IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
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BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in London, UK, right next to the famous Hyde Park
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The school's motto is Scientia imperii decus et tutamen which can be translated as ''Scientific knowledge, the crowning glory and the safeguard of the empire''
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There are roughly 22 450 students
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The student-faculty ratio is 14:1
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The college was formed in 1907 out of the Royal Colleges in South Kensington
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Throughout time it existed as part of the University of London, only becoming independent in 2007
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Nowadays they pride themselves by focusing solely on science, engineering, medicine, and business
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
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Imperial College offers over 130 courses such as
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Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Finance, Geosciences, Mathematics an Statistics, Public Health, ...
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ALUMNI:
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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14 Nobel Prize laureates
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4 Royal Society of Chemistry landmark plaques
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3 Blue Plaques and 1 English Heritage blue plaque
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75 Fellows of the Royal Society
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3 Fields Medallists
CAMPUS INFO:
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Alexander Fleming (Pharmacologist and Nobel Laureate)
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Thomas Huxley (Biologist)
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Space scientist)
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Brian May (Musician, Queen)
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Rajiv Gandhi (​former prime minister of India)
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Layla Moran (British Liberal Democrat Politician)
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Nine campuses across London with South Kensigton Campus being the main one
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Surrounded by many popular attractions, including the Royal Albert Hall and Kensington Palace, museums including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, and Victoria and Albert Museum, and institutions such as the Royal College of Art, the Royal College of Music, and the National Art Library.
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More than 380 student organizatios
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