The Wonders | Festival of Engineering
Join us in the Bloomsbury Theatre for an evening of inspiration and innovation at 'The Wonders' - a live show with a rare mix of entertainment and engineering science!
The Wonders | Festival of Engineering
19 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
Join us for this special celebration of the world-changing magic of engineering, where you’ll see:
- How broccoli can inspire engineering innovation
- Why you should perhaps be a little scared of your smart toaster
- How our engineers are helping to transform healthcare
- What’s a “fire tornado”, how you make one and why it matters
- Cutting-edge insights into the future of autonomous vehicles
- How we’re using X-Rays to map the human body in unprecedented detail
- What it’s really like to go to space
The show will be hosted by two of the UK’s finest science communicators, UCL academics Dr Helen Czerski and Professor Mark Miodownik (pictured). Along with our stellar UCL Engineering researchers, we’ll be joined by special guests:
- Dr Kevin Fong (UCL) with astronaut Dan Tani
- Comedy duo Ben Moor and Joanna Neary
- Tech + Comedy duo FoxDog.
So, treat your ‘inner-nerd’ to an entertaining, intellectually stimulating night out and join us to behold… The Wonders.
- Date: Friday, July 19, 2024
- Time: 7:00pm
- Location: Bloomsbury Theatre
- Age: 16+
- Accessibility: This event will feature a BSL interpreter on stage
This event is part of the UCL Festival of Engineering Event a week-long festival showcasing how engineers are continuing to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. If you are coming to The Wonders, why not also come along for our festival activities during the day? Find out more.
Additional info:
- This event will be filmed, by buying a ticket you consent to being filmed.
- Registering a ticket does not guarantee entry as this events’ audience capacity is being over subscribed. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
- Running time approx. 1h 30min with no interval
What is the Festival of Engineering?
This event is part of our week-long summer festival showcasing how engineers are continuing to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Find out more about the Festival of Engineering and see what else is on.
Join us this July!
For details of where to go, what to bring, how to book and what to expect at the Festival of Engineering, take a look at the Plan Your Visit page.
Further information
Ticketing
Ticketed and Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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