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Sheffield Hallam Innovation Conference: Green Future

Venue:Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre
Date:14th Sep 2022
Price:FREE

About this event

Now is the time the world needs to go further and faster to tackle climate change. The UK Government has set an ambitious target to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Innovation will be crucial in achieving this target and tackling climate change from early-stage R&D, to deployment of technology at scale. New knowledge, technologies, skilled people and multi and interdisciplinary partnerships are needed to keep the UK at the forefront of a new, green, industrial revolution.

Bringing together businesses and organisations who have expressed both a challenge and a desire to engage with researchers from across Sheffield Hallam University, this year’s Innovation Conference will be held in-person on 14 September 2022.

The vision of this year’s Innovation Conference is to allow companies and organisations to access the knowledge, technology and expertise they need to deliver fundamental change in how we tackle the global climate crisis. The conference will include:

Research & Innovation exhibition (drop-in)

Our Research & Innovation exhibition will be open for the entirety of the day, displaying a range of posters that showcase the breadth of research currently taking place across the university around the theme of Green Future. There will also be a number of exhibitors, including research institutes, business support teams and organisations who can provide support, information and guidance on how you can tackle climate change.

Green Future panel session (ticketed)

We will be holding an expert panel addressing the current priorities and challenges relating to all aspects of the Green Future agenda. Chaired by Hallam’s Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, Professor Rory Duncan, our panellists bring a wealth of experience and knowledge from Industry, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, the Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network, the Henry Royce Institute and, of course, Sheffield Hallam University.

Tours of Sheffield Hallam's world-class facilities (ticketed)

We will be hosting tours of the following facilities:

Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) - This tour will showcase the laboratories in which MERI develops and tests new products or processes for a wide range of industrial applications. It will highlight the extensive, state-of-the-art analytical techniques, giving examples of how they were/can be used to solve applied materials and engineering problems.

BioMolecular Sciences Research Centre (BMRC) - BMRC research is strongly supported by innovative facilities containing the latest biological and chemical analysis equipment. This tour will display a range of facilities including: cell culture, microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry laboratories, as well as a microscope suite and mass spectrometry imaging.

Sheaf Building (SHEAF) - This tour will highlight SHEAF's 11,500 square foot cutting-edge teaching and research space, laboratories, and workshops. You will view a range of equipment including: wind tunnels, laser scanning, a flight simulator, rapid prototyping equipment, robotics and automation laboratory, engine testing, materials testing and manufacturing workshops.

Food and Nutrition Specialist Facilities (FNSF) - Food innovation and manufacturing has a critical role to play for a sustainable future, a healthy planet and people. This tour will showcase food and nutrition specialist facilities: food product development kitchens, food technology area, sensory evaluation suite, food composition, food safety and nutrition laboratories.

The above sessions are open to attendees of the AIMday® workshops, as well as anybody else who would like to attend.

Important information: The Green Future panel session, lunch and tours are ticketed and pre-registration is essential. The Research & Innovation exhibition is drop-in with no pre-registration required.