Overview
Royce was established to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of materials research and exploitation through collaborations with industry and academia, and by providing access for the UK materials community to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
Research undertaken at Royce tackles some of the most pressing challenges facing today’s society, from providing energy for future cities to decarbonisation and new recyclable materials. Our materials research facilities and expertise are available to academia and industry alike.
Our horizons have always been limited by the materials we have to hand, from the Stone Age to the approaching carbon age. Royce has been set up to accelerate the invention and take-up of new materials systems that will meet global challenges, enhance industrial productivity and competitiveness, and shape the world around us.
Regius Prof Philip Withers | Chief Scientist
Who We Are
Royce brings together world-leading expertise and technical capabilities and works closely with industry to ensure translation and commercialisation of fundamental research.
With its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Institute is a Partnership of nine leading institutions – the universities of Cambridge, Liverpool, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, Imperial College London, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and National Nuclear Laboratory, and two associate universities, Cranfield and Strathclyde.
Royce coordinates over 700 academic, technical and research staff and over £200 million of facilities, providing a joined-up framework that can deliver beyond the current capabilities of individual Partners or research teams. As the Institute transitions from a set-up to operational phase, it has established a clear vision around Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Society.
Our Funders
The Henry Royce institute is funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UK Research & Innovation.
What we do
Royce works with industry, academia and research technology organisations to help the UK retain and develop our world leading talent, igniting a new, resilient industrial base to support a changing economy and levelling up regional productivity in the process.
Our materials facilities and research expertise are available to academia and industry alike. Whether you are a researcher, a large company, or an SME, we can help to meet your RD&I needs.
We believe that collaboration between our researchers and industry will create real solutions to global grand challenges, and provide significant societal and economic benefit to the UK.
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