Dr Walter Villanueva recently delivered a Keynote Lecture at the 15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation, and Safety (NUTHOS-15) in Kashiwano-ha, Japan. His keynote focused on the Erosion and Corrosion Behaviour of Steels under Stagnant and Flowing Liquid Lead, sharing recent research findings and insights from the BULLET programme at Bangor University’s Nuclear […]
We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s CoSeC Impact Award. Following a panel process, CoSeC have awarded the 2026 CoSeC Impact Award to Mr Sunday Nwokolo, Bangor University for his exceptional contributions to the scientific community. The CoSeC Impact Award recognizes individuals whose work has significant impact for computational research, in close collaboration with CoSeC
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Madinka Bright Mweetwa attended the Reactor Physics Technical Forum 2026 which was organised by the Institute of Physics (IOP). The forum was held from 2nd to 3rd September 2026 at the Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre. The forum aims to strengthen connections across the reactor physics community and support knowledge exchange between organisations working throughout
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Published by Elsevier, Ceramics for Nuclear Applications marks a major milestone as Volume 25 in the prestigious Elsevier Series in Advanced Ceramics, led by Series Editor-in-Chief Prof. Bill Lee. This benchmark volume showcases crucial expertise from members of the Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), who co-authored two key chapters exploring the critical role of ceramic materials
Last week, we successfully delivered the trial run of our 1-week hands-on THOR Facility Training Course! It was an intensive and rewarding week, giving participants the opportunity to gain practical experience with the THOR facility while developing their knowledge of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. A huge thank you to Barry Miller, Benjamin Collins, Celt Griffith, Cintia
PhD Students Danielle Praag, Josh Hobbins, Josh Hughes and Pranav Sabuji from the NFI were given the opportunity to visit the Jozef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia as part of The Nuclear Energy Futures Centre for Doctoral Training. The visit took place across two days. Whilst there they conducted three experiments on the TRIGA test
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Sandviken is a place I had never heard of, but upon being told that I was to attend a conference for INNUMAT, I packed up my bags and headed to the airport at a moment’s notice. After flying to Stockholm and driving a few hours to my hotel in Sandviken, I attended the conference the
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PhD students Danielle Praag, Josh Hobbins, Josh Hughes and Pranav Sabuji attended the NEF CDT Summer School event held at University of Cambridge. Across the two days, there was several presentations from researchers in their final year along with a poster session held by second year researchers. We also were given a talk by the keynote speaker on
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Behind the secure gates of the AWE, our latest cohort; Ben Kendall, Cameron McFarlane, Jacob Taylor and Will Gallon; joined a vibrant exchange of ideas spanning the cutting edge of materials science. From ground-breaking semiconductor simulations to our own team’s specialised research in nuclear forensics, the conference was a masterclass in technical diversity. While the
The fourth edition of the European School on Nuclear Materials Science was an incredibly enriching and memorable experience. Over the course of five days, I was introduced to a wide range of experimental and computational approaches within materials science, many of which were new to me. The programme combined in-depth lectures, collaborative coursework, and networking
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