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The article about [[Lutefisk]] claims: "Lutefisk (prounounced loo-te-fisk) is a well-known food of Norway and Sweden (prounounced loo-ta-fisk)which consists of white fish (normally Cod) soaked in lye as a preservative, then dried until it hardens. It is edible after multiple rinsings of water to remove the otherwise poisonous lye, and has a jelly-like consistency after washing."
[[Image:ImperialCollegeLondon.jpg|thumb|Imperial]]
This is actually wrong. The fish is dried first, [[Stockfish]], and then soaked in lye or another base (like birch ash). After this it is rinsed in water. And another thing; it tastes delicious :)
'''Imperial College London''', is the new official name of what used to be called '''Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine'''. Indeed the college actively discourages use of its old name and abbreviations such as '''IC''' preferring simply '''Imperial'''. It is a member of the [[University of London]], and as its name suggests specialises in scientific subjects.
The main campus of the college is situated near the [[Albert Hall]] on the boudary of the [[City of Westminster]] and the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]]. The area is dense with institutions of learning: the [[Natural History Museum]], the [[Science Museum]], the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], the [[Royal College of Music]] and the [[Royal College of Art]] are all nearby (see [[Albertopolis]]). There are two other major campuses - at [[Silwood Park]] (near [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]] in [[Berkshire]]) and at [[Wye]] (near [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]] in [[Kent]]). There are various other small medical campuses dotted around [[Greater London]].
Imperial College was founded in [[1907]], upon the merger of the [[City and Guilds College]], the [[Royal School of Mines]] and the [[Royal College of Science]], although these entities continued as <i>Constituent Colleges</i>. It was granted a [[Royal Charter]] in [[July 1907]]. The expansion of the South Kensington campus in the [[1960s]] absorbed the site of the former [[Imperial Institute]], designed by [[Thomas Colcutt]], of which only the 85 metre high Queen's Tower remains amongst the more modern buildings.
In later years [[St. Mary's Hospital Medical school]] (1988), the [[National Heart and Lung institute]] (1995), Charing Cross and Westminster schools (1997) merged into the [[Imperial College School of Medicine]], the fourth Constituent College. In 1997, the size of the Medical School was increased with the merger of Royal Postgraduate Medical School, and the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In 2000, merger with the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology expanded it even further.
Also in 2000, Imperial College merged with [[Wye College]], which at that time had a much lesser reputation then Imperial. A number of voices have opinioned that the merger may have been due to Imperial's wish to obtain the significant amount of land owned by Wye College rather then for academic reasons; similarly there have been suggestions that Wye College accepted the merger because it was in financial diffculties. Neither of these rumours can be confirmed.
In 2002, the constituent colleges were finally abolished in favour of a new faculty structure.
In October 2002, Imperial College and [[University College London]] (UCL) announced their intention to merge, however after protests by UCL staff, the merger was called off in November 2002.
Periodically rumours surface about a possible merger with the London School of Economics. Whilst the two institutions have often conducted joint ventures, there has been no significant progress toward a merger.
In the last few years, Imperial has boasted the largest research income of any UK university. It is consistently ranked in the top four in the country for academic prowess, sometimes above [[Oxford University]].
The college is also a member of the [[Russell Group of Universities]].
Student Alumni:
*[[Rajiv Gandhi]] (Indian Prime minister)
*[[H. G. Wells]] (Science fiction author)
*[[Simon Singh]] (Popular science author)
*[[Brian May]] (Member of [[Queen (band)|Queen]])
*[[W. H. Perkin]] (Discoverer of Aniline dyes)
*[[Trevor Philips]] (journalist and politician)
Staff alumni:
*[[Sir Alexander Fleming]] (Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of penicillin)
*[[Geoffrey Wilkinson]] (Nobel laureate, Chemistry)
*[[Dennis Gabor]] (Nobel laureate, Physics)
*[[Derek Barton]] (Nobel laureate, Chemistry)
*Baron [[Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett|Patrick Blackett]] (Nobel laureate, Physics)
*[[Abdus Salam]] (Nobel laureate, Physics)
*Sir [[George Paget Thomson]] (Nobel laureate, Physics)
==External links==
*[http://www.imperial.ac.uk/ Imperial College's homepage]
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