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  2. Fireside chats - our mini series in 2020

Fireside chats – our very own mini-series!

To continue with our passion for sharing knowledge while we planned our annual 2020-21 event programme, we ran live streamed fireside chats with Imperial experts on Friday afternoons. As they were so popular we ran a second mini-series exclusively for Members and their guests in the autumn term.

Below you can see which leading figures starred in our two mini-series in 2020 and link through for details of how to view the recordings.

We will shortly be launching our third mini-series exclusively for Members and their guests for the spring term.

To keep updated with the next episodes of Fireside Chats, make sure you are registered with us to hear about them first!

What ancient climates tell us about our future on Earth

What ancient climates tell us about our future on Earth

This was our inaugural chat which launched our ‘Fireside chats with Friends’. Click here for full details of this past event with Professor Martin Siegert, Co-director of the Grantham Institute, and find out how to view the recording. Read more

Start: 3rd July, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 3rd July, 2020 at 4:30pm

Published: 18th June, 2020

Updated: 24th July, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Past event - recording of chat now on our YouTube channel

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Microchip Technology enabling Rapid Diagnostics and Surveillance of COVID-19

Microchip Technology enabling Rapid Diagnostics and Surveillance of COVID-19

Attendees of this fireside chat found out how Imperial is advancing rapid diagnostics of infectious diseases through the design of microchip-based Lab-on-Chip systems. Click here full details of this past event with Dr. Georgiou. Read more

Start: 17th July, 2020 at 3:00pm

End: 17th July, 2020 at 3:45pm

Published: 7th July, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Past event - recording of chat now on our YouTube channel

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Missions to the Moon and Mars – the next giant leap

Missions to the Moon and Mars – the next giant leap

The day after NASA launched the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover we heard more about this mission and the next giant leaps in space exploration. This FREE mini-lecture and chat was out of this world! Click here for details of this past event. Read more

Start: 31st July, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 31st July, 2020 at 4:45pm

Published: 12th July, 2020

Updated: 7th August, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Past event - recording of chat now on our YouTube channel

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How Fire Science contributes to Fire Engineering

How Fire Science contributes to Fire Engineering

Appropriately for this fireside chat, Professor Rein explained how science contributes to reduce the worldwide burden of accidental fires and protect people, their property and the environment. Click here for full details of this past event and how to view the recording Read more

Start: 13th August, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 13th August, 2020 at 4:45pm

Published: 5th August, 2020

Updated: 19th September, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Past event - recording of chat now on our YouTube channel

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SCL Tea & Tech with Dr Timothy Constandinou – Next Generation Neural Interfaces

SCL Tea & Tech with Dr Timothy Constandinou – Next Generation Neural Interfaces

Hosted by the Society for Computers and Law (SCL), this mid-week event was opened up to Friends of Imperial College as special guests. It is a prelude to a joint Friends/SCL event we are planning as part of our new 2020/21 programme of events. Find out more here… Read more

Start: 2nd September, 2020 at 3:00pm

End: 2nd September, 2020 at 4:00pm

Published: 22nd August, 2020

Updated: 24th September, 2020

Author: Angie Friends

Location: Past event - recording of chat on our YouTube channel soon

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Cryptocurrency Alchemy: Combining Physical and Digital Gold

Cryptocurrency Alchemy: Combining Physical and Digital Gold

During this Friends fireside chat, Professor Knottenbelt outlined the development of a new financial index set up in collaboration between the Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering and Coinshares. Click here for full details of this past event and how to view the recording Read more

Start: 18th September, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 18th September, 2020 at 4:45pm

Published: 11th August, 2020

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Angie Friends

Location: past event - recording of chat now available on our YouTube channel

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Synthetic biology for a sustainable world

Synthetic biology for a sustainable world

Solutions are urgently needed to forge a sustainable world. What role is synthetic biology playing to confront the problems and find solutions? How can synthetic biology play its role in healthcare and the environment? In this live chat we heard from the expert at the forefront of this topic... Read more

Start: 25th September, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 25th September, 2020 at 4:45pm

Published: 11th August, 2020

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Angie Friends

Location: past event - recording of chat now available on our YouTube channel

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The Inside Out of Flies

The Inside Out of Flies

Ever wondered how flies see, how they walk, how they fly? In this Fireside Chat, Members and their guests were enthralled by the mechanics of flies and how in turn they have inspired us in many modern scientific endeavours. Read more

Start: 30th October, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 30th October, 2020 at 5:00pm

Published: 21st October, 2020

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Angie Friends

Location: past event - recording of chat now available on our YouTube channel

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The shocking potential of electric vehicles

The shocking potential of electric vehicles

The UK has committed to becoming net zero-emission by 2050 and to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. In this fireside chat Members heard about the challenges in doing this, and whether we can actually achieve it by the deadline Read more

Start: 4th December, 2020 at 4:00pm

End: 4th December, 2020 at 5:00pm

Published: 21st October, 2020

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Angie Friends

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