UNIVERSITY GUIDE

Why Imperial College London is The Sunday Times University of the Year 2022

As Imperial College London epidemiologists were telling an anxious nation what to expect next in the pandemic, its staff and students were coming up with a pandemic learning experience that actually worked. Alastair McCall reports on a defining year for our University of the Year

Imperial leads the way using ultrafast molecular imaging techniques at its Thor lab
Imperial leads the way using ultrafast molecular imaging techniques at its Thor lab
THOMAS ANGUS/IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
The Sunday Times

This year’s Good University Guide captures the unique challenges that campuses have faced with Covid-19, reflected in the shake-up in our rankings of more than 130 British universities. Our analysis also identifies the institution where students felt most engaged with their reimagined educational path: Imperial College London.

Ranked fourth in our overall academic table, this specialist in science, engineering, medicine and business has gained 80 points in our rankings in the past year, closing on Cambridge, Oxford and St Andrews above it. Imperial also ranks seventh in the latest QS World University Rankings.

In a year when the pandemic left students stranded, often far from campus, Imperial made sure its international community of 10,500 undergraduates and 9,000 postgraduate students did not feel displaced