Improving healthcare for refugees: Dr Aula Abbara (MBBS Medicine 2005, MD (Res) 2017). “Global health is what’s happening on our doorstep, especially here in London. It’s not something you have to go abroad to experience.”

Democratising property investment: Ayesha Ofori (MSci Physics 2007). “Financial literacy should be part of the school curriculum. Why are we not taught about how to save and invest, about interest and mortgages? It’s so fundamental to our lives.”

Supporting women in computing: Dr Marily Nika (MSc Computing 2008, PhD 2014). "There’s a lack of awareness about how exciting working in tech can be. And that holds people back from pursuing this domain. It's fun and creative, and I want to help people take their first steps in it."

Empowering women in tech: Sheridan Ash MBE (MBA 2002). "At the moment its mostly white men creating the technology that's shaping our world. We need women to be equal members in creating and developing the new tech business, products and services that shape our world or it won’t be fit for all."

Building a network for Imperial women: Xia Chen (MSc Management 2015). "We have been continuously amazed by the positive vibe we get at each event from our alumni. We became supportive forces in each other’s life and career, and for this I am always grateful."

Breaking the mould: Ambassador Yvette Stevens (MSc Electrical Power Systems and Machines 1974). "There were only two girls in a class of 18 boys and, because not everyone believed in girls doing science, the boys used to tease us. It made us work so hard, and we did better than the boys.”