Imperial College London

In pashmina-draped South Kensington, wedged between the Natural History Museum and the Albert Hall, Imperial College’s main building is a towering, oversized portakabin of aluminium, smoked glass and concrete. There are other sites dotted around London, plus Wye College in Kent ...more detail Imperial has an almighty international reputation for its academia: with science and technology courses the star players. Most degrees involve years abroad or in industry and grad-hungry employers flock like bears to a honey pot ...more on academic Imperial’s overwhelmingly male and sciencey students are predictably hard grafters, although they do make time around their 9-5 schedules to chug a pint (but not in wallet-melting Kensington) or kick a ball around their excellent sports facilities ...more on sports The Student’s Union is politically independent, even of the NUS, and spends its time laying on ents and managing the gazillion societies ...more on the SU Rooms in halls are available for all undergrads that want them, but they come with a hefty pricetag - well, this is central London ...more on housing Healthcare provision is excellent and oceans of cash is sloshing around to help students stay afloat ...more on welfare

Woohoo: Self-professed geek heaven
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Tel: (020) 7589 5111
E-mail: info@imperial.ac.uk
Website: www.imperial.ac.uk