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2019-20 past events

In the academic year 2019-20, we ran 13 events before coronavirus meant the rest of our programme was postponed.

Behind-the-scenes @ Surrey Satellite Technology

Behind-the-scenes @ Surrey Satellite Technology

At this exclusive event for Members of Friends and their guests, a group had a fascinating visit to one of the world's leading small satellite companies, Surrey Satellite Technology. Read about our first Behind-the-scenes event of the 2019-20 Autumn term. Read more

Start: 25th September, 2019 at 12:45pm

End: 25th September, 2019 at 4:00pm

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 2nd September, 2020

Author: John Talbot

Location: Tycho House 20 Stephenson Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YE

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Black holes, entropy and strings

Black holes, entropy and strings

A full lecture theatre heard why black holes are amongst the most extraordinary objects in the universe. Read more

Start: 14th October, 2019 at 7:00pm

End: 14th October, 2019 at 8:45pm

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: John Talbot

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Behind-the-Scenes @ Physics Plasma Group

Behind-the-Scenes @ Physics Plasma Group

A Members-only exclusive Behind-the-Scenes visit to the largest university-based pulsed-power generator, MAGPIE, at Imperial College London Read more

Start: 17th October, 2019 at 6:15pm

End: 17th October, 2019 at 8:30pm

Published: 1st August, 2019

Updated: 6th December, 2019

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BW

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Drugs, booze and politics: finding a balance

Drugs, booze and politics: finding a balance

Professor David Nutt, a well known proponent of drug law reform, talked about evidence-based analysis of the harm to the individual and wider community arising from alcohol, tobacco and a range of drugs, and how this is or should be used to inform policy at the national level. Read more

Start: 29th October, 2019 at 7:00pm

End: 29th October, 2019 at 8:45pm

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 6th December, 2019

Author: John Talbot

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Cure: mind over body

Cure: mind over body

At this soirée, our Members were fascinated by author Jo Marchant's talk on alternatives to prescription drugs. The question 'can our minds really heal our bodies?' was dicsussed and it engaged everyone. Read more

Start: 12th November, 2019 at 6:15pm

End: 12th November, 2019 at 8:30pm

Published: 23rd July, 2019

Updated: 6th December, 2019

Author: John Talbot

Location: 170 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5HF

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Chirality and the future of electronics

Chirality and the future of electronics

Dr Jess Wade BEM, Imperial physicist, explained how in the right circumstances carbon could make a great replacement for silicon in a new wave of electronic devices. Read more

Start: 19th November, 2019 at 7:00pm

End: 19th November, 2019 at 8:45pm

Published: 1st July, 2019

Updated: 8th December, 2019

Author: John Talbot

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Friends of Imperial College AGM 2019-20

Friends of Imperial College AGM 2019-20

The Annual General Meeting was hosted by Chair, Roderick Rhys Jones and Deputy Chair, William Blackburn. Read more

Start: 5th December, 2019 at 6:00pm

End: 5th December, 2019 at 6:45pm

Published: 16th July, 2019

Updated: 8th December, 2019

Author: John Talbot

Location: Skempton building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Plastic fantastic: solving plastic waste

Plastic fantastic: solving plastic waste

When plastic first burst onto the scene in the 1950s it was hailed as a wonder material, now as waste it endures pariah status. Adrian Griffiths revealed to an enthralled audience that new approaches to recycling may well re-secure its "fantastic” status. Read more

Start: 5th December, 2019 at 7:00pm

End: 5th December, 2019 at 8:45pm

Published: 1st July, 2019

Updated: 27th December, 2019

Author: John Talbot

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Behind-the-Scenes @ Natural History Museum Spirit Collection

Behind-the-Scenes @ Natural History Museum Spirit Collection

A group of Members went behind the scenes with the NHM knowledgable science educators for a look at the Museum's fascinating zoology collection preserved in spirit. Read more

Start: 11th January, 2020 at 11:30am

End: 11th January, 2020 at 1:00pm

Published: 7th August, 2019

Updated: 14th January, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2AZ

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Genomic Medicine: Report from the forefront

Genomic Medicine: Report from the forefront

Biomedical research has become a booming area of science with major implications for just about every aspect of medicine. In this lecture, we learnt if we are ready for them. Read more

