COVID19 – New Normal
New Normal: Insights and solutions from Imperial College London
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the talent at Imperial College London have provided insights and solutions to help alleviate the crisis and save lives. They’re also here to help your organisation adapt to a life after lockdown and succeed in the ‘new normal’.
Select a topic below to get a taste of our experts’ latest thinking and technology solutions – then, simply contact us to discuss your specific need.
How our experts can help address your challenges…
- Project or strategy development
- Product and process design and development advice
- Lab-based testing and assessment of products or processes
- Review of existing, new or emerging technology
- Expert witness and advisory services
- Collaboration on research and development
- Off-the-shelf technology plus staff and student ‘start-ups’ already delivering solution

Life after lockdown: Research and development
With lockdown and limited access to labs in-house R&D is proving difficult and costly right now. Imperial's experts can undertake testing, review tech or offer their tech under licence. read more

Life after lockdown: Infrastructure
By making our infrastructure smarter, more resilient and more sustainable we will be better-placed to emerge as a stronger society. It's just requires brave, data-based decisions - and riding the current political and social challenges. read more

Life after lockdown: Health and healthcare
As the first volunteer receives Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine – academics from across Imperial are working on solutions to take us past the pandemic into life after lockdown. read more

Life after lockdown: Business as unusual
How can you adapt to the 'new normal' without access to facilities, a full workforce or face to face meetings – and with consumers shifting spending even further online? How can you flourish? read more

Life after lockdown: COVID-19 response
Imperial's experts, from a wide range of disciplines, have and continue to keep us informed about COVID-19 and the coronavirus response, save lives through vaccines and testing - and provide solutions to protect the NHS. read more

Life after lockdown: Economy and recovery
COVID-19 has bought parts of the economy to a standstill and the costs of furloughing great swathes of the UK workforce must be met. Imperial’s academics look at how we can re-boot business – and whether the economy can be re-built with cleaner and greener investment read more

Life after lockdown: Food security
Food security, like energy, is a universal issue. Famine has affected large parts of the developing world for generations and the COVID-19 crisis highlighted shortcomings in more developed countries’ reliance on long chains or big, international suppliers. What's next? read more

Life after lockdown: Transport
COVID-19 has changed everything. Or has it? How can transport companies, commuters and consumers adjust? Planes, trains and automobiles - best practice, e-mobility and air quality discussed. read more

Life after lockdown: Leadership
As your business adapts to novel demands on its operations, communications and HR management, ethical leadership could help your company be more agile and productive. read more

Life after lockdown: Energy
Build a more resilient, more sustainable and greener future, whether you’re part of the energy sector, a policy-maker or looking to cut your energy costs to make your business more efficient. read more

Life after lockdown: Work and wellbeing
Businesses are under huge strains, from managing the bottom line to understanding ways in which they can continue to operate. Taking care of your staff will be a hugely important factor that is under your influence, so check out how Imperial's ecosystem can help you support your employees' wellbeing 'at work'. read more

New Normal: Environment
Lockdown during the COVID-19 crisis meant less unnecessary air travel and fewer vehicles on the road, thanks to more home-working. How can we apply what we learnt to the longer-term fight against climate change?. read more
Insights

Economic impact of COVID19
Reactions and analysis of the impact of coronavirus on business and the economy with opinion on economic recovery, government spending, interest rates, global supply chains, ability of businesses to respond and adapt - and carbon dividends. read more

Life after lockdown: Business as unusual
How can you adapt to the 'new normal' without access to facilities, a full workforce or face to face meetings – and with consumers shifting spending even further online? How can you flourish? read more

Robotic revolution
Robots are already used to pick and pack online deliveries, vacuum our homes, and to enable surgeons to carry out life-saving operations. In the coming decades, robots have the potential to further enhance human capabilities, providing better care, more efficient transport, and tackling mundane tasks. read more
Case studies

Spotlight on Dogger Bank HVDC system
Imperial researchers review the rollout of High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology on the world's largest offshore wind farm - Dogger Bank Wind Farm - with SSE Renewables and Hitachi Energy, read more

Intelligent infrastructure paves way for Electric Vehicles
Modelling and analysis of the impact of PHEVs on the operation and design of the UK electricity distribution network. read more

Cystic Fibrosis clinical advisory board
Our consultants shared their expertise in Cystic Fibrosis (CF), drug development and clinical trials to help Proteostasis Therapeutics assess the combination of compounds aimed at treatments to improve lung function. read more