Overview
Members of the Henry Royce Institute’s Research and Business Engagement team will be attending the Metamaterials UK Conference & Forum 2026, the fifth annual gathering of the UK metamaterials community.
Organised by the UK Metamaterials Network, the conference will bring together researchers, early career researchers, industry representatives, non-academic research organisations and government stakeholders for three days of collaboration, insight and strategic discussion. The 2026 theme is “Tomorrow’s Metamaterials: Shaping the Future”, with sessions exploring manufacturing, health, space and aviation, sustainability, fundamental science, and the future UK metamaterials landscape.
Location
Tortworth Court
Tortworth
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8HH
The venue is located near the southern edge of the Cotswolds, close to Junction 14 of the M5, around 40 minutes from Bristol Airport and approximately 20 minutes from Bristol Parkway station.
Why attend?
The Metamaterials UK Conference & Forum offers an opportunity to connect with delegates from across the UK’s metamaterials ecosystem and explore emerging opportunities for research, innovation and translation.
Royce’s Research and Business Engagement team will be attending to meet researchers, companies and partners interested in the role of advanced materials in enabling next-generation metamaterials technologies. The event will be particularly relevant for those looking to build collaborations, understand future funding and policy priorities, identify manufacturing and scale-up challenges, and explore applications across health, sustainability, space and aviation.
June 18 2026
