At the start of September 2025, the Materials 4.0 CDT participated in the Royce National Conference, held at the Nancy Rothwell Building at the University of Manchester.

Materials 4.0 ran through the heart of the conference, being one of its key cross-sector themes, and the subject of a talk given by Dr Alan Partridge (Director of DMEx) who in his presentation noted the CDT’s essential role. We had a stand at the conference, where we were able to network with prospective students, possible academic supervisors, and leading industry figures. A big thank you to everyone who took time to speak to us!