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This year 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival will be broadcast live around the world for the first time.

is a free celebration of science and research at the College, with exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and workshops running alongside a vibrant talks programme and a series of music and dance performances.  

The Festival attracts thousands of visitors to the College’s South Kensington Campus over the weekend, and now for the first time people from around the world will be able to follow the action through 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s live-streaming platforms.

Talks on topics ranging from hallucinogenic drugs to the Chinese economy will be streamed live , while 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s roving reporters will be out and about at the Festival meeting researchers and capturing the atmosphere, and broadcasting .

Jesse Alter, Digital Content and Social Media Manager at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, said: “Recognising the success of our live-lecture streaming throughout the year we want to ensure that we can help bring the excitement of the Festival to as many people as possible, whether they’re able to attend in person or join the conversation online.”

Live lectures

(Times stated in BST)

Saturday

12:00 – Professor Elio Riboli (School of Public Health) –

13:00 – Professor Holger Krapp (Bioengineering) and Dr Mirko Kovac (Aeronautics) –

14:00 – Dr Andrei Kirilenko (Business School) –

15:00 – Professor Paul Freemont (Medicine) –

16:00 – Dr Dave Clements, Dr Roberto Trotta (both Physics), Professor Mary Ryan (Materials) and Professor Julie McCann (Computing)  –

17:00 – Dr Robin Carhart-Harris (Medicine) –

Sunday

13:00 – Dr Lidia Lonergan (Earth Science and Engineering) –

15:00 – Dr Hari Arora, Sqn Ldr Claire Webster and Sqn Ldr Phill Pearce (Bioengineer) –

16:00 – Professor George Yip (Business School) –

Facebook Live

In addition to the nine lectures over the course of the weekend, Saturday will see four live streams on the College’s Facebook channel on Saturday afternoon.

11:55 –

13:00 –

14:00 –

15:00 –

16:00 –

Sharing the wonder

Last year the Festival generated nearly and over .

As part of the festivities, one winner will be selected each day for the best photo or video shared on social media via the hashtag #impfest ( and at ).

Additionally, the Alumni Weekend at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival will be showcasing in the Alumni Zone.

Visitors to the Festival will be able to log on to the College’s WiFi via The Cloud network in order to access the online programme and share their experiences on social media.