Dyson School of Design Engineering
Yusuf Dyson School celebrates support from The 1851 Royal Commission
Imperial College London has formally recognised the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of 1851 for their contribution to the College’s Dyson
School of Design Engineering.
The Commission, a longstanding supporter of the College, gifted
£200,000 to fund new teaching spaces and a lecture theatre within the
new Dyson Building at the College’s South Kensington Campus.
Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial, Professor Nigel Brandon,
Dean of Engineering, and Professor Peter Childs, Head of the Dyson
School, unveiled a commemorative plaque outside the newly named ‘Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Lecture Theatre’ in recognition of
the generous support.
Following the tour, Professor Childs thanked the Commission not only
for the lecture theatre, but for ongoing support for the School as a
whole, including the opportunities it provides for students through the
Industrial Design Studentship scheme.
Professor Childs said: “When we first pitched ideas for the Dyson
School, we had a vision for a new paradigm for design engineering: the
fusion of design and engineering thinking with a culture of innovation
and enterprise. Today, we have a fully formed School with over 430
students and 40 staff, a main building, workshop, lecture theatre and
laboratories.
