Editing Imperial College London (section)

=== Affiliations and partnerships ===
Imperial is a member of the [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]], [[European University Association]], [[Global Alliance of Technological Universities]], [[League of European Research Universities]] and the [[Russell Group]]. It is a founding member of the Imperial College [[academic health sciences centre]], the [[Francis Crick Institute]] and [[MedCity (London)|MedCity]]. Imperial is a long-term partner of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], with the first formal large-scale collaboration agreement dating back to 1944 as part of [[World War II]] scientific effort.<ref name="Imperial College and 'M.I.T.'">{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1944 |title=Imperial College and 'M.I.T.' |journal=Nature |volume=153 |issue=3873 |pages=104 |doi=10.1038/153104b0 |bibcode=1944Natur.153R.104. |issn=1476-4687 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The partnership between the two institutions continues with exchange programs for students and academic staff.<ref name="MIT News-2018">{{Cite news |title=MIT expands partnership with Imperial College London |work=MIT News |url=https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-expands-multi-departmental-partnership-imperial-college-london-0222 |access-date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403140900/http://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-expands-multi-departmental-partnership-imperial-college-london-0222 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Imperial News-2018">{{Cite news |title=MIT and Imperial launch 'unparalleled' student exchange |work=Imperial News |publisher=Imperial College London |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/185057/mit-imperial-launch-unparalleled-student-exchange/ |access-date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=22 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081856/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/185057/mit-imperial-launch-unparalleled-student-exchange/ |url-status=live }}</ref>