Imperial College London

We are Imperial – a world-leading university for science, technology, engineering, medicine and business, where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

As a global top ten university in London, we use science to try to understand the universe and improve the lives of more people in it. Across our nine campuses, our students, staff, and partners work together on scientific discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship. Their work navigates some of the world’s toughest challenges in global health, climate change, AI, business leadership and more.

Founded in 1907, Imperial’s future builds on a distinguished past, having pioneered penicillin, holography and fibre optics.

Why attend?

Experience student life at a top-ranked London university

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Experience student life at a top-ranked London university

Our Summer School is hosted at one of the UK’s leading universities, offering you a chance to experience campus life firsthand, from state-of-the-art facilities and inspiring lectures to fun social activities. You’ll get a real taste of what it’s like to be a university student, helping you feel more confident and prepared for your future at a top institution.

Immerse yourself in your chosen subject

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Immerse yourself in your chosen subject

You’ll spend most of your time on campus in workshops, lectures and lab sessions, exploring your chosen subject in depth. This hands-on experience will give you valuable insight into whether it’s the right path for you and allow you to build essential skills for success in higher education.

Support preparing a competitive university application

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Support preparing a competitive university application

We offer sessions on writing a standout personal statement, financing university, and navigating student life. Plus, you’ll have a chance to connect with current students who can answer all your questions. These tailored insights will help you make informed decisions about university and prepare for a smooth transition when you get there.
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Courses

Aeronautical Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

Dive into the fascinating fields of Engineering. Over the course of this program, you'll get hands-on experience in Mechanical, Aeronautical, and C...

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Biological Sciences

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

Biological Sciences is the study of living organisms and covers areas such as biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, physiology and zoology...

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Biomedical Engineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Building better prosthetics, inventing new medical sensors or understanding how to reverse-engineer technology from animals are just some of the wa...

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Chemical Engineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

What do we imagine when we hear ‘Chemical Engineering’? On the whole, the subject is about the design of processes for making different chemica...

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Chemistry

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

Chemistry is an interdisciplinary science, underpinning and providing vital links between all the sciences. Developing new drugs and medical diagno...

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Design Engineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Design Engineering turns ideas into feasible, functional, user-centric, and market-ready solutions. Design Engineers conceptualise, prototype, and ...

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Earth Science

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Discover the fascinating world of Earth Science and unravel the mysteries of our planet and beyond. Earth Science is the dynamic fusion of physics,...

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Economics, Finance and Data Science

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

The Imperial College Business School's Sutton Trust Summer School for the Economics, Finance, and Data Science undergraduate programme immerses stu...

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Electrical and electronic engineering right now is characterised by its fast-evolving and interdisciplinary nature, driving innovation across unlim...

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Materials

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Materials are all around us, and understanding how physics, chemistry and engineering come together to create our environment is what materials sci...

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Mathematics

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

Maths finds its way into all corners of our teaching and research here at Imperial—but what can you expect from a degree course in the subject? O...

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Molecular Bioengineering

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
15 July 2025
End Date:
18 July 2025

Building DNA probes for cancer diagnosis, creating tissue scaffolds to support wound healing and even creating synthetic life, Molecular Bioenginee...

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Physics

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Location:
Imperial College London
Start Date:
22 July 2025
End Date:
25 July 2025

Physics is a vast subject, and the best tool we have to understand our Universe and our place within it. During the week we will look at a variety ...

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Alumni Stories

Surendra

Student

I applied for this programme as I wanted to have more interaction with my subjects beyond the classroom and see how life was...

Tyanne

Student

I applied for the programme in the hope that I would be able to find out what university life was like. I...

Harriet

Student

Why did you apply for the programme? I applied to the Sutton Trust Summer School at Imperial College London as I was...