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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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