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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to give talk at Imperial

In brief

Tim Arbabzadah

8 Feb 2013

Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, will be giving a talk at Imperial College London on Wednesday 13 February. He will be giving the annual Newitt Lecture on the energy challenge faced by society.

The title of the talk will be“The Energy Challenge: Technology and Solutions”, and is hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering. Spaces are very limited and it is mainly for those studying Chemical Engineering. Registration was released for staff and students in the Department of Chemical Engineering on Wednesday 6 February.

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