Cosmic UCL

Cosmic UCL continues University College London’s 200th anniversary celebrations with a special one-night-only showcase of curiosity, creativity and the joy of discovery.Presented by UCL’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and produced by The Cosmic Shambles Network, Cosmic UCL brings together some of the UK’s most inspiring and award-winning enthusiasts of science, engineering, medicine and the brilliantly unexpected details that make our world a wonderful and fascinating place.Hosted by physicist, author and broadcaster Helen Czerski (BBC’s Rare Earth, Blue Machine), Cosmic UCL will feature familiar faces and voices from broadcast, and popular science, including:- Dame Maggie Aderin is a space scientist, BAFTA-nominated television presenter and cohost of the world’s longest-running science programme BBC’s The Sky at Night.
- Jon Butterworth is an award-winning professor of physics at UCL and is currently working at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
- Kevin Fong OBE is a doctor, broadcaster and science communicator known for his unique career traversing emergency medicine, astrophysics and space exploration. He has worked for NASA and hosts The NHS: Who Cares?
- Mark Miodownik MBE is a material scientist, engineer, broadcaster and award-winning author of Stuff Matters.
- Adam Rutherford is a geneticist, scientist, broadcaster and award-winning author who has also been a scientific consultant on several movies including Ex Machina and Annihilation.This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting speakers lined up for the event, more to be announced! The evening will also consist of music, comedy and surprise performances from UCL linked artists.