Imperial Lates: Science Across Africa

Join us for a night of bold ideas, big questions, and unexpected discoveries.

About this Event

This free Imperial Lates evening explores how researchers, communities and innovators at Imperial College London and across the African continent are working together to tackle shared challenges and change the future of science.

What can we learn from malaria outbreaks in East Africa? Step into a live theatre experience where you'll debate whether genetically modified mosquitoes should be used to eradicate malaria. Get creative with a Kente cloth workshop, then talk to Imperial teams doing research in, from and with Africa and Africans, as you find out how these collaborations are leading to new ways of sharing knowledge across borders.

Discover how solar-powered mini-grids are transforming lives in rural communities in Rwanda and Ghana, and uncover what Kenya's informal car repair garages can teach us about innovation, entrepreneurship and urban life. Tune into a talk about Afrofuturism and scie