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1	Apr 28, '22	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 It’s outdated and damaging stereotypes that close doors on many	39.4×	0	7.9k	2k	105
2	Aug 31, '23	Introducing you to the Abdus Salam Library 📚 The library was named to honour Nobel Prize winning physicist and Imperial Professor, Abdus Salam. Find out more 👇	39×	395k	1.4k	470	41
3	Sep 4, '23	"His view was that if you wish to change people, or better people, or better the world, then use science or knowledge – these are the means for you to achieve that." Thanks to @BBC	28.1×	285k	468	215	22
4	Jun 4, '24	We are THRILLED to have been ranked 2nd in the world and 1st in the UK and Europe in this year's QS @worlduniranking! 🎊🥳 #QSWUR Thank you to everyone in #OurImperial community fo	21.5×	217k	1.2k	401	54
5	Mar 15, '22	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	20.1×	0	3.2k	1.3k	89
6	Feb 15, '23	Thank you @BillGates & @RishiSunak for visiting our South Kensington Campus today for the launch of Cleantech for UK, an initiative supported by @Breakthrough to supercharge UK	18.7×	189k	325	56	6
7	Jan 29, '24	Today we’re celebrating the naming of #OurImperial Abdus Salam library! There are so many exciting events taking place on our South Ken campus today 🎉 Want to see Abdus Salam's No	16.4×	166k	917	402	29
8	Jul 25, '23	At the Fleming Centre, scientists will work alongside patients, members of the public and policy makers to scope, test and scale solutions, so that antimicrobials can continue to k	12.7×	129k	601	87	2
9	Jun 30, '23	We're excited to announce that @imperiallibrary will be named the Abdus Salam Library in recognition of Nobel Prize winning physicist, Professor Abdus Salam. Read more ⬇️	11.9×	120k	617	257	9
10	Sep 10, '25	Imperial scientists found how ‘pirate phages’ hijack viruses to spread traits like antibiotic resistance 🏴‍☠️ Tested using @GoogleDeepMind’s AI ‘co-scientist’ in a project coordin	10.3×	104k	322	69	84
11	Jun 1, '20	If you think racism is only an issue in the US, you're wrong. #BlackLivesMatter and we stand with our Black students, staff and alumni. For any members of our community feeling ang	8.6×	0	1.7k	420	9
12	Jun 27, '23	For the second year in a row, we’ve been ranked 6th in the world and the top University in London by the QS World University Rankings! Congratulations to everyone in #OurImperial c	7.1×	72k	451	112	7
13	Jun 19, '25	We’ve been named as 1st in the UK and 2nd in the world by QS @worlduniranking! This recognises Imperial as one of the best places to study, research, work and grow. Thanks to every	7.0×	71k	457	127	32
14	Sep 20, '20	Neil Ferguson and Imperial did not produce a model for Sweden pointing to 85,000 deaths	6.8×	0	1k	328	41
15	Apr 8, '24	285 points. We did it. We have won #UniversityChallenge! Congratulations team Imperial! We just made history 🎉🎉🎉	6.3×	64k	766	78	10
16	Sep 11, '25	Prince Harry visited our Centre for Injury Studies to learn about their pioneering work on paediatric blast injuries. He made a $150K grant towards our work developing prostheses f	6.2×	63k	1.6k	361	22
17	Jun 5, '24	Second in the world 🥈 First in the UK and Europe 🥇 We are so proud of #OurImperial community for this brilliant result in this year's QS @worlduniranking, and here's why 🧵⬇️ #QS	6.0×	61k	535	110	21
18	Mar 20, '21	#OnThisDay 1879: Scientist Maud Menten was born. She co-devised the Michaelis-Menten equation, one of the fundamental models in enzyme kinetics #WomenInSTEM	5.1×	0	969	302	9
19	May 3, '23	Why is the @RoyalAlbertHall so warm on Graduation Day? 🤔 Because there are thousands of degrees packed in there! 🥁😆 Congratulations to all #OurImperial graduates today - we are	4.8×	49k	263	44	2
