Public Engagement and Outreach

Royce hosts and supports a range engagement activities, exhibitions and events to enable the public to gain insights into materials science and the ongoing research at Royce.

We're committed to enlightening and inspiring the public about Materials Science and why it matters

Through our Outreach and Public Engagement programmes we demonstrate the importance of materials in our society, and how research will enable a greener and cleaner world for communities around the world.

Along with our Partners we attend and support events around the country to involve the public in the work that Royce undertakes and supports as the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research. Events include university public open days, museum events, science festivals, and local community events.

Our materials challenges are vast yet exciting, from developing the infrastructure for net-zero to discovering new materials that will help us to live healthier lives. Through Outreach at Royce, we are capturing the public's imagination with the incredible science delivered by the Institute to raise awareness across our society.

Dr Alice La Porta | National Outreach Officer, Henry Royce Institute

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Outreach and Public Engagement at Royce

Do you want to know how we can make our society more sustainable using materials science and engineering? Or learn more about how hydrogen is produced and used in our transportation networks across the UK?

The outreach team at the the Henry Royce Institute have launched a range of new activities and projects to get members of diverse communities excited about Materials Science and Engineering. Learn more about some of these activities using the links below to find out how research and innovation supported by Royce is changing the world we live in.

We’ll be presenting our materials science outreach activities at a range of events. Join us to see first-hand how materials science makes it possible to power a car engine with hydrogen and engage in a host of other fun and informative outreach activities.

Discover Materials

Discover Materials is a collaboration between a group of UK Universities, the Henry Royce Institute, and other members of the materials science community with a mission to inspire school pupils and their teachers into learning about materials science and engineering. Together we host outreach exhibitions at national event and festivals throughout the year as well as sharing learning materials to support teachers in delivering materials science-based demonstrations.

Metals: Pioneering Materials

Journey through the ages and explore how metals have inspired mythologies, transformed cultures, and catalysed scientific discoveries that affect all of our lives. Metals: Pioneering Materials unravels the histories of different metals, investigates their origins, and identifies the reasons why they have come to surround us in contemporary life.

Event Resource: 10 Point Plan

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) are vital to solving some of the pressing dangers to our environment and to making our society sustainable. At Royce, we’re supporting the research and innovation needed in advanced materials to enable the government’s target to reach net-zero by 2050 in the 10 steps outlined on this page.

Learning Resources

In collaboration with our university partners and the Discover Materials Network, we have developed a number of activities to demonstrate practical examples of materials science and engineering to a variety of age groups. Check out our information sheets and videos below and have a go at the different activities to learn how materials affect all aspects of the world around us.

Event Resource: Materials and Hydrogen

Join us at an outreach event where we will be showcasing Materials and Hydrogen and see first-hand how this technology can power a car engine, and find out more about what materials for end-to-end hydrogen means for delivering a sustainable future through the information on this page.

Watch: Public Engagement Lecture

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