Our commitment to outreach and innovation drives our events. We strive to foster valuable connections, inspire growth and celebrate achievements across the industry. This includes organising and supporting conferences on behalf of other organisations, to attending and participating in many inspiring events that engage with audiences of all ages.
Alis Mair, Electrical Engineer Apprentice at UKAEA shared:
“I had the amazing opportunity to attend the New Scientist Live festival schools' day with UKAEA, where I spoke to students and teachers at the UKAEA outreach stand and gave a short presentation. The presentation was delivered alongside two other speakers - Wing Commander Gemma Lonsdale, RAF and Connor Summerville, a Race Engineer for the Envision Racing Formula E team. The aim was to provide three different perspectives on working in engineering. I spoke shortly on UKAEAs mission to use fusion as a sustainable energy source, some of the engineering challenges of fusion, and shared the projects I have worked on as an apprentice. I had a great experience and am so glad I got to be apart of the event and talk about the multiple routes into a career in engineering.”
Exhibiting at New Scientist Live was a great experience for the individuals on our stand and for UKAEA and STEP as a whole! NSL is the largest science festival in the UK and it allowed us to connect with an extremely diverse crowd, from curious school children to science and industry veterans.
Having access to over 25,000 inquisitive attendees provided a great chance to boost our visibility and raise awareness of fusion energy. It was also fantastic to see two talks about fusion energy. The first talk came from James Cowan and Debbie Kempton, Director of Programme Development and Director of Engineering Programme for STEP, on how the STEP programme is progressing and the impacts we expect STEP to have in the UK going forward; and the second talk came from Valerie
Jamison, Development Manager of the Fusion Cluster, on the current state of the fusion cluster and world wide fusion economy.
As well as the fusion orientated talks, it was great to see other fusion energy organisations having a presence at the event; I think this really shows the growing commitment of the UK STEM community to invest in fusion!
Overall, NSL was a huge success for us, it presented a chance to network with other science organisations and to raise the awareness of fusion to thousands. We look forward to future events where we can continue spread the message of fusion energy!
and on Monday evening we were delighted that Professor Sir Ian Chapman was able to join our welcome drinks reception.
On the Tuesday evening over 70 guests joined the conference dinner at Oxford restaurant, the Cherwell Boathouse. Sitting on the banks of the River Cherwell, we took over the marquee and enjoyed a meal of seasonal fare, mostly sourced in Oxfordshire.
UKAEA were delighted to be asked to host the biennial International Spherical Torus Workshop this October. The venue chosen for the event was the newly renovated Rhodes House in Oxford. This subterranean space only opened 18 months ago and boasts superior wi-fi, and excellent food, which is always well received!
We welcomed over 90 delegates, from a variety of countries such as India, China, Japan, Korea, USA, Spain, Italy, Germany and, of course, the UK. They all enjoyed the four day event of engaging talks and poster exhibition sessions. The event also included a tour of both Tokamak Energy and UKAEA.
Guests who arrived early were able to join a guided tour of the city including a college and the Museum of Natural History
that allowed presenters to tailor the information that they were showing to match the interests of particular attendees.
On the 12th November we welcomed over 100 delegates to our EPSRC Research Expo. The event showcased projects from the EPSRC Fusion Research Programme, a leading initiative at UKAEA.
Amanda Quadling, UKAEA’s Executive Director of Fusion Fundamental Research and Materials Science, and the programme manager for the EPSRC grant, opened the event, which was designed to encourage engagement and collaboration, with attendees able to discuss projects directly with technical teams from across the authority.
The event provided many networking opportunities and facilitated knowledge sharing through interactive displays,
Our commitment to outreach and innovation drives our events. We strive to foster valuable connections, inspire growth and celebrate achievements across the industry. This includes organising and supporting conferences on behalf of other organisations, to attending and participating in many inspiring events that engage with audiences of all ages.
Alis Mair, Electrical Engineer Apprentice at UKAEA shared:
“I had the amazing opportunity to attend the New Scientist Live festival schools' day with UKAEA, where I spoke to students and teachers at the UKAEA outreach stand and gave a short presentation. The presentation was delivered alongside two other speakers - Wing Commander Gemma Lonsdale, RAF and Connor Summerville, a Race Engineer for the Envision Racing Formula E team. The aim was to provide three different perspectives on working in engineering. I spoke shortly on UKAEAs mission to use fusion as a sustainable energy source, some of the engineering challenges of fusion, and shared the projects I have worked on as an apprentice. I had a great experience and am so glad I got to be apart of the event and talk about the multiple routes into a career in engineering.”
Exhibiting at New Scientist Live was a great experience for the individuals on our stand and for UKAEA and STEP as a whole! NSL is the largest science festival in the UK and it allowed us to connect with an extremely diverse crowd, from curious school children to science and industry veterans.
Having access to over 25,000 inquisitive attendees provided a great chance to boost our visibility and raise awareness of fusion energy. It was also fantastic to see two talks about fusion energy (both mentioning STEP!) on the stages. The first talk came from James Cowan and Debbie Kempton, Director of Programme Development and Director of Engineering Programme for STEP, on how the STEP programme is progressing and the impacts we expect STEP to have in the UK going forward; and the second talk came from Valerie Jamison, Development Manager of the Fusion Cluster, on the current state of the fusion cluster and world wide fusion economy.
As well as the fusion orientated talks, it was great to see other fusion energy organisations having a presence at the event; I think this really shows the growing commitment of the UK STEM community to invest in fusion!
Overall, NSL was a huge success for us, it presented a chance to network with other science organisations and to raise awareness of fusion to thousands. We look forward to future events where we can continue spread the message of fusion energy!
UKAEA were delighted to be asked to host the biennial International Spherical Torus Workshop this October. The venue chosen for the event was the newly renovated Rhodes House in Oxford. This subterranean space only opened 18 months ago and boasts superior wi-fi, and excellent food, which is always well received!
We welcomed over 90 delegates, from a variety of countries such as India, China, Japan, Korea, USA, Spain, Italy, Germany and, of course, the UK, joined the four day event of engaging talks and poster exhibition sessions. The event also included a tour of both Tokamak Energy and UKAEA.
Guests who arrived early were able to join a guided tour of the city including a college and the Museum of Natural History and on Monday evening we were delighted that Professor Sir Ian Chapman was able to join our welcome drinks reception.
On the Tuesday evening over 70 guests joined the conference dinner at UKAEA’s favourite Oxford restaurant, the Cherwell Boathouse. Sitting on the banks of the River Cherwell, we took over the marquee and enjoyed a meal of seasonal fare, mostly sourced in Oxfordshire.
On the 12th of November we welcomed over 100 delegates to our EPSRC (Engineering and Physics Sciences Research Council) Research Expo, which showcased projects from the EPSRC Fusion Research Programme, a leading initiative at UKAEA. It was designed to encourage engagement and collaboration, featuring presentations that allowed attendees to interact directly with researchers. Guests could explore interactive displays and learn about different areas of fusion research.
The event provided a lots of networking opportunities, allowing attendees to connect with UKAEA researchers, programme managers, and key figures in the fusion research community. Amanda Quadling, UKAEA’s Executive Director of Fusion Fundamental Research and Materials Science and programme manager for the EPSRC grant, opened the event with a warm welcome. The expo facilitated knowledge sharing, helping to build our community and affirming UKAEA’s role as a leader in fusion research.