Name: Nuclear Physics Community Meeting January 2026
Start: 2026-01-07T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-08T13:30:00+00:00
Location: No location set

Nuclear Physics Community Meeting January 2026

from Wednesday, 7 January 2026 (12:00) to Thursday, 8 January 2026 (13:30)

Monday, 5 January 2026
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Wednesday, 7 January 2026

12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
12:45 Welcome - John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)
Welcome
- John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)
12:45 - 12:55
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
12:55 Update from STFC - Grahame Blair (STFC)
Update from STFC
- Grahame Blair (STFC)
12:55 - 13:35
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
13:50 News from NPAP - Bjoern Seitz (University of Glasgow)
News from NPAP
- Bjoern Seitz (University of Glasgow)
13:50 - 14:15
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
14:15 NPGP chairperson's report - Dan Watts (University of York)
NPGP chairperson's report
- Dan Watts (University of York)
14:15 - 14:40
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
14:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
14:40 - 15:10
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
15:10 News from the IOP group - Jack Henderson (University of Surrey)
News from the IOP group
- Jack Henderson (University of Surrey)
15:10 - 15:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
15:30 Cross community status and plans - Carlo Bruno (University of Edingburh)
Cross community status and plans
- Carlo Bruno (University of Edingburh)
15:30 - 15:50
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
15:50 New digitisers project: iThemba-STFC collaboration - Philippos Papadakis (STFC)
New digitisers project: iThemba-STFC collaboration
- Philippos Papadakis (STFC)
15:50 - 16:10
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
16:10 HYPATIA project - Marina Petri (University of York)
HYPATIA project
- Marina Petri (University of York)
16:10 - 16:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
16:30 AWE Centre of Excellence - Mark Cornock (AWE)
AWE Centre of Excellence
- Mark Cornock (AWE)
16:30 - 16:50
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
17:05 Bus to Warrington town centre
Bus to Warrington town centre
17:05 - 17:25
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre

18:00 Drinks reception
Drinks reception
18:00 - 19:30

19:30 Dinner
Dinner
19:30 - 22:00
Thursday, 8 January 2026
09:15 New DAQ developments at Daresbury - Carl Unsworth (STFC)
New DAQ developments at Daresbury
- Carl Unsworth (STFC)
09:15 - 09:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
09:30 ERF talk (TBC) - Jaime Norman (University of Liverpool)
ERF talk (TBC)
- Jaime Norman (University of Liverpool)
09:30 - 09:55
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
09:55 New fellow talk (title TBC) - Ragandeep Singh Sidhu (University of Surrey)
New fellow talk (title TBC)
- Ragandeep Singh Sidhu (University of Surrey)
09:55 - 10:20
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
10:20 New academic talk (title TBC) - Martin Volkl (University of Birmingham)
New academic talk (title TBC)
- Martin Volkl (University of Birmingham)
10:20 - 10:45
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
10:45 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
11:15 UK Nuclear Physics Graduate School - John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)
UK Nuclear Physics Graduate School
- John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)
11:15 - 11:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
11:30 FAUST Project - Gavin Lotay
FAUST Project
- Gavin Lotay
11:30 - 11:50
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
11:50 EIC Project - Daria Sokhan (University of Glasgow)
EIC Project
- Daria Sokhan (University of Glasgow)
11:50 - 12:10
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
12:10 Report from the EPSRC community - Malcolm Joyce (University of Lancaster)
Report from the EPSRC community
- Malcolm Joyce (University of Lancaster)
12:10 - 12:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre
12:50 Lunch
Lunch
12:50 - 13:30
Room: Merrison Lecture Theatre