Past events
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Expert Insight Series - From Reactor to Patient: Medical Isotopes, Infrastructure and Innovation
12:00 - 13:00 21 April 2026
Medical isotopes and their production represent an essential and often overlooked technology, sitting at the intersection of fundamental nuclear physics and medical applications. From enabling diagnostic imaging techniques such as PET and SPECT, to supporting targeted radiotherapy, these isotopes underpin...
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Expert Insight Series: The adventures of a nuclear technologist 1962-2026 and cogeneration
13:00 - 14:30 30 March 2026
Juan will briefly reflect on his career in the nuclear sector against the backdrop of the industry’s historical ups and downs. The talk will then shift focus on the role of cogeneration and what is required to reduce CO?-equivalent emissions beyond simply making electricity generation carbon-free....
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Impact Bites: Policy Engagement session
12:30 - 13:00 24 March 2026
The FSE Impact Team are starting a new event series to give academics short introductions to different aspects of research impact pathways and impact, using examples from around the faculty. Delivered over lunchtime, these 30min sessions will give you new approaches, ideas, and perspectives on research...
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Working with the Science Media Centre to make evidence-based voices count
12:00 - 13:00 4 February 2026
How scientists and engineers can shape the news, tackle misinformation and make evidence-based voices count in major public debates. A hybrid event hosted by the Dalton Nuclear Institute with the UoM Research Communications Network. We were pleased to welcome Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Manager at the...
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Expert Insight Series: A radical reset for nuclear regulation (and what it means for us)
12:30 - 13:30 3 February 2026
Professor Sarah Sharples will be joined by Prof. Andrew Sherry and Mark Bassett, two members of the independent nuclear regulation Taskforce Last year, the Prime Minister established an independent Taskforce to review civil and defence nuclear regulation. The Taskforce treated this as a once in a generation...
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