Physics Academics Away Day, January 2026

Tuesday 6 Jan 2026, 09:30 → 16:00 Europe/London

Composers' Suite (University Hotel)

Paul Richard Newman (University of Birmingham (GB))

09:30 → 10:00 Tea and Coffee

10:00 → 10:05 Welcome

10:05 → 10:25 Short research talks

10:05 Introduction to my research

Speaker: Amita Deb

10:15 Introduction to my research

Speaker: Andrew Stephen Chisholm (University of Birmingham (GB))

ASC_AwayDay_Jan2026.pdf

Bubble Chamber Project

10:25 → 11:35 Unpicking Academic Job Pressures

Conveners: Annelies Mortier, Cristina Lazzeroni, Vincent Boyer

11:35 → 11:50 More tea and coffee

11:50 → 13:00 Developing our Undergraduate Admissions strategies

Convener: Rob Smith

11:50 Current recruitment activities

Speaker: Stuart Pirrie (University of Birmingham)

UG_recruitment_away_day_2026.pdf

12:00 Current outreach activities

Speaker: Emma Willett

OPE_JanAwayDay.pdf

13:00 → 13:40 Lunch

13:40 → 14:30 AI: a scenario planning exercise

Conveners: Nicola Wilkin, Paul Richard Newman (University of Birmingham (GB))

14:30 → 14:45 Even more tea and coffee

14:45 → 15:55 New challenges in research

Conveners: Hannah Price, Michael Holynski

14:45 Welcome and Responsible Research & Innovation

Speaker: Michael Holynski

15:00 Pitch-to-peers pilot exercise

15:55 → 16:00 Last remarks

Speaker: Paul Richard Newman (University of Birmingham (GB))