Start: 16th January, 2020 at 7:00pm

End: 16th January, 2020 at 8:30pm

Published: 3rd December, 2019

Updated: 27th May, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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Behind-the-scenes @ Centre for Infrastructure Materials

Behind-the-scenes @ Centre for Infrastructure Materials

This Members-only exclusive Behind-the-Scenes visit to the world-class Centre for Infrastructure Materials at Imperial College London was fascinating. Read more

Start: 29th January, 2020 at 6:15pm

End: 29th January, 2020 at 8:30pm

Published: 3rd December, 2019

Updated: 8th February, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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The Quantum Show

The Quantum Show

For the eleventh year the Quantum Show made a triumphant return to the Friends of Imperial stage. The very best of the Controlled Quantum Dynamic group’s speakers led the audience into the Quantum world. Read more

Start: 12th February, 2020 at 7:00pm

End: 12th February, 2020 at 8:45pm

Published: 3rd December, 2019

Updated: 13th February, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Sir Alexander Fleming building, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ

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  • Managing Black Swan Risks

    Managing Black Swan Risks

    The Black Swan theory describes an unpredictable event characterised by extreme rarity, severe impact, and the widespread insistence it was obvious in hindsight. Members heard from the expert who has advised the UK Government on managing Black Swan risks.

  • What lies beyond the Higgs boson?

    What lies beyond the Higgs boson?

    Our esteemed expert Professor Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS covered 'What lies beyond the Higgs boson?' in this exclusive event for Members and their guests. Sir Tejinder Virdee is one of the founding fathers of the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider which in 2012 shared the credit for discovering the elusive Higgs boson.

  • Friends 2021-22 Programme Appeal

    Friends 2021-22 Programme Appeal

    Friends are reliant on event revenue and Memberships therefore our income is depleted through the pandemic. On the horizon is the 2021-22 programme. To create this, we need your support to provide a wealth of knowledge for a further year. We do hope you can help - click here to donate!

  • “Thanks to Imperial”

    “Thanks to Imperial”

    This inaugural talk was by the new Friends of Imperial College Chair, Professor David Southwood CBE. He described how, thanks to Imperial and the great institution that it is, it set him off on a career which took him all over the globe and even (vicariously) to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and to the stars beyond.

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    Drugs, booze and politics: finding a balance

    Professor David Nutt, a well known proponent of drug law reform, talked about evidence-based analysis of the harm to the individual and wider community arising from alcohol, tobacco and a range of drugs, and how this is or should be used to inform policy at the national level.

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  • Black holes, entropy and strings

    Black holes, entropy and strings

    A full lecture theatre heard why black holes are amongst the most extraordinary objects in the universe.

  • Chirality and the future of electronics

    Chirality and the future of electronics

    Dr Jess Wade BEM, Imperial physicist, explained how in the right circumstances carbon could make a great replacement for silicon in a new wave of electronic devices.

  • Join Friends as a Member

    Join Friends as a Member

    Join as an annual Member and enjoy a range of benefits including free live streamed lectures, exclusive ‘fireside chat’ mini-lectures, reductions on ticket prices for in-person lectures and special Member-only visits. Click here for full details.

  • Friends Christmas Party

    Friends Christmas Party

    Exclusively for Members and their guests, we held an entertaining hour of short talks, music and fun. For those Friends who had missed our social post-lecture drinks this year, this was (virtually) for them.

  • Genomic Medicine: Report from the forefront

    Genomic Medicine: Report from the forefront

    Biomedical research has become a booming area of science with major implications for just about every aspect of medicine. In this lecture, we learnt if we are ready for them.

  • Behind-the-Scenes @ Physics Plasma Group

    Behind-the-Scenes @ Physics Plasma Group

    A Members-only exclusive Behind-the-Scenes visit to the largest university-based pulsed-power generator, MAGPIE, at Imperial College London

  • Cure: mind over body

    Cure: mind over body

    At this soirée, our Members were fascinated by author Jo Marchant's talk on alternatives to prescription drugs. The question 'can our minds really heal our bodies?' was dicsussed and it engaged everyone.

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