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I think I've made a mistake: Last words of scientist on phone before G-Wiz crash

31.08.11
A leading scientist killed when her tiny electric car 'disintegrated' in a collision was on the phone to her husband when she crashed, an inquest heard... more

Researchers get £423m boost to fight cancer and dementia

24.08.11
London's nine leading medical institutions have been given a record £423.8 million for research ... more

London hospital patients denied crucial blood clot screening

11.05.11
More than 100,000 London hospital patients were denied potentially life-saving blood clot screening last year... more

Cancer patients in London rate their hospital care as worst in the country

21.04.11
Cancer patients in London have the worst experience of care during treatment than any where else in the country, research reveals... more

The electric dream machine

14.04.11
'Mediocre student' Alex Schey tells David Cohen how he built the world's sexiest, most efficient electric supercar and took it on an epic drive... more

Imperial and UCL make the world top 20 of universities

10.03.11
Two London universities are among the 20 most highly regarded in the world, research shows ... more

Imperial College will charge £9,000 from next year

16.02.11
Students at Imperial College will be charged the top rate of tuition fees from next year... more

Investing in Imperial is what the real hearts and minds do

09.12.10
Star fund manager Neil Woodford demonstrates that at least his part of the money machine can do good... more

Woodford and the Duke back university boffins

07.12.10
Top fund manager Neil Woodford, hedge fund Lansdowne Partners and the Duke of Westminster back a £140 million rights issue by a firm exploiting inventions and discoveries made in British universities... more

Scientist was on way to parents' evening when she died in G-Wiz crash

25.10.10
Family of a leading Imperial College scientist killed when her electric car was involved in a horrific crash told today how her death has left them 'utterly devastated'... more

Invisibility cloak? We can see it happening, say scientists

12.11.09
It may sound like something from a Harry Potter book, but London researchers were today given the go-ahead for a £4.9million project to create a real invisibility cloak... more

London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana

06.11.09
Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free... more

Broccoli can prevent heart attacks, scientists say

04.09.09
Eating broccoli can help prevent heart attacks and strokes, medical experts have claimed... more

Warning on swine flu death predictions

15.07.09
The Government needs to adopt more stringent methods of monitoring swine flu to better predict the number of deaths, researchers said... more

Pedestrians' air sensors to create map of pollution

30.06.09
Pedestrians are to be given portable pollution monitors to help create a map of London's hotspots for poor quality air... more

Heart op breakthrough

03.04.09
Doctors in the capital have pioneered a life-saving treatment that uses a "toolkit" to repair leaky heart valves... more

Heart risk for underweight babies

01.04.09
Underweight babies are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes, according to a study... more

London hospitals unite to form pioneer supertrusts

09.03.09
The creation of three medical "supertrusts" in London has been given the go-ahead by the Government... more

Funding is slashed at top research colleges

05.03.09
Some of London's most prestigious universities will miss out on vital funding after having research grants reduced... more

Bill Gates gives Imperial College £5m to develop Aids tests

17.02.09
Microsoft mogul Bill Gates has donated £5 million to Imperial College London towards the manufacture of a home test for Aids patients in developing countries ... more

Inflatable valve that can save patients too ill for heart surgery

11.02.09
Patients who are too ill to have open heart surgery are being offered a potentially life-saving alternative... more

A patient's bleeding heart pictured for the first time

19.01.09
Scientists have produced the first images of a heart attack taken from inside a human heart... more

Manager 'used NHS cash to fund horse stud'

08.12.08
A former manager at a top London hospital is being investigated over the alleged use of NHS funds to import horse sperm "disguised" as human semen... more

Museum launches £11m project to map wildlife of Britain

25.11.08
An £11million project to create the most accurate map of Britain's wildlife was launched at the Natural History Museum... more

Hospital trust found breaking rules on hygiene

28.10.08
The largest hospital trust in the country has breached a national hygiene code, a health watchdog found... more

Babies 'programmed for obesity in the womb'

10.09.08
Babies "learn" obesity in the womb and "absorb" unhealthy habits, new research reveals... more

Airshower sucks up dust as asthma sufferers sleep

24.06.08
London doctors are taking part in the world's first major trial of a "space age" cure for asthma... more

Exhibition Road is reborn

27.03.08
A £40 million scheme to transform Exhibition Road into a worldclass tourist attraction will begin this summer... more


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