The Mohn Westlake Foundation is delighted to support the Invention Rooms at Imperial College London’s White City Campus, a unique community workshop space where people of every age and background can get creative with science, technology and making.

At the heart of the Invention Rooms is the Dangoor Reach Out Makerspace, a bespoke workshop which children and young people can use to turn their creative ideas into reality, with supervision and support from Imperial College London’s staff and students.

The Mohn Westlake Foundation’s support will prove pivotal in the establishment and development of the Invention Rooms, and will help with renovating the building and developing its core programme for children and young people.

The Invention Rooms is also the base for Imperial College London’s Advanced Hackspace, a 2,500 strong network of entrepreneurs and inventors from across Imperial College London. The Hackspace workshop at the Invention Rooms provides Imperial College London’s staff and student innovators with access to specialist prototyping and manufacturing equipment.

The Mohn Westlake Foundation’s funding will enable the facilities to be fully-equipped with the latest technology, the recruitment of community and technical staff, and the launch of a community enterprise scheme to encourage entrepreneurial activity.

Imperial College London aims soon to launch ‘the Interaction Zone’ as part of the Invention Rooms, a welcoming space where the local community can take part in free hands-on activities, classes or tours. The flexible facilities will include a community garden, a brand new café and space for exhibitions, displays and events.

To learn more about this project, please visit the grantees website: www.imperial.ac.uk/white-city-campus/community/visit-the-invention-rooms/