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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 51�Թ��'s Hamlyn Centre to see cutting-edge medical robotic technologies.

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Caption: Minister for Artificial Intelligence Kanishka Narayan MP at 51�Թ��'s Data Observatory meeting with AI entrepreneurs

Person speaking at a lectern on a small stage, with 51�Թ�� and University of Cumbria banners to their right and audience members looking at the speaker

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 51�Թ��'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 51�Թ��'s South Kensington Campus, chaired by 51�Թ��'s Vice President for Strategic Engagement Amanda Wolthuizen.

Caption: Mayor of London Lord (Sadiq) Khan launches the London Growth Plan in the Great Hall at 51�Թ��'s South Kensington Campus.

Caption: Chair of the UK Government's AI Taskforce 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: 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: 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: Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Andrew Griffith MP visits the cutting-edge Royce at 51�Թ�� facility at 51�Թ��'s White City Deep Tech Campus.

Caption: President of the European Research Council Maria Leptin visits 51�Թ�� 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 51�Թ�� and European colleagues, hosted by 51�Թ��'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 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.

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.