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Issue 296 ▸ 30 September 2016 Reportersharing Stories of Imperial’S Community Issue 296 ▸ 30 september 2016 reporterSharing stories of Imperial’s community Learning Curve Introducing Professor Simone Buitendijk, Imperial’s new Vice Provost for Education → page 10 ENERGIZING RIO ROUND-UP CLOSE TIES IMPERIAL Celebrating Imperial New power College reaffirms its plant lights success at position as the way the Rio games a European PAGES 8–9 PAGE 12 university PAGE 2 2 >> newsupdate www.imperial.ac.uk/reporter | reporter | 30 September 2016 • issue 296 Bolstering EU ties EDITOR’S CORNER Europe’s science chief came to Imperial this month to discuss the College’s Not extensive ties with the continent. Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for giving in Research, Science and Innovation, met with Imperial’s senior leadership and researchers from across the College Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (second left) How time flies. I started to discuss the future of European at Imperial just after collaboration. the London Olympic The visit took place less than three months after the EU Funding pledge and Paralympic games, referendum result, when Imperial’s President and Provost made The Treasury has guaranteed support for and four years later clear that Imperial will remain a European university, research projects funded by the European Rio comes and goes. engaging with policymakers at all levels. Union, even after the UK leaves the EU. Imperial does not send During the discussion, academics shared their experiences The Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed in a statement that: “where UK organisations out a squad of athletes of European collaboration and funding programmes. bid directly to the European Commission on a like say Loughborough Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial, said: “Bringing competitive basis for EU funding projects while – but our involvements researchers and policymakers together is of critical importance, we are still a member of the EU, for example universities participating in Horizon 2020, the feel all the especially after the EU referendum result. We need pragmatic more special Treasury will underwrite the payments of such because of that. So it ideas about the future of European research – from funding to the awards, even when specific projects continue is with Dave Henson – movement of talent across the continent. Imperial is committed beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.” soldier, amputee, PhD to being involved in that process.” Over the last decade, Imperial academics have produced more than 60,000 research candidate and now Mr Moedas advised researchers not to shy away from EU funding papers in collaboration with peers from other Paralympic medallist bids and projects following the EU referendum result, saying that European countries. Collaborations include (page 13). I interviewed for the moment “nothing has changed”. The UK government has Europe-wide projects to tackle meningitis and Dave in 2014, after he’d guaranteed support for Horizon 2020 and other EU-funded research HIV, efforts to remove mobile phone roaming charges within the EU, and the development finished his master’s at projects, even after Brexit. of next generation electronics. Imperial. He’d tasted —DEBORAH EVANSON, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS success at the Invictus Games, but played down his Rio prospects. That he was able to make the team was a feat in itself; NICE move winning a bronze, just incredible. The manner NICE International, an organisation From their new home at Institute for Health and Care he did it, with a surge that advises governments Imperial they will continue to lead Excellence (NICE). This analyses at the finish, was fitting around the world on improving their flagship programme funded the efficacy and cost-effectiveness for someone who never healthcare systems, will now by the Bill and Melinda Gates of medicines, devices and gives in. Interestingly, be based at Imperial. Foundation and Department treatments, and then issues dealing with setbacks and for International Development, guidance to NHS professionals. intractable problems is The team has moved to the called the International Decisions Professor the Lord Ara Darzi also essential in research. Institute for Global Health Support Initiative. of Denham, Director of the Institute Don’t be surprised if at Innovation at Imperial, where NICE International was of Global Health Innovation, said some point we see Dave they will form the Global Health established as a not-for-profit the International Decisions Support making breakthroughs and Development team. offshoot of UK body the National Initiative will be a great asset to in his field of prosthetics Imperial: “The move is a significant design when he returns opportunity to build on the to focus on his PhD. enormous global impact the team have fostered over the last eight ANDREW CZYZEWSKI, EDITOR years, and to drive this forward Reporter is published every at Imperial. Placing the team’s three weeks during term time unique expertise within a world- in print and online. Contact class academic setting will provide Andrew Czyzewski: [email protected] new avenues for collaboration and partnership with international funding bodies and governments.” —KATE WIGHTON, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 3 www.imperial.ac.uk/reporter | reporter | 30 September 2016 • issue 296 >> newsupdate Millions for biomedical research In partnership with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial has received £90 million for research to develop and improve treatments for patients. The Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) award, from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), was announced on 14 September and will cover five years from April 2017. The NIHR is funded by the UK Department MOOCS move of Health. The NIHR Imperial BRC was first established in 2007 and this new The Business School has for people’s busy lifestyles. funding will allow the BRC to continue its world-class research into launched its first series of MOOCs MBA programmes, and business cancer, heart disease, brain sciences, immunology, infection, (Massive Open Online Courses) education generally, can change surgery and metabolic disorders. for people who are considering lives and through the edX In addition, for the first time, the NIHR award to the Imperial BRC doing an MBA degree. partnership we are enabling more will fund research into gut health, with a focus on innovative approaches people from all over the world to to disease that consider the microbiome. It will be the first time that access our renowned world leading Imperial’s President Professor Alice Gast said: “We are proud to Imperial is offering a free online expertise in business education.” receive this BRC award as it shows how important our work is. Imperial taster of its MBA to students Each course features leading researchers are at the leading edge of discoveries in healthcare, and who have yet to meet its rigorous academic experts from the developing them into new treatments for patients across the world.” entry requirements. Business School and combines an The funded research will build on the close partnership between The free courses are offered active, social approach to learning the College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as the founding as part of a new agreement with extensive multimedia. members of the first Academic Science Health between Imperial and edX, a non- Anant Agarwal, edX CEO and Centre (AHSC), which aims to improve the profit online learning destination MIT Professor, said: “We are quality of life of patients by taking research founded by Harvard and MIT that honoured to welcome Imperial discoveries and translating them into new offers free courses to over 8 million College London to edX. With therapies as quickly as possible. learners around the world. an expertise in research and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust The new Essentials for teaching designed to tackle real chief executive, Dr Tracey Batten said: “This is MBA Success courses are targeted world challenges in business, fantastic news for our AHSC and is a reflection at people who are ready to start Imperial shares the edX mission of the outstanding research work undertaken an MBA degree and want to help learners everywhere by our staff across a wide range of specialties to identify any gaps in their gain the knowledge and skills including cancer, cardiovascular and brain knowledge before they undertake needed to succeed in the evolving science, to name a few. a full degree. workplace.” “Working together, the Trust and College have long been at the Dr David Lefevre, Director of The courses are now open forefront of cutting edge research This funding will allow us to continue the Edtech Lab at the Business for enrolment and will start on being a world leader in research and medical innovation.” School said: “We recognise 17 October. the growing need for flexible –FRANCESCA DAVENPORT, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS –LAURA SINGLETON, COMMUNICATIONS learning programmes that cater AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Find out more about the BRC’s work in this video: bit.ly/ImperialBRC Gender balance Forging links Leap forward Imperial has become a member of Leaders of technological A new pilot training programme the 30% Club, demonstrating its universities across the world has been launched for managers aspiration to achieve better gender gathered at Imperial this month to working in the Finance, Operations balance across the organisation. discuss collaboration, innovation and ICT group at Imperial. in brief The 30% Club is a global campaign and global challenges. The The ‘LEAP’ programme, ‘Lead – which aims to create a better Global Alliance of Technological Engage – Apply – Perform’, balance of men and women at Universities, known as GlobalTech, is a five day programme for line all levels of organisations, with is an international network of managers focussed on how to a particular focus on boards and leading science and technology optimise talent, communicate governing bodies. It launched in institutions. Founded in 2009, it well, collaborate across teams the UK in 2010 with a goal of aims to address global societal and champion change.
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