20	Apr 8, '24	A HUGE congratulations to our brilliant team on winning this year’s University Challenge 🥳 We are now the most successful team in University Challenge history! Suraiya, Adam, Sour	4.4×	44k	306	42	5
21	Feb 1, '24	This week we celebrated the launch of our Abdus Salam Library with a plaque unveiling ceremony, an exhibition featuring Abdus’ most loved possessions, and talks by Physicists, Bria	3.9×	40k	532	262	14
22	Oct 5, '22	We stand in solidarity with our Iranian community, and everyone affected by the death of Mahsa Amini and reports of violence at Sharif University in Tehran. Support + guidance for	3.3×	0	584	181	5
23	Jul 18, '20	#OnThisDay 1970: A little known band named Queen performed for the first time on our campus as a group. Here's the original advert for the gig!	3.0×	0	583	145	12
24	Jul 18, '19	#OnThisDay 1970: A little-known band named Queen performed for the first time on our campus as a group. Here's the original advert for the gig 👨‍🎤 @QueenWillRock	2.9×	0	529	180	12
25	Apr 20, '20	WE 👏 DID 👏 IT! 👏 #UniversityChallenge #OurImperial	2.8×	0	580	109	0
26	Dec 17, '21	⚠️ NEW: the risk of reinfection with #Omicron is 5.4 times greater than the #Delta variant. Omicron evades immunity from past infection or two vaccine doses, our #COVID19 response	2.8×	0	265	190	29
27	Dec 18, '18	Congratulations to Dr @jesswade, who was named as one of @Nature's top 10 people of 2018. Amazing work, Jess! 👏	2.7×	0	570	98	1
28	Sep 3, '20	Our @seis_matters has experienced abuse following the announcement of his selection as a lecturer of the @Ri_Science #XmasLectures. The abuse is vile and unacceptable. We're suppor	2.6×	0	623	89	2
29	Jul 18, '18	On this day in 1970, a little known band named Queen performed for the first time on our campus as a group. Here's the original advert for the gig!	2.5×	0	438	170	5
30	Jun 9, '20	We are the 8th best university in the world, according to the latest @worlduniranking QS World University Rankings #QSWUR	2.5×	0	491	119	6
31	May 6, '20	THREAD: You may have seen false claims that Imperial COVID-19 "modelling envisaged Sweden paying a heavy price for its rejection of lockdown, with 40,000 Covid deaths by 1 May and	2.5×	0	242	98	21
32	Sep 17, '21	We have won @TheTimes and @TheSundayTimes’ University of the Year and University of the Year for Student Experience 2022 🎉 #GoodUniGuide We are so proud of this achievement and th	2.4×	0	341	166	1
33	Jun 23, '20	#OnThisDay 1912: Alan Turing was born. A mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist, Turing was highly influential in the dev	2.3×	0	476	125	4
34	Jun 3, '20	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 inequalit	2.3×	0	341	122	18
35	Mar 28, '20	Our free online course explaining the science behind #coronavirus is currently the most popular course launched on @coursera in 2020! The course features #COVID19 experts from @MRC	2.2×	0	269	163	44
36	Jul 25, '23	We're excited to announce that the Prince of Wales @KensingtonRoyal will serve as the Patron of the appeal to launch The Fleming Centre - a new partnership between us and @Imperial	2.2×	22k	285	63	3
37	Dec 27, '20	#OnThisDay 1822: Chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur was born. He is considered the founder of microbiology	2.1×	0	396	121	3
38	Apr 28, '22	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 Satur	2.0×	0	520	66	1
39	Sep 10, '20	"Maths is truth. Once you discover something in maths, it applies to all eternity" A huge congratulations to Professor Sir Martin Hairer from our @ImperialMaths who is the single w	2.0×	0	353	107	9
