[Photo/China Daily]Tsinghua teaming up with Imperial College London to support projectsTsinghua University and Imperial College London have launched a joint fund to support bold scientific ideas in their early stages. The Tsinghua-Imperial Research and Innovation Fund brings together two of the world's leading research universities. If the fund succeeds, the universities anticipate increasing their financial support significantly. Both universities recognize the importance of bringing people together to exchange ideas and collaborate. Imperial currently hosts 2,600 Chinese students－its largest demographic group, other than Britons－and 225 Chinese staff .