Join a full day of presentations and stimulating discussions with the academics and prize-winning PhD ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and find out about our innovative work. Everybody is welcome! Please register as soon as possible (deadline is 17.00 on 21 September 2026).
10.00 – 18.00, SAFB G16 LT (Sir Alexander Fleming Building)
Welcome coffee from 09.30 in the concourse level 1
- Departmental talks sessions: 10.00 – 16.10 in SAFB G16 LT (coffee breaks in the concourse level 1).
- PhD ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ poster competition: 12.30 – 13.40 in SAFB 120-122 (lunch will be provided) – Imperial staff and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will be able to vote for their favourite poster by Wednesday 23rd September, 15:00 – posters will be uploaded in our website in early September.
- Panel session: 16.10 – 17.10 in SAFB 120-122.
- Awards from 17.15 with canapés and drinks reception in the concourse level 1.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to engage with our academics and postgraduate ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. Please see the full programme below:
Programme
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome
Welcome and opening remarks by the Dean Professor Richard Craster.
10.05 – 10.35 Centre for Environmental Policy Showcase
- 10.05 – 10.20: (Associate Professor) – Beyond the Silos: equity and justice in tackling biodiversity and climate
- 10.20 – 10.35: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
10.35 – 11.20 Department of Mathematics Showcase
- 10.35 – 10.50: (Reader in Statistics) – Spatial statistics on manifolds: new mathematical tools for microbial and cell biology.
- 10.50 – 11.05: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 11.05 – 11.20: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
Coffee break (11.20 – 11.30)
11.30 – 12.30 Department of Life Sciences Showcase
- 11.30 – 11.45: (Assistant Professor in Biotechnology and Engineering Biology) – Synthetic Cells: from Soft Matter to Life-Like Behaviours
- 11.45 – 12.00: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 12.00 – 12.15: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 12.15 – 12.30: PhD student –  Title to be confirmed
12.30 – 13.40 Lunch and Poster session
13.40 – 14.40 Department of Chemistry Showcase
- 13.40 – 13.55: (Royal Society URF – Associate Professor) – Why chiral light can barely tell left from right – and how to fix it by shaping it in 3D
- 13.55 – 14.10: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 14.10 – 14.25: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 14.25 – 14.40: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
Coffee break (14.40 – 14.50)
14.50 – 15.50 Department of Physics Showcase
- 14.50 – 15.05: (Associate Professor in Condensed Matter Theory) – Symmetry and Topology in Quantum Matter
- 15.05 – 15.20: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
- 15.20 – 15.35: PhD student) – Title to be confirmed
- 15.35 – 15.50: PhD student – Title to be confirmed
15.50 – 15.55 Closing
Closing remarks by Professor Richard Craster.
Coffee break (15.55 – 16.10)
16.10 – 17.10 Why Should We Support Curiosity-Driven Research?
Panel discussion.
This year’s panel will focusÌý´Ç²Ô Curiosity-Driven Research, highlighting how fundamental science can lead to unexpected and transformative breakthroughs. Four academic members have been invited, each presenting a compelling example of such research:
- (Dept. of Physics): Quantum Mechanics → Semiconductors and Modern Electronics
- (Dept. of Chemistry): CRISPR → Gene-editing Technology
- (Dept. of Life Sciences): Gut Microbiome research → Clinical applications and Disease prevention and management
- (Dept. of Mathematics): Number Theory → Cryptography
17.15 – 18.00 Canapes reception and prizes
Awards will be given at 17.30.