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Industry 4.0 Summit 2017
All Day
Industry 4.0 Summit 2017 4th & 5th April 2017 The Industry 4.0 Summit aims to be the leading...From Innovate UK Network
Launch of Centre for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM)
09:00 until 17:00
KTN is working with York University to launch a National Centre for Energy Efficient Materials...
5th International conference ICNBS Egypt 2017
Mar 24 / 09:00 until Mar 26 / 17:00
Naqaa Foundation for scientific Research, Technology and Development is organizing the fifth...
Joining of Composites
09:30 until 16:30
Much of the research effort in composites in recent years has focused on their manufacture - to...From Materials
UK Workshop on Data Metrology & Standards
10:00 until 16:00
This is a one-day workshop being held at the University of Cambridge, designed to identify UK...Upcoming Events
16th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials - FRPM17
Jul 03 / 09:00 until Jul 06 / 17:00
The University of Bolton and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are delighted to be hosting the 16th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials. Fire research at the University of...From Materials
Workshop on BSDEs, SPDEs and Their Applications
Jul 03 / 09:00 until Jul 07 / 17:00
Organisers Name Institution Cohen, Samuel University of Oxford Crisan, Dan Imperial College London dos Reis, Gonçalo University of Edinburgh Ottobre, Michela Heriot-Watt University Siska, David...
13th International Conference on Materials Chemistry
All Day
The 'MC' conference series has provided a showcase for materials chemistry for two decades, and is the flagship event of the RSC's Materials Chemistry Division. Held in the ACC Arena in Liverpool...From Chemistry
New Directions in the Higher Infinite
Jul 10 / 09:00 until Jul 14 / 17:00
Organisers Name Institution Brooke-Taylor, Andrew University of Leeds Dimopoulos, Stamatis University of Bristol Welch, Philip University of Bristol Set theory is a fundamental area of...
11th European Conference on Precision Agriculture
Jul 16 / 09:00 until Jul 20 / 17:00
The 11th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA) will continue with a successful format of previous conferences building in strong industry sessions and participation. The theme of...From Biosciences
Harmonic Analysis and its Interactions: in Honour of Tony Carbery
Jul 17 / 09:00 until Jul 21 / 17:00
Organisers Name Institution Barcelo, Juan Antonio Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Bennett, Jonathan University of Birmingham Gressman, Philip University of Pennsylvania Iliopoulou, Marina...
Matrix Factorisations and Related Topics
Jul 24 / 09:00 until Jul 28 / 17:00
Organisers Name Institution Kalck, Martin University of Edinburgh Wemyss, Michael University of Glasgow Dirac used matrix factorisations in his seminal work on the electron (1920s). Since then...
Save the Date - PhotoVoltaic Technical Conference 2017
All Day
SAVE THE DATE: April 26-28, 2017! The PhotoVoltaic Technical Conference 2017, PVTC, the 8th event of a series of international PV specialty conferences, will take place for the second time in...From SuperSolar Hub
BioMaAp 2017 (Biomaterials conference)
Aug 31 / 09:00 until Sep 01 / 17:00
BioMAAP 2017 offers an opportunity for both researchers and industry players to come together and gain better knowledge, find new business partners, discover possible synergies or sector crossovers...
ChemBioSphere 2017
All Day
Save the date! In the meantime, information on the 1st SynBioSphere from Sept 2016 can be found here.