Application Scientists

Royce employs a dedicated team of Application Scientists to support R&D projects in collaboration with SME and industry partners.

Our team can assist with project scoping and delivery across Royce facilities or offer tailored consultancy for new product development, testing, or innovation initiatives. The Application Scientists provide hands-on, flexible support for technical projects and bring expertise across all Royce Research Areas.

Royce Application Scientists provide hands-on, flexible support to address complex technical challenges faced by SMEs and larger businesses.  Our team is able to provide dedicated resource to Research and Development projects and enable access to leading research facilities across the UK.

Importantly, our scientists are trained to address innovation and scale-up challenges outlined in the UK’s National Materials Innovation Strategy, ensuring emerging technologies are supported with expertise across Technology Readiness Levels –  from lab to market.

Agile – Commercial and collaborative projects can be scoped and costed rapidly, removing the need to recruit a dedicated researcher.

Flexible – Projects can be as short as a single day or up to a year, with part-time or full-time involvement tailored to your needs.

Multidisciplinary – Access a team that works seamlessly across Royce’s network of experimental and computational facilities.

Skilled – With a wealth of experience across academia and industry, the team brings deep scientific and industrial insight across all Royce research areas.

Integrated – Benefit from a single point of contact who can coordinate work across multiple Royce partners and technology platforms.

Outcome-focused – Application Scientists work to deliver measurable impact, whether accelerating product development, validating new processes, or solving complex technical challenges.