Category: College Events
Imperial Black Excellence: Exploring Entrepreneurship (07 May 2026)
Join us for an intimate panel + networking event featuring Black and Mixed-Black founders sharing real insights from their startup journeys.
📅 Thurs 7 May 2026
🕒 5:30–8:00pm
📍 Enterprise Lab, South Kensington
Expect honest conversations on:
• Building a startup from scratch
• Raising early-stage investment
• Developing your personal brand
Event is open to all! Perfect for Imperial students, staff and alumni, and external visitors —whether you’re exploring an idea or already building.
🔗 Reserve your spot: TICKETS
Reach Respect – Take a Stand Against Domestic Abuse Workshop (28 April 2026)
Imperial’s Student Services team supports students who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual harm, relationship abuse, or harassment. As part of this work, we’ve partnered with Women’s Aid to deliver a free, expert-led session called “Reach Respect”.
The training helps students understand what domestic abuse can look like, challenge common myths, and build healthier, more respectful relationships. It also supports students to become safe and confident active bystanders, recognising warning signs, supporting friends, and helping to create a safer campus community.
The session will cover:
- Misconceptions about domestic abuse
- Understanding domestic abuse
- Domestic abuse and the law
- Domestic abuse and sexual misconduct
- Being an active bystander
- Where to get support
The session will take place online on Tuesday 28 April, 13:30 – 15:30.
Students can sign up here:
Reach Respect – Take a Stand Against Domestic Abuse (FREE) Tickets, Multiple dates | Eventbrite
Research Office Funding Overview Sessions (15-23 Apr 26)
Further to the announcement within the recent RO Bulletin, we will shortly be hosting the following Overview Sessions online. In order to attend any of these sessions, you will need to select the time & date for each session you wish to join and register for each session using the appropriate links provided below.
| Session Title | Summary | Registration Link |
| Research Funding Landscape (15th & 17th April) |
An overview of how research is funded at universities in England. This covers all key funding streams, including quality-related research (QR) funding and how this is allocated. | 12.00 – 1.00pm, Wednesday 15 April |
| 2.30 – 3.30pm, Friday 17 April | ||
| Funder Groups (17th & 20th April) |
This session introduces the Funder Groups used in Imperial’s information systems to categorise and report on research funding. Learn about the key characteristics of the Groups and their sub-types – from Charities to Industry – along with best practices to enable accurate categorisation. | 9.30 – 10.30am, Friday 17 April |
| 12.00 – 1.00pm, Monday 20 April | ||
| Full Economic Costing (21st & 23rd April) |
An introduction to Full Economic Costing: its background, key principles, and cost categories. Designed for anyone seeking a better understanding of FEC, the vital methodology for determining the true cost of research. | 10.00 – 11.00am, Tuesday 21 April |
| 2.00 – 3.00pm, Thursday 23 April |
Slides for each of these sessions will be made available on the Research Office webpages in due course, and for any that are not able to join, we intend to upload recordings of these sessions as soon as possible.
We would recommend sending any questions about the sessions to d.mikulski@imperial.ac.uk at the Research Office.
Research Office Operational Support Team
UK-Japan Deep Tech Partnerships for Impact Event (20 Apr 2026)
UK-Japan Deep Tech Partnerships for Impact
Date: 20 April, 18:00
Location: College Main Entrance, South Kensington
On 20 April, join the Institute of Science Tokyo and Imperial College London for an evening bringing together leading minds from academia, industry, and government to explore high-impact opportunities in AI, robotics, clean tech and biotech.
The programme will showcase UK–Japan collaborations and catalyse new ones across research, industry, innovation and education.
Agenda:
- 17.40-18.00 | Registration
- 18.00-19.00 | Keynote Address and Panel Event
- 19.00-20.00 | Canapé and Drinks Reception
Speakers:
- Professor Naoto Ohtake – President & Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Professor Yujiro Tanaka – President & Chief Academic Officer, Institute of Science Tokyo
- Dr Shiro Yamaoka – CTO and General Manager of European R&D Centre, Hitachi Europe
- Professor Peter Haynes – Provost & Deputy President, Imperial College London
- Professor Mary Ryan – Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Imperial College London
Events Page with link to register – UK-Japan Deep Tech Partnerships for Impact | Events | Imperial College London
Kickstart Your MedTech Venture: Expert Insights & Knowledge Base Launch (13 May 2026)
Discover how to turn MedTech research into impact—expert talks, funding insights, and the launch of the MedTechONE Knowledge Base.
