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Highlights for engineers

An engineer at heart?

From healthcare to agriculture, smart roads to deep-sea exploration, there's a whole world of engineering innovation to discover at the the Great Exhibition Road Festival. Our highlights take place on both Saturday and Sunday and are drop-in unless specified otherwise.

Don't forget, if you register for Alumni Weekend, you'll also get access to the Alumni Lounge. Enjoy free refreshments all day, and a space away from the crowds where you and your guests can take a moment to relax together. If you register by 8.00 BST on Monday 15 May, you'll get priority booking for our exclusive alumni tours and some of the most popular Great Exhibition Road Festival talks.

Top picks for engineers

20,000 leagues under the sea

Join Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman for a panel discussion exploring technologies that will help us go where no human has gone before. Sunday only, priority booking with an Alumni Lounge pass.

Discover Earth's final frontier

Two guests sitting in Imperials flight simulator

Alumni tour: Flight simulator

Get hands-on in our full motion, six degree-of-freedom, enclosed flight simulator with the Department of Aeronautics. Book in advance, only available with an Alumni Lounge pass.

Take a flight

Alumni tour: Mascots

Visit and learn more about the history and upkeep of famous Imperial characters Bo, Jezebel and Clem. Book in advance, only available with an Alumni Lounge pass.

Meet our mascots

Art of corrosion

Learn about new approaches to tackle corrosion, a major issue in engineering that causes broken pipelines, collapsed bridges and sinking ships. The event is for ages 18+.

Create a colourful keychain

Design Innovation zone

Discover interactive activities and innovations which address the challenges faced by our planet.

Get a glimpse of the future

Graphic illustration of robot with speech bubble and headphones

Robotics and science fiction

Join a live recording of the Robot Talk Podcast to explore how much science fiction influences how we see the future of robotics – for good and for bad. Sunday only, book in advance.

Could robots be our new best friends?

Seven material wonders of the ancient world

Discover materials invented well before the advent of modern science that still inspire technology and innovation today. Sunday only, book in advance or drop-in.

Find out why science is still investigating their secrets

Smart Machines zone

Discover robotic friends, revolutionary tech, green transport innovations and smarter AI.

Explore the cities of tomorrow

The earthquake space

Create your own mini earthquake, build your own earthquake-resistant structure, and take part in the earthquake shaking challenge!

Make an earthquake

Can we help?

If you have any questions or would like more information about Alumni Weekend, contact us using the details below and we will be happy to help.

Contact the Alumni Relations team:
+44 (0)20 7594 6138
alumnievents@imperial.ac.uk

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