Wednesday 18 September 2024, 9:45am – 12:00pm – In-person event

Location: FAB0.03 Lecture Theatre - Faculty of Arts Building

About the event

The Research Technology Platform (RTP) Department is hosting an event to celebrate 10 years of the RTP programme. We invite members of the University to join us as we showcase how the RTPs have grown over the past decade and facilitated innovation in research and development at Warwick and beyond.

About the RTPs

Warwick’s RTPs provide an integrated network of world-class facilities and expertise that enable researchers to perform outstanding science. In 2024 we are celebrating 10 years of the RTP programme, which has grown from 5 RTPs when it first started in 2014, to 13 RTPs and 70 dedicated staff members today.

The RTPs are open to access for researchers across the University as well as external clients from industry and academia, supporting innovation at regional, national and international scales. Each RTP is operated by a dedicated technical team who are experts in their fields and provide bespoke advice, analysis and training. Visit the RTP website.

Agenda

0945	Arrival and refreshments
1015	Welcome from Professor David Leadley, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Warwick
1020	Introduction from Professor Stuart Croft, Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick
1030	History of the RTPs - Dr Ian Hancox, Director of Research Technology and Technical Strategy
1045	How the RTPs have enabled growth:
	National Research Facility for X-ray Computed Tomography - Dr Alex Attridge, Director of the X-ray Computed Tomography RTP
	Sulis regional supercomputer - Professor David Quigley, Director of the Scientific Computing RTP
1105	How the RTPs have supported research at Warwick: Professor Ana Sanchez-Fuentes, Department of Physics
1115	How the RTPs have enabled growth:
	Career development and the National Electron Diffraction Facility - Dr David Walker, X-Ray Diffraction RTP Facility Manager
	Outreach activities and MRC Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscope grant - Dr Saskia Bakker, Advanced Bioimaging RTP Facility Manager
1135	How the RTPs have supported research at Warwick: Professor Ross Hatton, Department of Chemistry
1145	A Head of Department's perspective of the RTPs: Professor Miriam Gifford, Head of the School of Life Sciences
1155	Closing remarks – Professor David Leadley, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), University of Warwick
1200	Close

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