Agenda

Day 1 – Tuesday 2nd March

Research

The first day was split into parallel sessions of keynotes, student posters and talks, organised around the Royce key drivers for advanced materials research:

TimeTitle
09:45 – 10:00Welcome and Housekeeping
10:00 – 10:30Introduction to the Henry Royce Institute
10:30 – 11:00Break & Posters
11:00 – 11:30

Plenary Keynotes (parallel sessions):

  • Transition to Zero Carbon – Prof Valeska Ting, University of Bristol
  • Digital & Communications – Dr Giuliana Di Martino, University of Cambridge
  • Circular Economy – Prof Anthony J Ryan, University of Sheffield
11:30 – 12:30Student Talks streams (parallel sessions):
  • Transition to Zero Carbon
  • Digital & Communications
  • Circular Economy
12:30 – 13:50Lunch & Posters
13:50 – 14:20Plenary Keynotes (parallel sessions):
  • Sustainable Manufacture - Dr Dan Cogswell, University of Sheffield
  • Health & Wellbeing - Dr Marco Domingos, University of Manchester

Continuation of Student Talks in Transition to Zero Carbon stream  
14:20 – 15:20

Student Talk streams (parallel sessions):

  • Transition to Zero Carbon
  • Sustainable Manufacture
  • Health & Wellbeing
15:20 – 15:40Break & Posters
15:40 – 17:00

Student Talk streams (parallel sessions):

  • Transition to Zero Carbon
  • Sustainable Manufacture
  • Health & Wellbeing
17:00 – 17:15Closing Remarks
17:15Close

Day 2 – Wednesday 3rd March

Application

The second day focussed on a range of ways to apply the skills and knowledge gained through a materials-related doctorate:

TimeTitle
09:30 – 09:35Welcome and Housekeeping
09:35 – 10:00Presentation - A Pit-Stop with Ella Podmore, McLaren Automotive
10:00 – 10:30Presentation - Morgan Lowther, winner of IOM3’s Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition 2020
11:00 – 12:40

Micro-Sandpit workshops:

An opportunity for delegates to work in multi-disciplinary teams on a materials challenge topic led by industry and other stakeholders - topics revealed on the day
12:40 – 13:30Lunch & Posters
13:30 – 15:10

Exploring Career Paths for Materials Scientists:

A distinguished panel answer questions posed by our student delegates about the current jobs market, and transitioning into the workplace.

Followed by an hour of drop-in sessions providing insights into careers in academia, industry, RTOs, enterprise, policy, science writing & publishing, and schools outreach.
15:10 – 15:45Break & Posters
15:45 – 16:45The Long Nose of Innovation - Dr Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher HCIR, Microsoft
16:45 – 17:00Closing Remarks and Prize-giving 
17:00Close