The Queen's Lecture is supported by the British Embassy and the British Council in Germany.
Started in 1965, in honor of Queen Elizabeth II visit to Berlin, each year a renowned British scientist holds a speech centered around their area of expertise. The lectures are now an integral part of the cultural program of the TU Berlin.
In 2015, TU Berlin welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to the university to attend the ceremony commemorating "50 Years of the Queen’s Lecture". The guests of honor included German Federal President -Joachim Gauck, German Chancellor- Angela Merkel and Michael Müller - Governing Mayor of Berlin.
This year's Queen's Lecture took place on 8 November 2023 at 5 p.m. in TU Berlin's Audimax. And UQ's Prof. Winfried was the guest speaker. His lecture was titled "Constructing the world’s most incredible machines: Quantum Computers".
Prof. Winfried Queen's Lecture was about quantum computers and their groundbreaking potential. Winfried Hensinger spoke passionately about his research findings at the University of Sussex and his work on the construction of practical quantum computers. His lecture inspired the approximately 1,200 guests present and the subsequent Q&A session produced a wealth of fascinating questions. The audience then continued their discussions in small groups in the Atrium, where Collegium Musicum, the joint musical ensemble of Freie Universität Berlin and TU Berlin, provided another highlight of the evening, performing the overture to the opera The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth.
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