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About Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a specialist research university in South Kensington with a concentrated focus on science, engineering, medicine and business. Its legal status derives from a Royal Charter first granted in 1907, and the institution is recognised as a UK higher education provider with degree-awarding powers.
The university's teaching and research are organised around major faculties and departments covering engineering disciplines, natural sciences, medicine, computing, design engineering and Imperial College Business School. Many degrees include laboratory work, clinical links, design projects, entrepreneurship and collaboration with industry or public-sector partners.
Imperial is especially suited to students seeking a technical, research-intensive academic environment in central London. Its admissions information is handled through official enquiry forms and faculty teams on imperial.ac.uk.
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- Address
- Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England SW7 2AZ
- Established
- 1907
- Grades / levels
- Undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Courses offered
- Engineering, natural sciences, medicine, business, computing, design engineering, data science, public health, research degrees and executive education.
- Languages
- English
- Accreditation
- Royal Charter university; UK government-recognised degree-awarding institution
- Phone
- +44 20 7589 5111
- Admissions phone
- +44 20 7594 7243
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