conference programme
Monday 9th June 2025
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | Registration |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Introduction and Welcome by Ruth Edge & Zara Hodgson |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1 - Space Session Chair: Fred Currell Invited Speaker Andrew Coates - Space weather effects in the solar system Proffered Talks Adrija Bhowmick - Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thermal Cycling Effects on Lunar Construction Materials Andy Smith - Creation of a ‘Virtual-Moon’ in the laboratory – an important step in enabling humanity’s return to our satellite world Jonathan Cousins - Mechanical and Chemical Evolution of Potential Lunar Construction Materials Under Simulated Lunar Conditions |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Refreshments |
| 11:20 - 12:50 | Session 2 - Radio Protection Session Chair: Liz Ainsbury Invited Speaker Chris Jones - Future Challenges and Solutions in Defence Radiation Protection Proffered Talks Rhona Anderson - Genetic and Cytogenetic Family Trio study of British nuclear test veterans. Carmel Mothersill - Approaches to the development of biomarkers for low dose radiation exposure Jude Ferrier - Experimental actinide nano-chemistry for the future interim storage of the civil UK plutonium inventory |
| 12:50 - 14:00 | Buffet Lunch & Poster Session |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | AGM Meeting |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 3 - Nuclear/Radiation Chemistry & Physics Session Chair: Steve Hepworth Invited Speaker Mats Jonnson - How ionizing radiation affects the integrity of deep geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel Proffered Talks Krasimir Maslarov - Investigating PVDF radiolysis in aqueous environment and the potential formation of short-chain PFAS Vasily Sorokin - Dosimetric and radiobiological characterisation of a 28 MeV proton beam delivered by the MC-40 cyclotron Marcus Webb - A New Simulation Toolkit for Radiation Chemistry (MIRaCLE) |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Refreshments |
| 15:50 - 17:20 | Session 4 - Radiation Biology/DNA Damage Repair Session Chair: Jonathon Coulter Invited Speaker Joanne Lysaght - Radiotherapy as an effective immunomodulator to enhance response rates to immune checkpoint inhibition Proffered Talks Lydia Mcquoid - Impact of novel gold nanoparticle formulations on indirect effects of radiation Morgan Rycroft - Radiosensitization through CDK12 Inhibition Tongchuan Wang - Metabolic effect induced by mannose and related metabolic gene mediated radiosensitisation of HPV negative head and neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Fred Currell - Fast-ion irradiation for rapid vaccine manufacture, getting ready for the next pandemic! |
| 17:20 - 18:30 | Drinks Reception & Poster Session |
Tuesday 10th June 2025
| Time | Session |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 5 - Medical Isotopes Session Chair: Adriana Ceruso Invited Speaker Stephen Archibald - TBC Proffered Talks Dipak Babar - Production of Radioactive Nanoparticles of ⁴⁴Sc and ⁴³Sc: Pioneering the Future of Medicine Olatunde Michael Oni - Investigation of the cell chemical definition Volkan Yasakci - Radioisotopic-Blended Copper Nanoparticles: Target Development, Separation and Synthesis |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Refreshments |
| 10:50 - 12:20 | Session 6 - BIR - Radiotherapy Session Chair: Mike Kirby Invited Speaker Peter Hoskin Proffered Talks Liz Harron - Practical Approaches to Reirradiation Kristina Small - SoRTEd: Science of Radiotherapy Education - Improving Patient Understanding and Confidence in Radiotherapy Jane Shortall - The implementation of Gaussian Process Regression to Inform Voxel-Based Analysis when Dealing with Sparse and Irregular Time-series Longitudinal Data |
| 12:20 - 13:30 | Sit-down Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Travel to DCF |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Tour of DCF |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Travel back to Keswick/Lodore Falls |
| 19:00 - Late | Conference Dinner |
Wednesday 11th June 2025
| Time | Session |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Weiss Medal Winner - Anthony Chalmers |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Refreshments |
| 10:50 - 12:20 | Session 7 - Clinical/Translational Session Chair: Asma Sarwar Invited Speaker Navita Somaiah Proffered Talks Emily Jessop - Establishing LGR5 expression levels in Head and Neck Cancer to explore the clinical potential of LGR5-directed therapeutics Milaan Patel - Supersonic Gas Curtain Ionization Profile Monitor: A Non-Invasive beam diagnostics for FLASH Proton Therapy Chris Talbot - Treatment time and circadian genotype interact to alter the severity of radiotherapy side-effects in prostate cancer patients |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Closing remarks |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch and depart |