Coming up at The Invention Rooms

ACERS-UK

Join ACERS-UK on Tuesday 17 September to learn more about the team and their FGM research and campaign. ACERS-UK is a voluntary collective of FGM experts advocating for research into reconstruction surgery and psychosexual support for FGM survivors, Their aim is to establish a national FGM reconstruction service through stakeholder consultation, evidence publication, and parliamentary advocacy.

Who: FGM survivors, health professionals, advocates, campaigners and charity workers
Date: Tuesday 17 September
Time: 5pm until 8pm
Register for free: Eventbrite

Have your say on proposals to create an East-West Link connecting White City and North Kensington

Imperial College London is pleased to share its proposals to create a new public link beneath the West London Railway Line at White City. The East-West Link will create a new pedestrian and cycle connection between White City and North Kensington, opening up a direct route and linking the two communities together. It will improve access through better walking and cycling connections.

Imperial is keen to share the proposals with the local community and are therefore holding a series of public consultation events across the two boroughs on Tuesday 16 September, Wednesday 17 September and Thursday 18 September.
Find out more about the consultation events

The consultation will be at The Invention Rooms
Date: Wednesday 18 September
Time: 3pm until 7pm
 
If you have any questions regarding the consultation or proposals, please email skaur@conciliocomms.com or call 0800 193 0884

Agents of Change celebration and networking event

On Tuesday 24 September The Invention Rooms will be hosting a celebration of the past, present and future of our women's leadership programme Agents of Change.

The evening will also feature information about a new collaboration between Agents of Change and Westfield. The Westfield Workshop Skills Sessions have been created exclusively for members of the Agents of Change Network. Running throughout October, this series of workshops have been designed to develop the skills needed to tackle social media, marketing pitches, negotiation and standing out in your job search.

Signing up to the Agents of Change network is free and you'll be the first to hear about training and development opportunities as well as early access invitations to our events. You can sign up to the Agents of Change network using this online form.

If you would like to join us at the celebration event to find out more about the Agents of Change programme and the network you can register for free using the link below.

Who: Agents of Change, network members, anyone who would like to find out more about the programme and opportunities.
Date: Tuesday 24 September
Time: 6pm until 8pm
Register for free on Eventbrite or email the team at agentsofchange@imperial.ac.uk

Introducing the Collaboration Kickstarter: A seed fund for engaged research with communities

Imperial College London’s Public Engagement team are pleased to announce the Collaboration Kickstarter, a new approach to seed funding research. This pilot project, launching 25 September, aims to support Imperial researchers and community partners to deliver research collaboratively.
 
Awarding funds of up to £10,000 to a small portfolio of projects, the Kickstarter will support participatory and co-produced approaches to research in which communities can influence the direction that research is taking. The fund will be open to Expressions of Interest from Imperial researchers as well as from community organisations from the 25 September until 25 November, with full proposals required in early January 2025.

Find out more: register for our online information event on 2 October.

Have an idea and need some advice? Sign up for a one-to-one conversation with a member of the team.

Have an idea for a participatory or co-produced research project but are seeking Imperial researchers to collaborate with on an application? You can register for our Community Connection and Collaboration Café at The Invention Rooms, where you can present your idea for a seed fund project and network with potential partners.

Date: Wednesday 9 October
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Register for free: Eventbrite

Dyslexic-friendly & Well-being: Immersive event and exhibition

Join Gener8te at The Invention Rooms and celebrate inclusion, accessibility and diversity. Discover diverse, empowering dyslexic-friendly & well-being co-hosts, resources, and photography in this showcase of awareness, solutions and resources.

Date: Friday 11 October
Time: 12pm until 2pm
Register for free: Eventbrite