Brian May George Orwell's novel of the same name, with vocalist and bassist Tim Staffell. At Hampton Grammar School, he attained ten GCE Ordinary Levels and three GCE Advanced Levels in Physics, Mathematics, and Applied Mathematics. He studied Mathematics and Physics at Imperial College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1968 with honours. In 2007, May was awarded a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College London for work started in 1971 and completed in 2007. May formed the band Smile in 1968. The group included Tim Staffell as the lead singer and bassist, and later, drummer Roger
Imperial College London Elizabeth II opened the Imperial College Business School. The main campus is located in South Kensington, with a new innovation campus in White City. Imperial is organised through faculties of science, engineering, medicine and business. The university's emphasis is on technology and its practical application. Imperial is amongst the most international universities in the world, with 59% of students from outside the UK and more than 140 countries represented on campus, In 2018-19, Imperial is ranked 8th globally (1st in London) in the QS World University Rankings, 9th in the THE World University Rankings and 24th in the Academic Ranking