Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in the South Kensington district of West London. Although properly titled Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, since 2002 the college has adopted the style Imperial College London and prefers simply Imperial for short.

Extra-curricular

Imperial College Boat Club is one of the most consistently successful rowing clubs in the country. Under the legendary coach Bill Mason, it achieved many wins at Henley Royal Regatta and provided many internationals and Olympians, including members of the gold medal winning eight at the Sydney Olympics: Simon Dennis and Louis Attrill.

Related Topics:
Imperial College Boat Club - Rowing - Henley Royal Regatta - Sydney Olympics - Simon Dennis - Louis Attrill

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Teams from Imperial have had a good record on the BBC quiz programme University Challenge, winning in 1996 and 2001, and coming in second place in 2002.

Related Topics:
BBC - University Challenge - 1996 - 2001

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Imperial College Big Band is one of the leading university big bands in the UK. Despite Imperial College not having a music department the band won the gold award at the 2005 National Concert Band Festival.

Related Topics:
Imperial College Big Band - Big bands

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