Imperial College London - Overview & Background
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Founder
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King Edward VII
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University Type
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Public Research University
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University Motto
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Scientific Knowledge, the Crowning Glory and the Safeguard of the Empire
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University City
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London
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Acceptance Rate
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28%
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Faculty to Student Ratio
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1:13
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Endowment
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£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
Imperial College is reputed for its reputation in Science and Technology
Healthy student to faculty ratio
Ranked 20th in the QS Graduate Employability rankings
Jobs and Placements
Survey-based on the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveals that most postgraduates and research scholars were employed.
Infrastructural Facilities
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
Halls on the Silwood Park Campus (not based in London): single and double occupancy rooms, weekly rent lies between 100 to 150 Pounds
GradPad- studios for postgraduate students. Rent ranges from £264 to £466
Private housing- variable.
Notable Alumni
Sir John Brian Pendry, is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak"
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi, was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989
Mohammad Abdus Salam, was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a Nobel Prize laureate
Sir Alexander Fleming,was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance
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
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.
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.
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.
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