Public Affairs

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Caption: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Jonathan Reynolds MP and Chair of House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Dame Chi Onwurah MP visit Imperial's Hamlyn Centre to see cutting-edge medical robotic technologies.

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Caption: Minister for Artificial Intelligence Kanishka Narayan MP at Imperial's Data Observatory meeting with AI entrepreneurs

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Caption: Defence Secretary Wes Streeting MP speaking at the parliamentary reception to celebrate the groundbreaking mission of the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine.

Caption: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Ed Miliband MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP visit the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, hosted by Imperial's President Professor Hugh Brady and Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise Professor Mary Ryan.

Caption: President of France Emmanuel Macron discusses the future of AI innovation, application and international cooperation in a fireside chat at Imperial's South Kensington Campus, chaired by Imperial's Vice President for Strategic Engagement Amanda Wolthuizen.

Caption: Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan launches the London Growth Plan in the Great Hall at Imperial's South Kensington Campus.

Caption: Chair of the UK Government's AI Taskforce Lord (Patrick) Vallance launches Imperial Policy Forum, Imperial's policy engagement programme, hosted by Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise Professor Mary Ryan.

Caption: Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell MP in conversation with Imperial's Provost Professor Peter Haynes on increasing investment in science and technology startups and spinouts.

Caption: European Union Ambassador to the United Kingdom Pedro Serrano visits Imperial’s Hazelab to see cutting-edge research to address the growing threat of European wildfires from Imperial's Professor Guillermo Rein, Professor of Fire Sciences.

Caption: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Andrew Griffith MP visits the cutting-edge Royce Institute facilities at Imperial's White City Deep Tech Campus.

Caption: President of the European Research Council Maria Leptin visits Imperial to meet with ERC grantees.

Caption: Former Minister for EU Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds MP and European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič visit to see research collaborations between Imperial and European colleagues, hosted by Imperial's President Professor Hugh Brady and Vice President for Strategic Engagement Amanda Wolthuizen.

Caption: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP and his wife Akshata Murty visit The Invention Rooms to learn more about Imperial’s societal engagement activities at the White City Deep Tech Campus.

Caption: Local Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell visits the Wohl Reach Out Lab at the South Kensington Campus to see Imperial's local outreach and engagement activity.

Caption: Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP visits Imperial student startup Puraffinity's labs in Scale Space at Imperial's White City Deep Tech Campus.