Early Careers Conference 2025
Event details
- Date: 8 Sep - 9 Sep 2025
- Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Henry Royce Institute, Manchester
- Format: In-person
- Registration Deadline: August 3, 2025
Early Careers Metamaterials Conference 2025
Bridging academia and industry for the future of metamaterials.
Who?
Early career researchers, staff in junior industry roles, PhD researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and junior lecturers. This event will be suitable for all early career staff as an opportunity to upskill and engage with career development opportunities.
Aim
The UK Metamaterials Network’s Early Careers Conference’s mission is to breakdown barriers between industry and academia in the early careers metamaterials community. The conference aims to promote and embed a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship within the UK metamaterials community, by developing a mutual understanding of the challenges, barriers and opportunities for technology adoption and upskilling future leaders in the field. Through the development and support of future leaders in metamaterials the conference with help to ensure the sustainability of a vibrant UK metamaterials ecosystem.
Why?
- Share innovative research through presentations, posters and discussions
- Remove or reduce barriers between industry and academia, sharing an understanding of different ways of working
- Upskilling the early career metamaterials community and future leaders in the field by providing training e.g. introductions to policy engagement and entrepreneurial skills.
Where?
The Henry Royce Institute in Manchester are hosting the conference. Royce is the front door to the UK materials research and innovation community open to academia, industry and the public. Royce’s research tackles some of the most pressing challenges facing today’s society, from providing energy for future cities to decarbonisation and new recyclable materials.
‘What’s on?’
- Key Speakers
- Dr Claire Dancer (University of Birmingham, Joint Lead of the UKMMN)
- Dr Naëmi Leo (Loughborough University)
- Dr Jessica Boland (University of Manchester)
- Dr Leanne Stanfield (QinetiQ)
- James Dennis (EPSRC)
- Research presentations from delegates
- Poster and demonstrator session
- Training: introductions to policy engagement and entrepreneurial skills
- Rachel Vowles (Developing Business Aware Academics)
- Christian Neubacher (Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy)
- Training on Secure Research
September 8th
September 9th
Technical Posters & Demonstrators
If you wish to submit a poster or demonstrator to the conference showcase, please complete this Poster or Demonstrator Template for inclusion in the booklet. You may submit this by emailing it to info@metamaterials.network
Commitment Fee
The registration fee for the conference will be £250. All invited attendees will be sent the registration email with the link to pay the registration fee. Please pay promptly on request as there are limited spaces (a maximum of 50 attendees) and if you do not confirm your place the place may be reallocated.
Questions
If you have any questions please email info@metamaterials.network
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Access Fund
Travel and accommodation costs cannot be covered except in exceptional circumstances. If the cost of travel would prevent you attending, please contact info@metamaterials.network for information on how to apply to our access fund. All applications to the Access Fund must be made prior to the event.
