Friends organise public lectures and Member-exclusive events exploring extraordinary discoveries and developments taking place at Imperial College London - with the very people making them!
Friends 2024-25 programme of events
Our programme for the next academic year will be launched late August.
It will feature an enthralling mix of public lectures, Member-exclusive Fireside Chats and Behind-the-Scenes visits to facilities and research departments at Imperial and beyond!
Make sure you are registered in order to hear the launch news!
Sign up for our Friends e-news
If you want to learn from leading figures in their fields, hear about the latest research and results from world-class academics - then Friends is for you!
Subscribe to our e-newsletter and be the first to hear late summer about events launched as part of the 2024-25 programme across the next academic year, plus new recordings available on our YouTube channel.
Benefit as a Member of Friends
Whilst everyone is welcome to book for in-person lectures at Imperial, Membership of Friends - from only £25 per year - gives you access to so much more.
From exclusive Behind-the-Scenes events at Imperial and beyond, to FREE online Fireside Chats with experts, from reduced ticket prices for in-person lectures for you and your guests - Membership is worth it!
Past programmes of events
Our annual programme of public and exclusive Member events over the years have featured lectures from exceptional Imperial speakers, visits to leading-edge laboratories and research facilities at Imperial and beyond! See the full range in our archive HERE.
You can also view a selection of recording of previous virtual Fireside Chats and lectures on our Youtube channel.
Free tickets for schools at in-person lectures
We have a number of free school tickets available for each of our public lectures at Imperial. A teacher can bring a group, or students can book themselves by simply providing us with the name of the school.
Sign up to get our e-news of these lectures and then you can book for FREE.
Donate to Friends
We are reliant on in-person event revenue therefore our income was depleted throughout the pandemic. We wanted to continue providing world-class speakers for everyone during this time and changed to live streamed events, but this had an impact on our funds.
To set up further programmes, we need your support to provide a wealth of knowledge for a further year. We do hope you can help Friends!