Bringing a MedTech idea from the lab to real-world impact can feel complex, fragmented, and hard to navigate—especially at an early career stage. Knowing what to do next, who to speak to, and what evidence matters can make all the difference. Kickstarting Your MedTech Venture is an afternoon event designed to support Imperial MedTech researchers—particularly Early-Career Researchers—who are interested in translation, commercialisation, or building impact from their research.
The event combines the official launch of the MedTechONE Knowledge Base with expert-led insights on business strategy, funding, IP, and regulation, alongside real-world perspectives from investors, entrepreneurs, and enterprise leaders. Attendees will gain practical guidance, discover key Imperial resources, and learn how to position their ideas to attract partners and funding. Whether you are exploring translation for the first time or actively considering your next steps, this session will provide clarity, connections, and tools to help you move forward with confidence.
Whether you’re an early-stage founder or simply have an interest in developing a medical device, this event is designed to inform, inspire, and connect.
Date: 13th May 2026
Time: 2:30 – 6:00pm
Location – Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Room G34, South Kensington Campus – registration is essential to attend.
Registration Link and Programme: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/205219/kickstart-your-medtech-venture-expert-insights-knowledge-base-launch/
Transitioning to Independence: Panel Event – 23 April 2026
Transitioning to Independence: Panel event
Thursday 23 April, 10 to 11:30, Online
Join our panel of independent researchers as they offer an honest and insightful discussion on building an academic career. Panellists will share their strategies for success, how they overcame failure, advice they would give to their past self (pre-independence), and how they secured support from their department, mentor, or sponsor.
The session will then be opened for a Q&A and you can also pre-submit questions via the form below until 15 April.
Panellists:
- Sonja Billerbeck – Associate Professor, Bioengineering
- Alice Denton – Associate Professor, Immunology & Inflammation
- John Wickerson – Associate Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Jorge Bernardino de la Serna – Associate Professor, National Heart & Lung Institute
Register here.
Good Science Project Conference: ‘Failure in Science’ (16 April 2026)
All early career researchers are invited to the Good Science Project’s third research culture conference, this year called ‘Failure in Science’. The date is April 16, and you can register here. The conference is all-day and is co-convened by Professor Mary Ryan, our Vice-Provost and Dr Magdalena Skipper, editor-in-chief of Nature. There will be plenty of discussion and plenty of opportunity to meet people from across the College and from other universities. You are guaranteed a good time.
The conference will explore the many ways failure is part of the life of science. We will be considering the way we tend to erase failure and we will discuss how failure has institutional and political dimensions, alongside our personal responses. Part of the day will include a scripted presentation, about their own experiences of failure by six researchers.
Research Computing Showcase Day 2026 (21 April)
You are invited to Research Computing Showcase Day 2026 on Tuesday 21 April 2026, 10:00–15:00 (BST) in LT200 and foyer, City & Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, with an option to join online.
The event will highlight research enabled by Research Computing Services (RCS), including RSE projects, sensitive data platforms, and new services such as HX2 (HEX-HTC) and HX3 (HEX-AI). The day will feature talks, demos, and opportunities to meet RCS staff, fellow researchers, and external partners (e.g. Intel, Lenovo, NVIDIA).
We invite submissions from researchers using RCS facilities or support.
- Abstract deadline: 16 February 2026
- Notification: by 06 March 2026
- In-person (South Kensington): register by 14 April 2026
- Online: register by 21 April 2026
For queries, please contact e.lumley@imperial.ac.uk
Climate Literacy Training (Oct 2025 to July 2026 dates available)
Climate change is one of the biggest problems our society is facing today. Sustainable Imperial is on a mission to help staff and students understand climate change: why it’s happening, it’s impacts on our planet and what we can all do about it.
The Climate Literacy Training sessions and Climate Fresk workshops are scheduled throughout the year and are now open for registration for staff and postgraduate students. You can also register your interest in organising a bespoke session for your team.
Climate Literacy Training
Climate Literacy Training is a half-day, action-packed course comprised of lecture, discussions and group quiz sections – teams can even win prizes!
Climate Fresk
Climate Fresk workshops are interactive, hands-on workshops where participants puzzle together the pieces of climate change’s causes and effects.