New local MP visits South Kensington campus

Imperial welcomed the new MP for Kensington, Felicity Buchan MP, to talk teaching, research and innovation on campus. President Alice Gast and Provost Ian Walmsley welcomed Ms Buchan to Imperial. They discussed world-class teaching and cutting-edge research, including recent pioneering research into air pollution and coronavirus. Ms Buchan also heard how Imperial supports STEM teaching in schools and widening participation to university, including via Reach Out Reporter and the Wohl Reach Out Lab , as well as efforts to encourage girls and women in STEM and startups, such as WE Innovate. Professors Gast and Walmsley explained how Imperial is forging new European and global collaborations, such as the College's flagship partnership the Technical University of Munich and pioneering mathematics laboratory with France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Visit to Aerial Robotics Lab. Ms Buchan saw how researchers are developing the next generation of high-tech drones in the Aerial Robotics Lab.