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The Royal Academy of
Engineering’s Summer Soirée
This year the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Summer
Soirée and Exhibition, taking place on Thursday 27
June 2013, will be at The University of York.
Engineering: Design for Living
Exhibition
The Engineering: Design for Living exhibition will allow
Fellows to discover more about the ways in which
engineering research in York is influencing lives
and contributing to solving a range of global
challenges.
It will demonstrate the strategic
influence of engineering at the heart of society.
Researchers, industrial collaborators, and regional
partners will demonstrate that innovative advances
in engineering are all around us, sometimes in
unexpected ways, and that key scientific – and
indeed artistic – achievements could not happen
without a significant input from engineering. As a
research-led institution, the university has a
particular strength in delivering interdisciplinary
and innovative collaborations.
Many of the university’s academic departments and research
centres are delivering advanced engineering
research. The exhibition will highlight a range of
stimulating applications and discoveries arising
from research and industrial collaborations. Guests
will have the opportunity to
explore the worlds of acoustics, nanoparticles,
neuroimaging, sugar sculptures, orange peel and much
more.
The University of York
The University of York is one of the success stories in UK higher
education. Since its foundation in 1963, it has
powered its way to a position as one of the best
research-intensive universities in the UK. Its
global reputation is built on an ethos of equal
opportunity and advancement for all, underpinned by
outstanding international research. This was
recently confirmed by two international league
tables ranking the best global universities less
than 50 years old. York was ranked first in the UK
and sixth in the world.
The Ron Cooke Hub
The exhibition will take place at the Ron Cooke Hub at
the university’s Heslington East campus extension.
This £750m investment in the university’s campus is
the largest of its kind in UK higher education and
represents in itself a major feat of engineering and
design. The Ron Cooke Hub is the flagship building
on the campus and is a multidisciplinary research
centre and a hub for business and public engagement
activities.
Getting to The Hub
Please click here for
more information for detailed directions for travelling to the hub.
A location map for the venue can be viewed here
Additional tours on offer
The University of York will be
hosting a number of tours on offer for delegates
attending the Summer Soirée
Please
click here for more information and to register your
interest.
Travelling to York
The city of
York is in North Yorkshire,
with excellent transport links from across the UK.
Just two hours by rail from London, with a direct
rail link from Manchester airport and within easy
reach of the motorway network, York is accessible
however you plan to get here.
Please click here for more detailed information on travelling to York
Hotels in York
We have secured some discount hotel rates for
Academy Fellows visit to York, subject to
availability.
Please click here for more information on hotels in York
Location map
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