What (who) is Imperial College - definition
![Many students enjoy [[Kensington Gardens]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A Walk in the Park - geograph.org.uk - 546153.jpg?width=200 "Many students enjoy [[Kensington Gardens]]")
![Queen Elizabeth II]] opening the Alexander Fleming Building](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexander Fleming Building.jpg?width=200 "Queen Elizabeth II]] opening the Alexander Fleming Building")
![Imperial Institute]], now the site of [[Queen's Lawn]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Commonwealth Institute QE1 35.jpg?width=200 "Imperial Institute]], now the site of [[Queen's Lawn]]")
![Faculty Building, designed by [[Norman Foster]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cour intérieure Imperial College.jpg?width=200 "Faculty Building, designed by [[Norman Foster]]")
![[[Royal School of Mines]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Imperial College Royal School of Mines.jpg?width=200 "[[Royal School of Mines]]")
![Queen's Tower]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Imperial Institute Tower c1960 - geograph.org.uk - 132052.jpg?width=200 "Queen's Tower]]")
![area of culture]] in South Kensington](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prince Albert - Partridge 1840.jpg?width=200 "area of culture]] in South Kensington")
![[[Racing Green Endurance]] is a student-led project to demonstrate the potential of zero-emission cars.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RGETeam.jpg?width=200 "[[Racing Green Endurance]] is a student-led project to demonstrate the potential of zero-emission cars.")
![[[Royal College of Science]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Royal-College-of-Science,-Imperial-College-Road.jpg?width=200 "[[Royal College of Science]]")
![Graduation ceremonies take place in the [[Royal Albert Hall]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Royal Albert Hall Crop, London - Nov 2012.jpg?width=200 "Graduation ceremonies take place in the [[Royal Albert Hall]]")
![[[Beit Hall]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/South Side looking up, Beit Hall, Beit Quadrangle.jpg?width=200 "[[Beit Hall]]")
![[[St Mary's Hospital, London]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Mary's Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2790489.jpg?width=200 "[[St Mary's Hospital, London]]")
![Sir [[Cyril Norman Hinshelwood]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cyril Norman Hinshelwood Nobel.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[Cyril Norman Hinshelwood]]")
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![[[Abdus Salam]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Professor Abdus Salam.gif?width=200 "[[Abdus Salam]]")
![Sir [[Alexander Fleming]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alexander Fleming 3.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[Alexander Fleming]]")
![[[Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blackett.jpg?width=200 "[[Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett]]")
![Sir [[William Crookes]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sir William Crookes 1906.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[William Crookes]]")
![[[Thomas Huxley]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thomas Henry Huxley - Project Gutenberg eText 16935.jpg?width=200 "[[Thomas Huxley]]")
![Sir [[John Pendry]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John Pendry 2014b.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[John Pendry]]")
![[[H.G. Wells]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait of H. G. Wells.jpg?width=200 "[[H.G. Wells]]")
![[[Geoffrey Wilkinson]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geoffrey Wilkinson (ca. 1976).jpg?width=200 "[[Geoffrey Wilkinson]]")
![Sally Davies]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dame_Sally_Davies_FMedSci_DBE_FRS.jpg?width=200 "Sally Davies]]")
![Sir [[Brian May]] CBE](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brian-May_with_red_special.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[Brian May]] CBE")
![[[Peter Higgs]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nobel_Prize_24_2013.jpg?width=200 "[[Peter Higgs]]")
![Robert Winston, Baron Winston]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lord_Winston_2011_(Portrait).jpg?width=200 "Robert Winston, Baron Winston]]")
![Sir [[Martin Hairer]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Professor_Martin_Hairer_FRS.jpg?width=200 "Sir [[Martin Hairer]]")
Wikipedia
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cultural area that included the Royal Albert Hall, Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum and royal colleges. In 1907, Imperial College was established by a royal charter, which unified the Royal College of Science, Royal School of Mines, and City and Guilds of London Institute. In 1988, the Imperial College School of Medicine was formed by merging with St Mary's Hospital Medical School. In 2004, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Imperial College Business School.
Imperial focuses exclusively on science, technology, medicine, and business. The main campus is located in South Kensington. There is a second innovation hub campus in White City. Facilities also include teaching hospitals throughout London that with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust form an academic health science centre. Imperial was previously a member of the University of London and became an independent university in 2008. Imperial has a highly international community, with 59% of students from outside the UK and 140 countries represented on campus.