40	May 24, '18	Congratulations to #OurImperial alumnus @drdzul, Malaysia's new Minister of Health	1.9×	0	333	140	0
41	Oct 28, '20	Good morning! 👋🏾 I’m Ijeoma and I’m a 2nd year PhD student in the group of Professor Molly Stevens, @ImpMaterials. I'm taking over this account today in honour of #BlackHistoryMo	1.9×	0	450	56	0
42	Apr 28, '22	3⃣ Dr @jesswade, a physicist who works on new organic LEDs that could make more efficient screens. In 2019, Jess was one of @Nature's top 10 people who matter in science for raisin	1.9×	0	481	59	0
43	May 17, '16	Attn teachers - celebrate #Sharman25 on May 20 with us! A online event for schools	1.9×	0	311	142	0
44	Jan 29, '17	We are defending our international values and making it clear that Imperial is open #WeAreInternational	1.8×	0	268	144	0
45	Oct 11, '24	We spotted the Northern Lights in...South Kensington, of all places 🌃 Taken from the level 8 balcony of the Blackett Laboratory by our Physics Society and Astronomical Society 🔭	1.8×	18k	275	36	15
46	Apr 9, '21	"Our method provides evidence that Cycle Superhighways can be an effective intervention in metropolitan cities like London" Special London cycle lanes which aim to boost commuting	1.8×	0	277	115	10
47	Apr 9, '24	Last night, we made history as the most successful #UniversityChallenge team of all time. What a journey it has been for team Imperial! 👏🏽 Read reflections from our Provost, Prof	1.8×	18k	235	27	5
48	May 12, '22	The #REF2021 results are in…and confirm our status as a world-class research powerhouse! We have a greater proportion of 4* “world-leading” research than any other UK university –	1.8×	0	255	117	3
49	Jun 8, '21	We've been ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Europe in this year's QS World University Rankings @worlduniranking	1.7×	0	339	91	2
50	Jul 18, '22	#OnThisDay 1970: A little known band named Queen performed for the first time on our campus as a group 🎸 @QueenWillRock Here's the original advert for the gig!	1.7×	0	326	94	14
51	Jan 8, '20	We are deeply saddened at the tragic news that our PhD student Saeed Tahmasebi Khademasadi was among the passengers to have died in the plane crash in Iran this morning. 1/3	1.7×	0	371	70	1
52	Mar 15, '22	The Telegraph had come up with this claim by picking one of 72 analyses from a study - in this case clearly labelled as 'pessimistic' hypothetical and specific scenarios - and misl	1.7×	0	376	67	3
53	Apr 28, '22	2⃣ Emeritus Prof. Joanna Haigh, who was also Head of Physics. She's an influential climate scientist who was Co-Director of @Grantham_IC. Her research looks at the physics of Earth	1.7×	0	436	49	1
54	Jun 5, '20	You've been asking us for a while, and we've heard and seen you. It's time to talk about our historic motto and what we are doing about it. THREAD 👇🏿	1.6×	0	245	77	7
55	Jun 8, '22	We are the sixth best university in the world in this year’s @worlduniranking 🎉 Congratulations to #OurImperial community 💙 Read more about the results: 📸: Edward Barrett	1.6×	0	282	90	3
56	Apr 28, '22	These are just seven of our fantastic women physicists. Next time you hear someone say girls don’t like physics, remember there are many more amazing women physicists out there. Fa	1.6×	0	402	54	0
57	Aug 21, '18	“I don’t want science to just be for the chosen few”: Our @jesswade talks to @StylistMagazine about her mission to change perceptions of #womeninscience #BeMoreJess	1.6×	0	261	109	5
58	Jun 8, '19	Congratulations to Dr @jesswade (@ImperialPhysics) who has been recognised in this year's #QueensBirthdayHonours for services to Gender Diversity in Science. We also gave her a Pre	1.5×	0	298	64	1
