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.