6 Days to Save World: 7,000 Attend UCL Engineering Fest

University College London

The UCL Festival of Engineering, which took place from 15-20 July, brought cutting edge science and engineering to adults and young people from across London and beyond. Here's the story of the week in pictures.

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The Festival, which featured 250 events across six London boroughs (and the International Space Station), showcased how UCL engineers are creating the future, in fields such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, robotics and medicine. It also celebrated 150 years of pioneering engineering education at UCL, from the introduction of the first engineering teaching laboratory in the UK to reimagining how engineering is taught globally.

Professor Clare Elwell, Vice Dean for Impact from the UCL Faculty of Engineering who co-led on the planning and delivery of the Festival, said: "Our first Festival of Engineering has been a truly wonderful celebration of pioneering engineering innovations and education here at UCL.

"We are thrilled at the level of engagement and impact it has generated with multiple audiences and are looking forward to embedding the legacy of the Festival into our ongoing activities across the Faculty and the University more widely."

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