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Events at the Henry Royce Institute
And from around the Materials Community
03 September 2025 - 04 September 2025
All Day
Discover the transformative power of materials innovation at our biennial two-day event. The National Conference 2025 will delve into how collaboration between industry and academia is revolutionising materials innovation and driving advancements across sectors.
Materials are at the heart of high-value manufacturing and are critical for addressing society’s grand challenges in mobility, healthcare, energy, and more. This conference offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts and explore the pivotal role materials innovation plays in innovation and sustainability.
As a global leader in materials research, Royce is driving and supporting solutions that shape national and regional priorities. By combining world-class expertise, cutting-edge facilities, and technical skills, we assist academia and industry in solving real-world challenges.
Event Type: Conference
Lead Partner:University of Manchester
Location: Nancy Rothwell Building, The University of Manchester
04 September 2025 - 05 September 2025
All Day
This event will bring together Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) from the materials innovation community for a one-day programme of workshops, career talks and networking opportunities.
Commencing with an optional introductory networking event from 16:30 on Thursday 4th September, followed by an evening meal at an exclusive Manchester location, the main Friday programme will include sessions on a wide array of RTP focussed topics; career talks and panel sessions with RTPs from a diverse range of career paths; and a showcase of the opportunities NTPMI can offer.
Date: Thursday 4th September (PM – optional) – Friday 5th September (All day)
Format: In-person
Location: Royce Hub Building, University of Manchester
Cost: Free
As a part of the NTPMI mission we aim to celebrate and empower RTPs within the UK’s materials science community. This event will bring together RTPs from across this group, providing an opportunity to network, foster collaborations and exchange knowledge. Our goal is to enable RTPs to build a stronger community and help celebrate and communicate their achievements with each other.
There will also be workshops providing learning opportunities applicable to RTPs at all stages of their career, as well as a variety of talks from leading RTPs in the community. Attendees will be able to ask questions during Q&A panels and contribute their own ideas for the future direction of NTPMI.
The event is for Research Technical Professionals working in materials science in the UK. Accommodation and travel costs for RTPs from outside of the Greater Manchester area will be covered.
After the course participants should be able to:
- Contribute to a network of RTPs within the materials innovation community
- Identify different career pathways available to RTPs
- Have a greater understanding of NTPMI and the opportunities it can offer
Programme
The full programme will follow soon but the below timings will apply:
Day 1: 16:30 – 22:00 (Optional networking event and evening meal)
Day 2: 09:00 – 15:45
Event Type: Conference
Lead Partner:University of Manchester
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12:00 AM - Physics of Life 2025
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Join Royce at the University of Cambridge for this talk from Prof. Todd Hufnagel; Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. In this talk, Prof. Hunagel will discuss The AI for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L) at Johns Hopkins University's design and implementation, with particular emphasis on the unique laser microflyer impact and x-ray characterisation instruments, along with the data architecture and handling that provides the unifying backbone for lab operations and its integration with AI/ML models for materials exploration.
As part of the National Technical Platform for Materials Innovation (NTPMI), UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) will lead a technical workshop on Electron Microscopy Characterisation of Active Nuclear Materials and deliver an introduction to the UK Nuclear Industry. The event will take place at the Royce Hub Building in Manchester, with the opportunity for participants to join remotely in a hybrid format.
This workshop will introduce quenching dilatometry for experimental work and data analysis in alloys. The content will explore the use of dilatometry to assess phase transformations in ferritic steels and other alloys, and the transformations seen during simulation of welding and additive manufacturing.
Royce is returning to the Manchester Museum to participate in two days of fun and educational outreach activities focusing on material sciences and engineering for British Science Week 2025. This year, the Royce Outreach team will explore materials under the microscope with with attendees through a range of hands-on activities.
This course focuses on extrusion-based bioprinting techniques relevant to healthcare research, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM). Participants will explore the fundamentals of the technology and hear from experts on the opportunities and challenges of translating 3D bioprinting into real-life medical applications.
Hosted by the British Carbon Group, this event will explore the technical and scientific aspects of carbon research with the potential to be applied to nuclear decommissioning. There is an opportunity for UK researchers to play a key role in emergent technologies, especially those that could be transferred from other industries and applications.
On the 17-20 March 2025, Cranfield University will be hosting a “Hydrogen Material Challenges” short course, supported by the Henry Royce Institute. This course will focus on providing delegates with both practical and experimental knowledge on the fundamental material challenges faced by all components in the hydrogen supply chain: production, storage and distribution, and use.
This course will introduce participants to the fundamentals of vacuum technologies and develop knowledge on essential concepts in thin film deposition techniques. It will provide a foundation in microfabrication methods, such as photolithography and ion milling, essential for advanced research and thin film device manufacturing.
This NTPMI workshop for Research Technical Professionals will consider the various challenges in handling data in materials science, such as: i) specification of metadata; ii) methods of compression or down-sampling; iii) data storage and retention practices; iv) sharing and tools for access. The idea is to gather perspectives on the above aspects to instigate discussions around working methods and best practices.