The Public and Community Engagement team at White City act as a bridge between the local community and Imperial College London's staff and students. The team is committed to embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our work and we strive to foster an inclusive environment, both internally and in the communities we engage with. Our team is diverse across a number of areas and in our individual lived experiences. Several of us are active members of Imperial’s EDI networks, including Imperial 600, Imperial As One, and Able to ensure ongoing opportunities for collaboration, evaluation and learning.

Our team

  • Vicky Brightman

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    Vicky Brightman Director of Public Engagement

    Responsibilities

    Vicky leads the Public and Community Engagement teams at Imperial College London, who deliver public events and programmes in White City, based out of The Invention Rooms, and in South Kensington, which includes the Great Exhibition Road Festival. She overseas training for Imperial's staff and students on public engagement and works to help connect Imperial’s teams with external community groups as required.

  • Farial Missi

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    Farial Missi Senior Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager

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    Farial leads the Community Engagement team, building meaningful partnerships between Imperial’s White City Campus and neighbouring communities. Her work focuses on convening, capacity building, and co-creating initiatives that strengthen connections between the university and the wider community.

  • Samuel Lambert-Dale

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    Samuel Lambert-Dale Community Engagement Officer

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    Samuel manages our community engagement programme, including Agents of Change and What the Tech?! He also oversees ongoing listening and collaborative initiatives locally.

  • Andrew Brooks (he/him)

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    Andrew Brooks (he/him) Public Engagement Programmer and Practitioner, Community Engagement (White City)

    Responsibilities

    Andrew works with Imperial’s scientists to design and deliver science focused community events and activities at The Invention Rooms.

  • Rachel Harvey (she/her)

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    Rachel Harvey (she/her) Public Engagement Learning Activity Developer

    Responsibilities

    Rachel develops and delivers activities for community events at The Invention Rooms.

  • Chloe Mason (she/her)

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    Chloe Mason (she/her) Public Engagement Learning Activity Developer

    Responsibilities

    Chloe develops and delivers activities for community events at The Invention Rooms.

  • Samantha Allen-Turner (she/her)

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    Samantha Allen-Turner (she/her) Community Engagement Coordinator (Venue & Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Sam coordinates community bookings and works closely with local groups and Imperial teams to support their use of The Invention Rooms. She also supports engagement programmes at White City, helping to create opportunities that connect local people with the campus.

  • Wegahta Mohammed (he/him)

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    Wegahta Mohammed (he/him) Community Engagement Assistant (Venue and Programmes)

    Responsibilities

    Wegahta supports community use of The Invention Rooms and assists with engagement programmes at White City, helping to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

  • Maria Serveta (she/her)

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    Maria Serveta (she/her) Evaluation Officer

    Responsibilities

    Maria measures the impact of the team's work as they deliver events and programmes in White City.

  • Sophie Davies (she/her)

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    Sophie Davies (she/her) Evaluation Officer (Maternity Cover)

    Responsibilities

    Sophie measures the impact of the team's work as they deliver events and programmes in White City.

Get in touch

We’re always looking for new ideas and suggestions – drop us an email at whitecity.community@imperial.ac.uk

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Imperial staff working with the community – many other academic departments and staff are involved in community-focused projects.

Outreach team at White City

The Outreach team work with local schools, colleges and community organisations, from primary through to A-Level education. Find out more about Schools Outreach 

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