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Be inspired by hearing about Ata Rahman's experience of volunteering at the Great Exhibition Road Festival!

1. Imperial Lates 25/26

LOCATION: Main Entrance on Exhibition Road, College Main Entrance, South Kensington Campus

The 2025/26 season will begin in October and run until January, with the following themes:

Thursday, 23rd October, Light: Join our researchers in welcoming the autumn and celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Light. Learn all about how light works, as well as it’s uses in health research and even in space!

Thursday, 20th November, Time: Explore the nature of time at November’s Imperial Lates. Deep dive into the very first second of the universe, catch up with the fastest object ever built, or dance inside a quantum clock.

Thursday, 29th January, Wellbeing: New year, new you! Start 2026 afresh by learning the scientific secrets to hacking your health and wellbeing from Imperial researchers in our January Lates.

Interested in getting involved and volunteering on the night? Be sure to sign up and make an account (if you haven't already) to be alerted when shifts open!

About Imperial Lates

Imperial Lates are a series of free, after hours, adults-only events. They are a fun and social way for visitors to interact with the latest scientific developments at Imperial College London, centred around a new theme for each evening.

Your role on the night

You will be allocated several roles at the event. We will, of course, try to give you roles which you will enjoy and you will have the opportunity to let us know what interests you most! Roles include:

Welcoming members of the public and helping with enquiries
Managing talks and performance entry and turnaround
Supporting researchers or artists taking part in a workshop or talk
Helping us understand what people thought about the event
Collecting pictures and stories for College news or social media

2. Great Exhibition Road Festival, 7-8 June 2025 (sign-up now closed)

LOCATION: Various sites on South Kensington Campus and Exhibition Road

Please note, this volunteering opportunity is open to Imperial staff and students only.

Download our guide to find out more about volunteering at the Festival (PDF)

About the Festival

This exciting annual celebration of science and the arts is a collaboration between Imperial College London and iconic cultural partners including the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, V&A and the Royal Albert Hall. Thousands of visitors attend each year to engage with our world-leading science and experience the arts in unique ways. But none of this would be possible without our Imperial community coming together to help make it happen!

Volunteering applications are now closed, but save the date for this year's Festival on 7-8 June 2025 if you'd like to come along as a visitor!

Check back in Spring 2026 if you'd like to volunteer at the next Festival.

To hear more about Festival, please visit the Festival website, sign up to receive our event update emails, or follow us on @ExRdFestival.

Why volunteer?

Join a great team of people to help deliver an event that inspired the public
Build transferable skills and experience
Grow confidence in speaking to members of the public
Trying something a bit different from your day-to-day role or studies

Contact Us

If you have any questions about volunteering, take a look at our FAQs or get in touch with us at pep.volunteering@imperial.ac.uk.