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Room 282

Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, G11 6EY
John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)
Description

UK Nuclear Physics Forum Meeting - Summer 2026

 
There will be an in-person meeting of the UK Nuclear Physics Forum to be held in the Adam Smith Building at the University of Glasgow on 6th and 7th July 2026. The meeting is jointly organised by the forum, STFC’s Nuclear Physics Advisory Panel and the IOP Nuclear Physics Group.
 
Registration is now open via Indico, please register before the 26th June to allow for catering arrangements to be confirmed. There will be a Teams link available to follow the presentations, but in-person attendance is encouraged wherever possible to facilitate discussion.
 
There will be a social dinner organised on Monday evening at the Joia Restaurant on Argyle Street near to the University and Kelvingrove Museum. We will have a choice of dishes from a 3-course menu. If you would like to join, please indicate this in your registration and complete your menu choices here. Payment will need to be made by the individual at the restaurant.
 
The outline agenda is shown below, the detailed agenda is available on the Timetable page. For those who are joining remotely, please use the following details:
Meeting ID: 692 3594 0648
Passcode: 318697

News from the funding council

  • Update from NPAP (Bjoern Seitz)
  • Discussion on proposal to move PPAN from STFC to EPSRC
  • Questions to the STFC office
  • Questions to the NPGP chair
  • Update from NuPECC
  • Update from the IOP Nuclear Physics Group

Evaluating the Nuclear Physics Roadmap

  • Updates from international facilities and collaborations.
  • Presentation of the new EIC project and discussion.
  • Evolution of the FAIR membership status when construction is complete.
  • Nuclear physics opportunities at Boulby.
  • Nuclear physics opportunities with muons at RAL.
  • Nuclear physics opportunities at SUERC.
  • CERN's Non-Collider Physics Roadmap.
  • Plus contributions from the community…

Nuclear Data and Doctoral Focal Awards

  • RAPTOR - Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety, and Environmental Sustainability
  • PLANET - Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology
  • SCANS - Skills Centre for Advancing Nuclear Systems

 

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  • Monday 6 July
  • Tuesday 7 July
    • Evaluating the nuclear physics roadmap: Status of future projects and collaborations
    • 10:35
      Coffee break
    • Evaluating the nuclear physics roadmap: Status of future projects and collaborations
    • 12:20
      Lunch
    • UKRI opportunities: Doctoral Focal Awards

      Discussion of the newly awarded Doctoral Focal Awards and opportunities for the community:

      • RAPTOR - Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety, and Environmental Sustainability
      • PLANET - Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology
      • SCANS - Skills Centre for Advancing Nuclear Systems

    • UKRI opportunities: Future planning

      Discussion of the newly awarded Doctoral Focal Awards and opportunities for the community:

      • RAPTOR - Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety, and Environmental Sustainability
      • PLANET - Physics-Led Applications for Nuclear Engineering & Technology
      • SCANS - Skills Centre for Advancing Nuclear Systems

      • 32
        Nuclear data in the UK
        • Conference at the IOP
        • New and existing initiatives
        Speaker: Luigi Capponi (UK NNL)
        NPF2026.pptx
      • 33
        AI and ML in Nuclear Physics
        Speaker: Marc Labiche (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
        NPCommunityJuly2026-AI-ML.pdf
      • 34
        Input Planning for Roadmaps
        • Discussion of CERN non-collider roadmap 2027
        • UK Nuclear Physics Roadmap 2024
        • NuPECC LRP 2024 ...
        • NSAC LRP 2023 ...
        Speaker: Bjoern Seitz (University of Glasgow)
      • 35
        Round table discussion
        • Future DFA opportunities and coordination
        • Bucket 2 aligment and new opportunities
        • "Quantum" in nuclear physics
        • UK government industrial strategy
    • 36
      AOB