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!

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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:

• Professor Kevin Fong (UCL) with NASA 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+

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 oversubscribed. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Doors open at 6:00pm
• Running time approx. 1h 30min with no interval