A successful iMR research conference took place in the Marwell Hotel (Winchester) 20th-23rd March. Many thanks to our local organisers, Prof. Malcolm Levitt and his team from the University of Southampton, for hosting the event. We had 25 excellent student talks from our funded students, a range of international keynotes soeakers and an inspiring industrial session. Thanks to all of our students for their contributions, it has been wonderful to see your progress over the past few years, and t.he scientific discussion at this meeting was excellent