Register online via Eventbrite for a chance to open the Festival on Saturday 7 May. (external link)
Join us on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May for a full weekend of activities, talks, tours and more – all celebrating the best of Imperial’s innovative research.
Drop in to chat with over 500 researchers and immerse yourself in interactive science demonstrations, from playing the heart and lung lottery game to tasting an edible solar system.
New for 2016 are the Health & Wellbeing zone, Energy & Environment zone and Transport zone, joining the popular Superbugs zone, Robots zone and Research zone.
You can also chat to Festival favourites Talkaoke about the scientific issues of the day, get acquainted with Imperial’s fleet of vintage vehicles and let George the Dragon show you the joys of engineering.
The full Festival programme will be announced in April. Check out last year’s Festival to get an idea of what’s on offer.
Interact on social media via the hashtag #impfest
Highlights include the opportunities to:
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Take part in over 40 hands-on research demonstration in our Research zone including opportunities to explore astrophysics through food, find out what your pee says about your lifestyle, make art with fat, and play noughts and crosses with lasers
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Explore a unique horseless carriage exhibition, with cars from the turn of the 20th Century being displayed alongside new research into the future of mobility within our brand new Transport zone
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Meet the next generation of robots that could revolutionise our daily lives and explore how research into the inner workings of our brain could produce true artifical intelligence
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Listen to an inspiring talks programme on everything from predicting the future through science fiction, the health of the Chinese economy, and the science behind winning the lottery
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Have a tipple at pop-up pub, the Haemo Globe Inn
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Make jelly worms and DNA bracelets with your young budding scientists in the Explore zone
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Propose ideas for Paralympic sports of the future with students from the Department of Bioengineering
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Journey into the tiny world of bacteria and the organisms that share our homes and bodies, before learning all about the threat of antimicrobial resistance in our Superbug zone
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Head behind the scenes for a glimpse of some of Imperial’s most exciting labs and facilities, including our Hamlyn Centre for Medical Robotics, and our immersive 313 degree, 64-screen KPMG Data Observatory
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Enjoy food and drink from the London Farmer’s Market
Competitions
The grand opening
Get snapping
Take part in our photo competition to show us what you learned from your Imperial Festival experience in 2016, by Tweeting them with the hashtag #impfest.
Prizes will be awarded at around 16:00 on both days at the weekend.
Tours, talks and workshops
This ticket is for entry to the Festival weekend. Specific activities, including tours, talks and workshops are on-the-day sign-up only, so look out for information on the Festival website for information as to where to register.
Volunteering
As well as enjoying everything that the Festival has to offer, there are opportunities to volunteer at the event throughout the weekend.