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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival will be broadcast to the world this weekend (6-7 May) live from the College's South Kensington Campus.

The College’s will comprise a vibrant array of exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and workshops running alongside a packed talks programme and a series of music and dance performances. 

The 2017 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival is set to once again draw thousands to its campus – having been visited by more than 15,000 members of the public during the 2016 weekend.

But for those not able to attend in person, there are many opportunities to follow the action through 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s live-streaming platforms. A series of nine fascinating talks delivered by experts in the fields of robotics, space travel, obesity, performance science, economics, mental health and more will be broadcast live across the .

Meanwhile 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s roving reporters will be out and about at the Festival meeting researchers, capturing the atmosphere, and broadcasting live from the on Saturday.

Here’s the full schedule of live broadcasts across the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival weekend. (All broadcasts will be automatically archived and available to play in full as soon as the broadcasts end).

Live lectures

(Times stated in BST)

Saturday 6 May

12:55 – – Professor Michele Dougherty (Department of Physics)

13:55 – – Professor Paul Ramchandani (Faculty of Medicine)

14:55 – – Professor Aaron Williamon, Daisy Fancourt and Katey Warran (Centre for Performance Science)

15:55 – – Dr Tony Goldstone (Faculty of Medicine)

16:55 – – Professor David Miles (51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School)

Sunday 7 May

12:55 – – Dr Dario Farina (Department of Bioengineering)

13:55 – – Professor Zoltan Takats and Dr Daniel Leff (Cancer Research UK 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Centre)

14:55 – – Marianna and Stephanie Kapsetaki (Faculty of Medicine)

15:55 – – Professor Jonathan Haskel (51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School)

Facebook live

In addition to the nine lectures over the course of the weekend, Saturday will see three live streams on the on Saturday afternoon.

12:00 – Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony

15:00 – Meet Robot DE NIRO the newest member of the .

16:00 – Explore the process of creative thought in Continuum, the hugely ambitious student-led collaboration coordinated by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Advanced Hackspace

Sharing the wonder

runs 12-6pm on Saturday 6, 12-5pm on Sunday 7 May. The free public festival will be held on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ.

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