerable people? Yes."
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But where does pollution come from? Dr Ian Mudway says: “A small amount comes from the tailpipes of vehicles, but more of it comes from tyre, brake wear, and road dust.
“The reason we have a focus on exhaust emissions is because there is real evidence they matter.”
Apr 28, 2022 • 11 tweets • 7 min read
NEWS FLASH! It’s not a dislike of “hard maths” that puts girls off studying or pursuing careers in maths + physics.
It’s outdated and damaging stereotypes that close doors on many talented girls and women.
Ready to hear about some of our most inspiring women physicists?
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1⃣ Prof. Michele Dougherty, our Head of Physics.
🪐 She leads missions to other planets. During @NASASolarSystem’s #Cassini mission to Saturn, she discovered an atmosphere on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
She's now gearing up to explore Jupiter's icy moons.
More from Michele👇🏾
Mar 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The Telegraph has corrected and apologised for another untrue claim about Imperial #COVID19 epidemiology. It's the 16th time they have had to correct or clarify false or misleading reporting on Imperial coronavirus research.
The newspaper falsely claimed that following a ‘brief spike in cases during summer 2021’ Prof Neil Ferguson predicted that ‘Britain would soon hit one million infections a day'. He and his Imperial team made no such prediction.
Mar 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Squad goals 💪🏾⬇️
#UniversityChallenge fans, unite! 🎉 Our team is back on your screens next Monday 21 March as they take on @EmmaCambridge in the semi-finals. They'll be on at 8.30pm on @BBCTwo!
But first... here's a reminder of the team 👇🏾
First up, it's Fatima! @sheriffscience's strengths include #feminism, human anatomy, and neuroscience.
💡 Fun fact: Fatima embroidered the Imperial logo that you see on the team's mascot, Buffy the bat.
Cute, we know 🦇
Jun 3, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD: Following our #BlackLivesMatter tweet on Monday, many members of our community have been in touch to ask - rightfully - what we are doing to help fight racism and inequality at Imperial and better-support our Black students and staff
Let's be honest, we have a lot of work to do. But we have to start somewhere. Here’s what we're doing right now 👇🏿
Mar 11, 2020 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
Our academics and researchers from across the College are providing their analysis of the #Budget2020. A thread 👇
Dr @AnaNMijic (@ImpEngineering) welcomes funding for flood defences, but highlights the challenge that large investments in road and housing infrastructure projects will increase pressures on the natural environment. Read her full comment: ow.ly/uPDL50yIStt#Budget2020