Interviews, blogs and articles
2021
- 21 August 2021: Meritocracy at work, Letter to the editor in The Economist
- 7 August 2021: Universities can turbo-charge UK innovation policy, Opinion Piece in The Financial Times
- 19 May 2021: Meeting the SDGs demands a step change in collaborative research, Blog in Times Higher Education
- 17 May 2021: Universities need investors to bridge the start-up funding gap, Letter in The Financial Times
- 11 March 2021: Women risk being left behind by the recovery, Article co-written with Alexsis de Raadt St. James in The Telegraph
- 9 March 2021: Pandemic gives global science a shot in the arm, Letter in The Financial Times
2020
- 4 May 2020: Philanthropic funding must fill the urgent coronavirus research gap, Article in The Financial Times
- 28 February 2020: British science needs Europe — and they need us, too, Article in The Times
- 4 February 2020: Research has different needs in post-Brexit trade deal, Science Business report
- 28 January 2020: Science and Brexit, Letter to The Times
- 9 January 2020: Why we need to talk about big data, blog for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
2019
- 15 October 2019: Imperial to set up disease research centre, Interview with The Financial Times
- 12 August 2019: Post-study visas would boost Britain’s start-ups, Letter in The Telegraph
- 18 June 2019: Courage and a pioneering spirit in the face of Brexit, Interview with ARD/Deutschlandfunk, Germany
- 25 March 2019: We need more female entrepreneurs. Universities can help create them, article in The Guardian
- 18 March 2019: British science needs to remain open to the world after Brexit, Article in The Times
- 31 January 2019: Elevate scientific research above UK exit squabbles, Letter to The Financial Times
- 30 January 2019: EU exit: get up, Brexit is ready!, interview with Die Zeit, Germany
2018
- 13 September 2018: The UK must support valuable immigration, Letter to The Financial Times
- 19 July 2018: Unlocking the great potential of Saudi Arabia's students, op-ed for Arab News
- 12 April 2018: Brexit and the Universities: ‘Our Global Vision Remains Clear’, Letter to The New York Times
- 9 March 2018: Women entrepreneurs “crucial” to Britain’s future, Letter to The Telegraph
- 1 February 2018: 'AI is the future, but universities must retain the values of the past', Times Higher Education
- 26 January 2018: 'Universities are not ivory towers. Here's the role they can play today', blog for the World Economic Forum
2017
- 18 November 2017: 'British visa reform needed to keep attracting Hong Kong students after Brexit, says university president', interview with the South China Morning Post
- 14 November 2017: President's Interview in Le Monde
- 13 September 2017: President's Interview in New Straits Times (Malaysia)
- 27 July 2017: 'Amid Brexit anxiety, international students remain crucial to British universities', interview with The Globe and Mail
- 6 March 2017: 'Open to Talent', analysis for the Times of India, Education Times
- 17 January 2017: 'A Magic Pony and America's unicorns: how immigrants spark innovation', blog for the World Economic Forum
- 5 January 2017: 'Physicists Without Borders', commentary for Physics Today
2016
- 28 December 2016: 'Imperial College President calls for clarity on post-Brexit visas', interview with the Financial Times
- 25 November 2016: 'Overhaul visa system to make London a global innovation hub' say president of top university, interview with the Evening Standard
- 12 November 2016: 'Imperial College London - Riding the Wave of Revolutions in Science' , interview with ABC, Australia
- 26 October 2016: 'Les étudiants français sont excellents en maths', interview with Le Figaro
- 22 October 2016: Linking talent mobility and funding, Letter to the Economist
- 7 October 2016: 'Keeping Britain's Doors Open to Talent', op-ed for the Wall Street Journal
- 17 August 2016: 'Education opportunities are booming across the pond', Houston Chronicle
- 12 April 2016: 'Indians should explore the potential of the UK entrepreneurial visa: Imperial College London President', The Economic Times
- 5 April 2016: 'Higher education across the pond deserves attention', interview with the Houston Chronicle
- 27 March 2016: 'New US Visa Policy puts Security Too Far Above Scientific Progress', The Chronicle of Higher Education
- 8 March 2016: 'Will the digital revolution make it tougher for women leaders?', blog for the World Economic Forum
- 26 February 2016: 'International students drive innovation', letter to the editor, the Economist
- 23 January 2016: 'The breakthroughs of the future are beyond our dreams', blog for the World Economic Forum
2015
- 20 October 2015: 'UK universities are already China's best partners in the West', Times Higher Education
- 24 August 2015: 'Innovation in Medicine', op-ed on collaboration and antimicrobial resistance, Times of India
- 11 August 2015: 'Singapore at 50: Lessons for the UK from its stunning rise', op-ed with Dr Ric Parker (director of research and technology, Rolls-Royce), City AM
- 20 March 2015: 'Imperial touches in Modern China', interview with Cecily Liu, China Daily
- 19 January 2015: 'Why business leaders should think like scientists', blog for the World Economic Forum
2014
- 11 November 2014: interview with BBC China
- 3 November 2014: 'The new paradigm', interview with Malini Sen, Times of India, Mumbai
- 6 October 2014: 'Future scientists encouraged to unleash creativity', interview with Greg Hurst, Times.
- 1 October 2014: 'Hybrid vigour: the sum is greater than the parts', analysis for the Times Higher Education 2014-15 World University Rankings Supplement
- 1 October 2014: 'To stay top, London universities need global links', London Evening Standard
- 1 September 2014: 'Science push delights new Imperial head', interview with Helen Warrell, Financial Times