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The is a free public event dedicated to sharing the best science and arts on offer from Imperial. The weekend-long event features activities and attractions for all ages, including hands-on demonstrations, workshops, talks, tours, and musical and dance performances.

This year, the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Imperial BRC partnered with the Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIEP) teams from other Imperial and À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ-supported infrastructure to bring Festival attendees the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Café 2018.

The PPI Café was designed to be a combination of a typical PPI workshop and science café. The aim was to try to obtain new input from the public perspective into ongoing projects, but also inform the public of how PPI has been contributing to research projects at Imperial. To find out more about what happened at the festival, take a look at the .

The PPI Café was designed in partnership with Patient and Public members from the ; ; ; and  at Imperial College London.

This innovative format garnered interest from , À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ National Director for Patients and the Public in Research. The opportunity for this initiative to be expanded nationally is now being explored by the PERC team.