Public Affairs

We ensure that 51�Թ�� has a voice in important public policy debates and keep colleagues informed on important policy and political developments. We connect 51�Թ�� with key stakeholders - locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

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Caption: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP and Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband MP visit the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, hosted by 51�Թ��'s President Professor Hugh Brady and Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise Professor Mary Ryan.

Caption: Secretaries of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and Business and Trade Liz Kendall MP and Peter Kyle MP and Science Advisor to the US President Michael Kratsios discuss future UK-US science collaboration, chaired by 51�Թ��'s Vice President for Strategic Engagement Amanda Wolthuizen.

Caption: President of France Emmanuel Macron discusses the future of AI innovation, application and international cooperation in a fireside chat at 51�Թ��'s South Kensington Campus, chaired by 51�Թ��'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 51�Թ��'s South Kensington Campus.

Caption: Minister for EU Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds MP and European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič visit to see research collaborations between 51�Թ�� and European colleagues, hosted by 51�Թ��'s President Professor Hugh Brady and Vice President for Strategic Engagement Amanda Wolthuizen.

Caption: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Andrew Griffith MP visits the cutting-edge Royce Institute facilities at 51�Թ��'s White City Deep Tech Campus.

Caption: Minister for Science, Research and Innovation and former Government Chief Scientific Adviser Lord Patrick Vallance launches 51�Թ�� Policy Forum, 51�Թ��'s policy engagement programme, hosted by Vice Provost for Research and Enterprise Professor Mary Ryan.

Caption: European Union Ambassador to the United Kingdom Pedro Serrano visits 51�Թ��’s Hazelab to see cutting-edge research to address the growing threat of European wildfires from 51�Թ��'s Professor Guillermo Rein, Professor of Fire Sciences.

Caption: Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell MP in conversation with 51�Թ��'s Provost Professor Peter Haynes on increasing investment in science and technology startups and spinouts.

Caption: Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP visits 51�Թ�� student startup Puraffinity's labs in Scale Space at 51�Թ��'s White City Deep Tech Campus.

Caption: Minister for AI and Online Safety Kanishka Narayan MP at 51�Թ��'s CSEP conference with Chair of Vinnova Dr Anna Nilsson-Ehle and former Minister for Business and Industry Lord Richard Harrington.

Caption: European Research Council President Maria Leptin visits 51�Թ�� to meet with ERC grantees.

Caption: Chair of House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chi Onwurah MP and Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds MP visit 51�Թ��'s Hamlyn Centre to see cutting-edge medical robotic technologies.

Caption: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP and his wife Akshata Murty visit The Invention Rooms to learn more about 51�Թ��’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 51�Թ��'s local outreach and engagement activity.