59	Feb 19, '25	Today, we welcomed His Majesty The King to our Centre for Injury Studies. Imperial researchers discussed the UK’s support for injured service personnel in Ukraine and the vital lin	1.5×	16k	410	67	3
60	Sep 8, '22	We are extremely saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. We offer our deepest condolences to the Royal Family.	1.5×	0	306	92	1
61	Mar 7, '25	We were pleased to welcome @KensingtonRoyal Prince of Wales to our White City campus whilst he visited Mental Health Innovations. His visit was in celebration of the merger of @Giv	1.5×	16k	515	78	7
62	Mar 3, '21	We're supporting the campaign to reinstate the Kensington High Street cycle route 🚲 The cycle lanes provide a safe route for cyclists and are also instrumental for connecting our	1.5×	0	310	70	1
63	Sep 24, '18	Prime Minister @chedetofficial visited Imperial earlier today as we celebrated our thriving Malaysian connections	1.5×	0	292	74	1
64	Apr 21, '20	We did it! 🎉 Huge congratulations to #OurImperial team Caleb, Brandon, Richard and Conor on winning this year's #UniversityChallenge!	1.5×	0	335	52	0
65	Apr 22, '20	Our coronavirus vaccine team led by Prof Robin Shattock @roboskis have been given £22.5 million by @DHSCgovuk to fast-track their vaccine development	1.5×	0	253	95	4
66	Nov 18, '22	Is this thing still on? 👀	1.4×	0	388	24	1
67	Nov 5, '21	#OnThisDay 1906: Marie Curie gave her inaugural lecture as the first female lecturer at the Sorbonne. #WomenInSTEM	1.4×	0	272	87	3
68	Mar 15, '22	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	1.4×	0	326	60	1
69	Nov 9, '21	#OnThisDay 1913: Inventor and actress Hedy Lamarr was born. She helped develop a radio guidance system during #WW2, the principles of which are incorporated into today's wifi, GPS	1.4×	0	257	86	1
70	Nov 8, '20	As @JoeBiden becomes President-elect, we look back to his 2018 Imperial visit and lecture on cancer research	1.4×	0	300	57	3
71	Apr 28, '22	6⃣ Prof. Claudia de Rham's work on ‘massive gravity' is said to have had profound implications for the area of research now dubbed ‘beyond Einstein gravity’. In 2020, she won the P	1.4×	0	353	42	2
72	Apr 28, '22	4⃣ Prof. Fay Dowker is a theoretical physicist who researches several areas, including quantum gravity and causal set theory. In 2017, she talked about the nature of space-time on	1.4×	0	363	41	0
73	Apr 4, '22	That's right... the champs are here! 🤩 After a tense final, we've been crowned the winners of this year's #UniversityChallenge 🏆 (EXCITING!) To our players, Michael, Max, Fatima	1.3×	0	274	49	2
74	May 8, '18	#OnThisDay 1926: Sir David Attenborough was born. Happy Birthday, Sir David!	1.3×	0	257	78	1
75	Jun 19, '19	This just in - we've been ranked 9th in the world in this year's QS World University Rankings @worlduniranking! 🎉 #QSWUR	1.3×	0	261	64	2
76	Apr 28, '22	7⃣ Prof. Ji-Seon Kim, Director of our Plastic Electronics Centre for Doctoral Training. She researches soft electronic materials for application in biological sensors and energy ha	1.3×	0	348	38	1
77	Apr 28, '22	5⃣ Prof. Jenny Nelson's work on solar power looks at novel materials to use in solar cells. Since 2010, she has been working with @Grantham_IC to explore how photovoltaic and other	1.3×	0	352	39	0
78	May 12, '21	We continue to support the campaign for a safe cycle route on Kensington High Street. We know that a safe, protected and joined-up cycle route between South Kensington and our west	1.3×	0	262	70	3
79	Apr 28, '22	Jess says: "I honestly can’t believe we’re still having this conversation. It’s patronising, it’s infuriating, and it’s closing doors to exciting careers in physics and engineering	1.3×	0	325	45	4
