You can also download our 2020-21 programme of events leaflet here
Plus, exclusively for Members of Friends and their guests, we have launched season 2 of our Fireside Chats mini-series for the Autumn term.
Running alongside the full programme below, we are holding live streamed fireside chats with Imperial experts on Friday afternoons. Each event will feature a mini-lecture and Q & A session with the audience. You can see further details here.
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As the world confronts COVID-19, Imperial is playing a leading role in the global effort to respond to the crisis. Its academics are advising policymakers, working to develop new vaccines and diagnostic tests. Friends heard direct from one of these key academics in the first lecture of the 2020-21 programme Read more
The Higgs field may hold answers to some fundamental questions about the Universe, from its beginnings to its current state and to its eventual end. Professor Rajante discussed what we have learnt since the Higgs Boson was discovered in 2012 Read more
Held in Tomorrow's Engineers Week, Friends discovered how Curiosity and Perseverance are exploring Mars in search of evidence for life in its distant past: exploration that is a close collaboration of engineering and science. Read more
In this online talk and panel discussion, Friends explored the science and ethics relating to neural interfaces. They also found out what's happening in the world of brain implants and what needs to be considered from ethical and regulatory viewpoints. Read more
The Annual General Meeting will be hosted by Chair, Roderick Rhys Jones and Deputy Chair, William Blackburn. Read more
Join Associate Professor Suzie Imber on a journey to the inner rocky planets and the solar wind. Plus an update on the presence of phosphine, a bio-marker gas detected on Venus! Read more
Live streamed direct from Italy, this lecture will explain how gravitational waves are detected, what we are learning and expect to learn from the European Gravitational Observatory. Read more
An exclusive visit for Members and their guests to uncover the most recent research and understand planets’ systems and processes from this cutting edge department at Imperial. Read more
How can we translate our understanding of quantum physics into technological and industrial products and services? Hear from the leading expert! Read more
A Members-only exclusive visit to the Imperial centre of excellence for climate change. This hub of innovation drives discoveries and inventions through supporting start-ups. Read more
Discover biologically-inspired approaches to make skin stronger through ground-breaking Imperial research. Hear about ways being developed to accelerate wound closure, reduce scar formation, and make scar tissue resilient to injury. Read more
An exclusive visit for Members to Imperial’s world-leading centre for multidisciplinary transport studies. Explore the achievements and research activities of the Centre for Transport Studies with the key experts. Read more