Past events
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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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Co-created Futures Conference
09:00 - 17:00 3 December 2025
Sustainable Futures will deliver the Co-created Futures Conference in partnership with MERI, Royce, Tyndall and MUI. This one-day conference will convene academics, policymakers, industry and community partners to showcase co-developed and co-produced environmental sustainability research across three...
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Finding your future in fusion
26 November 2025 - 28 July 2026
Watch the panel discussion via YouTube: https://youtu.be/mY5jsqafUH4?si=iJNtgFRyMbarHrie Fusion experts who completed their PhDs as part of the Fusion Power CDT to find out about life in fusion after postgraduate studies and take part in an engaging panel session. This event explored career opportunities...
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Film screening: The Babushkas of Chernobyl and Q&A with director Holly Morris
17:00 - 19:30 29 October 2025
Director, writer and producer Holly Morris’s most recent documentary, Exposure, tells the story of “ordinary” women from the Arab World and the West who team up to attempt a harrowing over-ice expedition to the North Pole. Her feature documentary, The Babushkas of Chernobyl premiered at the LA...
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