Networking Sessions and Workshops

The programme also offers the following sessions. Registration is not required.

Food and Drink

Modern food and drink manufacturing processes are highly sophisticated, involving many chemical engineering processes. The sector employs many engineers among others as the design and operation of safe and cost-effective process lines, whilst ensuring product quality and microbiological safety, requires a multidisciplinary approach to all aspects of process hygiene.

IChemE's Food and Drink Special Interest Group provides a networking community for anyone with an interest in this complex and diverse sector, whatever their background.

This session offers the opportunity to meet with some food industry professionals.

Health Tech (EPSRC 4D Health Tech Network Plus)

Could your research support development of medical devices with longer life-spans or improved and more inclusive patient outcomes? Our recently formed EPSRC network plus, 4D Health Tech aims to bring together disciplines and stakeholders in medical device innovation. We have resources to support networking, training and knowledge events, small grants for early careers and large seed-corn project opportunities to accelerate your exciting health tech innovations. -PI EPSRC 4D Health Tech Network Plus

SUM4Products Session

SUM4Products (Scale-up Mathematics for Formulated Products) is an EPSRC-funded UK network for advancing the use of mathematics in formulation engineering. Our central aim is to drive innovation in formulation science and engineering by connecting academics from multiple disciplines with industrial partners from companies of all sizes. Find out more about funded opportunities to be part of the project and how your skills can be applied to real challenges faced by our partners in industry.

Publication Workshop

Publishing with Impact: Journals, Peer Review, and Editorial Pathways for Early Career Researchers

A concise, practical workshop for early career researchers aiming to publish with impact. Learn how to choose the right journal, including open access considerations. Demystify the peer‑review workflow from submission to decision and revision.We’ll highlight the ten most common ethical pitfalls in modern publishing, with particular emphasis on challenges in AI‑enabled research. The session will conclude with a Q&A featuring experienced Journal Editors who will share insider perspectives—not just on publishing success, but also on how you can take steps toward becoming an Editor or joining an editorial board.