Shaking off Oxford to become one of the UK’s top two universities, Imperial College’s dominance on the QS list rests on its slate of globally renowned science and engineering programs. Its name and motto — “knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire” — may be a bit outdated, but Imperial jumped three places on the rankings list this year, bringing it within reach of becoming the world’s top university, at least according to QS.
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Biomedical PhD student Meghan Betts (L) and neurotechnology PhD student Andreas Thomik pose as they demonstrate a motion capture suit at the Strictly Science Exhibition at Imperial College in London.