Visit a special City Hall exhibition to see a series of 100 portraits celebrating women scientists and engineers from all academic levels at Imperial in support of International Women’s Day.

About the exhibition

The photo exhibition, which marks International Women’s Day, provides a window into the world of science at Imperial College London and the increasingly important role played by women scientists.

100 Women – 100 Visions, was designed and commissioned by Imperial’s student society for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WSET) and includes photos of both students and staff – from undergraduates to professors. Participating women represent all areas of research within the College.

The portraits are taken by photographer Jackie King, recipient of the ‘British Professional Photographer of the Year’ and ‘UK Portrait Photographer of the Year’ awards in 2005.

The student society for Women in Science, Engineering & Technology (WSET)

The Imperial College Women in SET student society was created in 2007 to encourage female science and engineering graduates to pursue careers in SET but also to encourage young girls to consider pursuing science, engineering and technology degrees at university. Through the events we organise we aim to challenge the preconceptions students have about scientists and engineers, raise the profile of WSET careers for women and provide budding women scientists with visible role-models they can aspire to.

Since it's creation in 2007, WSET has organised many large-scale events. In addition to the '100 Women - 100 Visions' project we have organised networking evenings with women in industry, and workshops focusing on CV’s and job applications as well as softer skills and awareness for women scientists and engineers. A hundred school girls in Years 10 and 11 from schools in London come to our outreach event: the Engineering Open Day which we organise every year in February. This event runs with the help of a large number of student volunteers. WSET is currently recruiting volunteers for its Robogals project- which involves teaching primary school girls how to design and create lego robots. Please contact WSET through: women.set@imperial.ac.uk