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The Public and Community Engagement team at White City act as a bridge between the local community and Imperial College London's staff and students.

Our team

  • Vicky Brightman

    Vicky Brightman at the Great Exhibition Road Festival

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    Vicky Brightman Director of Public Engagement

    Responsibilities

    Vicky leads the Public and Community Engagement teams at Imperial College London, who deliver public events and programmes in White City, based out of The Invention Rooms, and in South Kensington, which includes the Great Exhibition Road Festival. She overseas training for Imperial's staff and students on public engagement and works to help connect Imperial’s teams with external community groups as required.

  • Farial Missi

    Farial Missi

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    Farial Missi Senior Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager

    Responsibilities

    Farial is the first point of call for all community-university relationships, managing several collaborative projects.

  • Lisa Nash

    Lisa Nash. Photo by ACAVA Shoots (Zute Lightfoot) courtesy of ACAVA

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    Lisa Nash Community Partnerships and Engagement Officer

    Responsibilities

    Lisa manages our community engagement programme development including Agents of Change and What the Tech?! She also oversees ongoing listening and collaborative initiatives locally.

  • Andrew Brooks

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    Andrew Brooks Public Engagement Programmer and Practitioner, Community Engagement (White City)

    Responsibilities

    Andrew works with Imperial’s scientists to design and deliver science focused community events and activities at The Invention Rooms.

  • Samantha Allen-Turner

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    Samantha Allen-Turner Community Engagement Coordinator (Venue & Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Sam manages the bookings and community engagement projects that take place in The Interaction Zone.

  • Wegahta Mohammed

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    Wegahta Mohammed Community Engagement Assistant (Venue and Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Wegahta manages the administration of the public engagement family programme and covers duty management of the Interaction Zone

  • Emma Watson

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    Emma Watson Evaluation Officer (Outreach and Engagement)

    Responsibilities

    Emma supports teams delivering events and programmes in and around White City to measure the impact of their work.

Photo of Lisa Nash by ACAVA Shoots (Zute Lightfoot) courtesy of ACAVA.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Imperial staff working with the community – many other academic departments and staff are involved in community-focused projects.

Outreach team at White City

The Outreach team work with local schools, colleges and community organisations, from primary through to A-Level education. Find out more about Schools Outreach