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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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