Bioengineering is at the interface between engineering and medicine, by applying engineering skills we are able to solve biological and medical problems. In the Department we cover the three main areas of the discipline:

1. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING:
Developing devices, techniques and interventions for human health.

2. BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING:
Solving problems related to the life sciences and their applications for health.

3. BIOMIMETICS:
Using the structures and functions of living organisms as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines.

The Department presents annually at the HE advisors day organised by Imperial and is often invited to speak at UCAS events. 

Key information for HE advisors

Maths and physics are core requirements for studying Biomedical Engineering  and maths and chemistry are core requirements for studying Molecular Bioengineering at Imperial, so students should be encouraged to study these through to A-level (or equivalent).

If you have students who are interested in both engineering and medicine, biomedical engineering or molecular bioengineering may be exactly what they are interested in studying.

For 2023, together with the Business School, we are launching our BSc Biomedical Technology Ventures course which is designed to educate and nurture entrepreneurial minded students, equipping them with the skills to identify opportunities for improving human healthcare through the applications of technology and to seek to achieve rapid transfer of ideas and technology to meet those gaps through entrepreneurship.

We offer talks and workshops for schools to introduce our courses and provide an overview of the admissions process. If you want to find out more, please contact our admissions manager, Jayne Shaw

Our next Open Days will take place on the 28th and 29th of June 2023. You can register your interest for these Open days here.

You can find out more about our department from our Bioengineering Virtual Open Day  which includes talks, tours, Q&As and other resources to help inform your future decisions. 

 Undergraduate Open Days are also scheduled to take place in September 2023. These days are a great way to find out about studying at Imperial.

We look forward to welcoming you to Imperial in the near future.

Bioengineering interventions will improve our everyday lives from diagnosing disease earlier, enabling the disabled and improving quality of life in old age. These accessible applications mean bioengineering is a great topic to get students more interested in science, technology, engineering and maths and its relevance to them.  There are lots of resources available online but here are a few we would recommend.

The Department is involved in a number of Summer Schools annually.

We have now completed all 2022 Summer Schools. Dates for 2023 Summer Schools are yet to be announced. 

• Y9 Girls Engineering Summer School 
  
• Y10 Insights (for 14-15 year olds) 
• Y12 Sutton Trust Summer Schools (for Y12 UK state school pupils age 16-17). We offer two exciting summer schools for students interested in Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Bioengineering. This is an opportunity to find out about our courses through a wealth of talks and interactive activities. 

For further information about all Imperial Summer Schools check out the central Outreach webpages and newsletter. 

A representative from the Department is happy to deliver a live online talk about bioengineering for a school.  We also offer talks and practical workshops to schools and are particularly keen to work with Y9-11 age groups as it provides us with the opportunity to speak about the importance of studying both maths with physics and/or chemistry at A-level, which are our core required subjects.  

Please contact the outreach manager to discuss further and look to arrange a suitable date. 

 Y12 Work Experience 

We are offering a limited number of work experience placements in the department for 2023. This is a non-residential programme  which aims to provide participants with an insight into the exciting world of study and research that we are proud of here at the department of bioengineering, Imperial College London.

Applications for 2023 have now closed.

Hosting Imperial Undergraduate Students

For Primary and Secondary Schools

Wanted - Science teaching and communication placements for enthusiastic undergraduates

As part of an exciting new undergraduate module in Bioengineering we are looking for placements for some of our 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students to experience science teaching and communication in action.

The placements should take place in the spring term for a total of 20-25 hours split over several sessions. Our students have a broad background and can support Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing classes, afterschool science or coding clubs.

If you would be interested in hosting a student, please contact Dr Maria Parkes at be.outreach@imperial.ac.uk