80	Feb 3, '22	Don’t miss our Professor @robin_shattock on @bbcquestiontime tonight at 10.35pm on @BBCOne ⤵️	1.3×	0	216	17	5
81	Mar 14, '18	We are extremely saddened by the passing of Stephen Hawking. A true visionary, he made vast contributions to science and influenced countless people over his long career. Our thoug	1.3×	0	218	88	0
82	May 16, '24	"#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) threatens our health, our environment, our livelihoods and our future. "Unless we act now and together, the ripple effects of drug resistance will b	1.2×	12k	289	44	5
83	Apr 13, '20	We did it - we’re in the final! 🎉 HUGE congrats to #OurImperial team and well-played @TrinCollCam! 👏👏 #UniversityChallenge	1.2×	0	294	30	0
84	Sep 2, '20	We are the third best university in Europe, according to this year's @THEworldunirank rankings! #OurImperial	1.2×	0	262	50	1
85	Oct 14, '20	Her Royal Highness Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) visited our @tommys Centre for Miscarriage Research today to meet families who have lost babies, and speak	1.2×	0	277	43	1
86	Jan 5, '23	A new #COVID19 sub-variant is spreading rapidly in the US, with some cases now in the UK. #XBB15 is an offshoot of Omicron and currently presents similar symptoms. But should we be	1.1×	11k	38	22	1
87	May 10, '20	#OnThisDay 1893: The Imperial Institute opened. Look familiar to anyone?	1.1×	0	273	34	2
88	Oct 18, '20	@peterwalker99 Hi Peter - we have no one named Gareth Isaacs in our staff or student directories	1.1×	0	191	30	3
89	Aug 26, '20	#OnThisDay 1918: Mathematician Katherine Johnson was born. Her calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the first and subsequent @NASA manned space flights	1.1×	0	204	64	3
90	Dec 9, '19	Art.	1.0×	0	223	37	0
91	Sep 14, '20	We're speaking up for trans equality! 🏳️‍⚧️ We care about supporting our trans staff, students, alumni and the wider trans community because #TransRightsAreHumanRights every day �	1.0×	0	207	44	2
92	Mar 29, '21	Happy 150th birthday to our friend and neighbour @RoyalAlbertHall! 🎂🎈 You don't look a day over 140 😜 #RAH150	1.0×	0	247	35	0
93	Jul 9, '25	🇫🇷 We’re honoured to welcome President @EmmanuelMacron to Imperial during his state visit to the UK. Today marks the launch of our Imperial/@CNRS Ayrton–Blériot Engineering Lab -	1.0×	10k	251	57	5
94	Nov 4, '24	We’re excited to announce that the @EarthshotPrize will be partnering with our climate innovation hub @Undaunted_HQ 🎉 Ran by Imperial and @Ri_Science, Undaunted@Imperial will be p	1.0×	9.8k	250	65	8
95	Nov 9, '20	#OnThisDay 1934: Astronomer and author of popular science books Carl Sagan was born	0.9×	0	219	25	4
96	Mar 15, '22	You can read that summer 2021 study online: . You can also access the @MRC_Outbreak team's wider research:	0.9×	0	208	39	2
97	Apr 4, '22	Omg. WE’VE WON!!! Well done team Imperial 🎉🎉🎉🎉 #UniversityChallenge	0.9×	0	223	19	0
98	Apr 28, '22	“I am so very proud of all that my students and staff achieve as they carve out their careers - irrespective of their gender. It is astounding to me that senior leaders in the UK c	0.9×	0	243	18	0
99	Oct 20, '21	Our students are ready to take over the world. We couldn’t be prouder! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #OurImperial	0.8×	0	222	17	0
100	Aug 22, '18	@MotherGoose64 @jesswade @StylistMagazine We like to think that promoting women in science and encouraging more young women to study STEM subjects isn't 'irrational BS'. Keep up th	0.7×	0	207	9	1

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