Upcoming

• 2nd Altair Northern UK Seminar

  Digital technologies are enabling a revolution in the development of innovative, and often electrified products. Simulation and data analytics solutions are combining to create intelligent digital twins, while high performance computing (HPC) advancements are facilitating rapid exploration of designs. Understanding the latest advancements in digital technologies and implementing them effectively is key to stay ahead in an increasingly competitive marketplace. This free to attend seminar and networking event, taking place in collaboration with the National Innovation Centre for Data, will showcase innovative applications of digital design, data analytics and HPC technologies across product development and manufacturing processes. From practical applications of data science to improve operational efficiency, to advancements in digital twin solutions to enhance performance of electrified products, the agenda covers today’s most high value applications of digital technologies; all delivered through presentations, live demonstrations and interactive panel discussions.
• VOICE: Celebrating 15 years of Impact

  VOICE is delighted to invite you to ‘VOICE: Celebrating 15 years of impact’ on Thursday 8th December, 3-5pm, followed by drinks and canapes until 6pm. Join us as we look back over the last 15 years and celebrate all that VOICE members have achieved and the impact they have had in research and innovation. We will hear from VOICE members, researchers and businesses, as well as the VOICE team, sharing their stories and experiences of VOICE and how it has evolved over the years. This will be a great opportunity to learn about how VOICE began, some of the key programmes and initiatives that we are involved in, and crucially, our vision for the future. ### Speakers include <br> Professor Lynne Corner, Director of VOICE and Chief Operating Officer at the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) Professor Nic Palmarini, Director of the UK National Innovation for Ageing (NICA) Alex Mitchell, VOICE Programme Manager Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President, Newcastle University The event will take place at The Catalyst, Newcastle upon Tyne and will be followed by a drinks reception. You will have the opportunity to meet and socialise with other members of the VOICE community, speak to the VOICE team and view the ‘Newcastle: City of Longevity’ exhibition. Due to limited spaces, registration is required. For those who are unable to attend in person, the event will also be livestreamed. Please select online ticket type when registering to receive the link.
• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>

February

• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>
• Data Science Perspectives – Multidisciplinary PhD Conference 2022

  Newcastle University is delighted to organise and host the 2022 Data Science Perspectives – Multidisciplinary PhD Conference, aimed at PhD students from across the entire Turing Institute network. Our primary aim in offering this conference is to facilitate network and community building among early-career researchers in data science and AI research areas, whilst also providing an opportunity to share research, build future collaborations and benefit from professional development activities. The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. The Institute is named in honour of Alan Turing, whose pioneering work in theoretical and applied mathematics, engineering and computing is considered to have laid the foundations for modern-day data science and artificial intelligence. The Institute’s goals are to undertake world-class research in data science and artificial intelligence, apply its research to real-world problems, drive economic impact and societal good, lead the training of a new generation of scientists, and shape the public conversation around data and algorithms. This event is supported by The Alan Turing Institute. The Turing is not involved in the agenda or content planning.
• North East Women in Life Sciences 2023

  To celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day, High Force Research and Jackson Hogg are recognising the achievement of women across the North East of England by hosting an in-person panel discussion, with topics ranging across the life sciences and each speakers career journey. After the panel discussion, in-person attendees will have the opportunity to network and further dissect the evenings discussion over free drinks and nibbles. We are excited to reveal the panellists for this event include: - Dr Fozia Saleem, CEO, Magntitude Biosciences - Dr Amy Heptinstall, Medical Writer, Maverex - Dr Emma Banks, CEO, Ramarketing - Dr Natasha Boulding, CEO, Low Carbon Materials Anyone is welcome to attend, regardless of gender. This event will also be available to live stream at the time of the event. If you would like to attend virtually, please select this option when choosing your ticket. Please contact caitlinmooney@highforceresearch.com for further information.

March

• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>

April

• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>

May

• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>

June

• First Friday

  For more than 10 years, we have run the First Friday networking event. The event is a staple for many people working in the North East. First Friday regularly draws more than 100 people from SMEs, corporates, freelancers, public sector and more. The format is simple: - turn up - grab a coffee and a pastry - join a conversation <iframe src="https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:share:6905543142037405697" height="671" width="504" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Embedded post"></iframe>

July

• Memory Studies Association Conference 2023

  The Memory Studies Association (MSA) welcomes proposals for its seventh annual conference, to be held in person from 3 to 7 July 2023 at Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. The theme of the 2023 conference will be “Communities and Change”. This overall conference theme draws inspiration from Newcastle’s specific post-industrial material and social landscape. Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a city in the North East of England, a region with a long industrial history linked to shipbuilding and coal mining. The North East has a strong record of local activism and heritage driven by regional change and deindustrialisation. At the same time, the city’s roots go deeper and spread wider, with its location on Hadrian’s Wall – the northern-most frontier of the Roman Empire. It sits within impressive rural and coastal landscapes, in a rich cultural environment with heritage sites, castles, iconic bridges, museums, and a thriving artistic community. Newcastle is a city committed to [social justice](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/social-justice/ "Newcastle University Social Justice"), from the Jarrow marchers who took the concerns of the unemployed to parliament to its status as a City of Sanctuary welcoming refugees. The vibrant city continues to be shaped by the changing communities that have made Newcastle their home and through an ongoing engagement with memory and reinvention.
• British Society of Gerontology Conference 2024

  Newcastle University has been successful in applying to host the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference in 2014. The event will take place from the 3rd to the 5th July 2024. The British Society of Gerontology will host its 2024 annual conference at Newcastle Helix. The conference typically attracts around 400 delegates from around the world, made up of academics and practitioners interested in a wide range of issues related to ageing. Newcastle University has a [longstanding commitment to interdisciplinary research on ageing](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/strengths/ageing-health/ "Newcastle University Ageing and Health"). The conference will be organised by the [Centre for Ageing and Inequalities](https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ageing-inequalities/ "Newcastle University Centre for Ageing & Inequalities"), which brings together gerontologists from across the University working in the social and health sciences, digital technologies, and the arts and humanities. The conference will be held in the Newcastle Helix, a global centre for urban innovation in the heart of the city that brings together academia, the public sector, communities, and business. Much of the conference will be housed in a dedicated conference facility, the Frederick Douglass Centre. David Lain, who is one of the organisers of the conference, said: 'We are delighted to be given the opportunity to host the British Society of Gerontology Conference in 2024. We look forward to welcoming delegates for what will be an exciting programme of conference activities'. For further information please contact Dr David Lain: david.lain@newcastle.ac.uk