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Queen’s Tower tours to start over summer

Imperial College plans to introduce one small tour of the newly renovated Queen’s Tower per month, starting over the summer. Exact dates are to be confirmed.

Due to popularity, these tours will be available for students and staff to enter via raffle, with each month’s participants being drawn at random. The College said that logistics are currently being worked through and that the raffle link for sign-ups will be shared when ready.

Feature image: Thomas Angus, Imperial College London

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