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Events at the Henry Royce Institute

And from around the Materials Community

IOM3 Surface Technologies Group Webinar Series: Energy
29
April

29 April 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Join us for the first instalment of the IOM3 Surface Technologies Group Webinar Series, where Royce Professor Ping Xiao will chair a discussion exploring the role of surface engineering in the energy sector. This session will delve into cutting-edge advancements in coatings, materials, and surface treatments that enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability in energy applications.


Event Type: Webinar


Lead Partner:University of Manchester

Royce Training: Milling, Particle Characterisation, Tube Furnaces and Hardness Testing with Verder Scientific
07
May

07 May 2025 - 08 May 2025
All Day

In Collaboration with Verder Scientific, this course explores milling, particle characterisation, tube furnaces and hardness testing techniques involved in the fabrication of advanced materials. The content will cover the application of these processes across Royce’s research areas in advanced metals processing, biomedical materials, chemical materials design, and nuclear materials.


Event Type: Training


Lead Partner:University of Manchester


Location: Royce Hub Building

IOP British Carbon Group: Research into Carbon Treatment and Recycling
14
May

14 May 2025
All Day

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.


Event Type: Conference


Lead Partner:University of Manchester


Location: Henry Royce Institute Hub Building

GROWTH UK Online Seminar 4: Testing batteries performance - Elucidating chemical degradation and SEI formation in batteries with microchip-based electrochemistry mass spectrometry
14
May

14 May 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In this online seminar, Dr. Bethan Davies, Research Associate. Imperial College London will give a talk on Testing batteries performance – Elucidating chemical degradation and SEI formation in batteries with microchip-based electrochemistry mass spectrometry


Event Type: Webinar


Lead Partner:Imperial College London

NTPMI Workshop: Automated Formulation Mindset Workshop
15
May

15 May 2025
10:30 am - 4:30 pm

This workshop aims to upskill Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) in the concepts of Automated Formulation by exposing them to World Class practitioners, speakers and the experience of fellow RTPs working in this area, along with a guided tour of the state-of-the-art facilities at the Materials Innovation Factory housed at the University of Liverpool. 


Event Type: Workshop


Lead Partner:University of Liverpool


Location: Materials Innovation Factory

CHEMUK 2025
21
May

21 May 2025 - 22 May 2025
All Day

CHEMUK is the UK’s leading trade show supporting the R&D, engineering, sourcing, manufacture, and management of chemicals and formulated products.


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Lead Partner:none


Location: The NEC | Birmingham

Royce Training: An Introduction to Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS)
22
May

22 May 2025
9:30 am - 4:15 pm

This course will provide an introduction to energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis for alloys at the Royce Hub Building in Manchester.

The content will introduce the concepts for the generation of X-rays for alloy analysis and EDS techniques on bulk samples. Participants will cover experimental produres, quantification methods, sample preparation and analysis artefacts. The course aims to develop understanding and guidance for practical experimentation to ensure the collection of high-quality EDS data.


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Lead Partner:University of Manchester


Location: Royce Hub Building

European Materials Research Society 2025 Spring Meeting
26
May

26 May 2025 - 30 May 2025
All Day

The 2025 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) organized with the Foundation Jean-Marie Lehn will be held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre of Strasbourg (France), from May 26 to 30, 2025.

The conference will consist of 23 parallel symposia with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations assorted by a plenary session to provide an international forum for discussing recent advances in the field of materials science. The meeting will be augmented by an exhibition of products and services of interest to the conference participants.


Event Type: Conference


Lead Partner:none


Location: Palais de la Musique et des Congrès

GROWTH UK Online Seminar 5: Graphene and 2D material deposition at the GEIC
11
June

11 June 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In this online seminar, Dr. Andrew Strudwick, Application Manager at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre will give a talk on Graphene and 2D material deposition at the GEIC


Event Type: Webinar


Lead Partner:University of Manchester

Tissue & Cell Engineering Society (TCES) Conference 2025
18
June

18 June 2025 - 20 June 2025
All Day

This three-day event will feature cutting-edge science from internationally renowned keynote speakers, opportunities for early career researchers to give podium and poster presentations, a “meet-the-mentor” session, and networking events on the first two nights.

The Biomedical Materials team at Royce will exhibit at this year’s Tissue & Cell Engineering Society Conference and will be on hand throughout the event to answer questions about leading Materials Research expertise and capability available to access through Royce.  


Event Type: Conference


Lead Partner:University of Manchester


Location: Queen Elizabeth Conference Hall

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Royce Cambridge Battery Suite Opening and Symposium
31 October 2023    
11:00 am - 5:30 pm
This symposium marks the opening of the Royce Battery Suite. This suite of equipment is available on open access for the manufacturing and processing of battery materials. It includes a glove box, planetary mixer, centrifuge, freeze dryer, shear mixer, reactor synthesis, digestion reactor and rotary evaporator.
Discover the future of materials: Digital Materials Passports
09 November 2023    
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
This workshop provides access to new opportunities and innovative ways of working. The insights gathered will be used to create a valuable online resource for organisations and shared with you on completion.
Harold Moore Memorial Lecture 2023
14 November 2023    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This year's Harold Moore Memorial Lecture will be presented by the winner of the Tom Bell Surface Engineering Medal 2022, Professor Robert Wood.  
Dalton Cumbrian Facility Open Event
14 November 2023    
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
The Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF) is a state-of-art complex for The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute, where academia and industry carry out world-leading research and deliver dedicated skills development programmes.
Guidance for early-stage materials technology organisations on commercialisation
15 November 2023    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Royce is holding this event designed to provide guidance to materials technology focused spin outs, micro SMEs, SMEs and entrepreneurs currently or considering embarking on the commercialisation journey. 
Hydrogen: fundamentals and materials challenges
20 November 2023 - 22 November 2023    
All Day
Hydrogen is experiencing an unprecedented momentum, driven by climate-friendly and energy-safety policies. However, due to its peculiar physical-chemical properties, material compatibility issues arise: hydrogen embrittlement, hydrogen permeation, mechanical integrity at cryogenic temperatures and water vapour corrosion.
Royce PhD Student Sandpit 2023
22 November 2023 - 23 November 2023    
All Day
The event will provide a chance for PhD students to connect with peers working in materials science disciplines and experience a ‘sandpit’ format often used by research councils and funders to stimulate new lines of thinking for tackling complex research challenges. Participants will be tasked with exploring a set scientific topic, working within a team to identify the challenges faced within the application area, and then exercising their own expertise to devise novel proposals and solutions. These intensive proposal-forming environments encourage the creation of new collaborations, identification of barriers to success and mitigation of conflicting approaches.
Stand Out Skills Webinar | Materials Science Outreach – From Lab to Audience
29 November 2023    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Dr Chris Hamlett, National Outreach Officer for Discover Materials, will discuss his pathway through materials science and into outreach in the latest Stand Out Skills Webinar. He will expand on how his multidisciplinary research background in chemistry and physics helped on his path to making a career around inspiring the next generation of materials scientists.
TFIN+ Christmas Conference, Sheffield
01 December 2023 - 05 December 2023    
All Day
We would like to invite you for our biggest event of the year. Join us and meet people from the foundation industries and build a connection.
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