Welcome

The event will take place in room 2A.013 in the Nancy Rothwell Building (Engineering Building A),

ITINERARY

Day 1
Wednesday 4th September 2024
10:00-11:30
Optional facility tours

Royce – Fuels
12:00-13:00
Welcome Lunch
13:00-13:15
Welcome and Opening Address
13:15-14:25
Nuclear Research Consortia
14:25-15:00
EPSRC and NNUF Updates
15:25-17:25
International and Facilities
19:00-22:00
Dinner – Manchester Art Gallery

Day 2
Thursday 5th September 2024
09:00-12:00
National Nuclear Landscape
12:45-14:20
Nuclear Skills and Panel Discussion

RADER & NEST

Royce – Irradiated Materials & Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility

The Nuclear Universities Consortium for Learning, Engagement and Research (NUCLEAR) is funded by the EPSRC to:

  • Widen academic and industrial collaboration and enhance knowledge transfer
  • Facilitate access to unique nuclear research facilities in the UK and overseas
  • Support Government, Regulator, Industry and Academia in the development of nuclear programmes
  • Promote the UK capability and knowledge internationally

The NUCLEAR group is responsible for organising national meetings to support the nuclear universities in the UK by –

  • Community Building through
    • Responding to opportunities
    • Developing research themes
    • Identifying new research opportunities
  • Providing Support to Stakeholders on
    • Government initiatives
    • Industry needs
    • Regulatory issues
    • University research councils
  • University research programmes and promoting International Opportunities for
    • Provision of training
    • Research programmes
    • Foreign and Commonwealth Office initiatives
    • Collaborative programmes

Further details on the NUCLEAR Academic Discussion Meetings can be found here.