Training & Skills

To drive innovation, we recognise we must put the development of people at the heart of our mission.

Our initiatives are directed at developing research and technical expertise across materials science, and in raising awareness of the fantastic array of career pathways in the discipline.

We achieve this through:

The delivery of a wide-ranging technical upskilling programme for industry and academia which embraces both detailed materials science techniques and broader awareness courses
The development of a new generation of future researchers in materials science with a balance of skills across techniques, innovation, commercial awareness, project management, team-working and problem-solving
A wide-ranging outreach programme driven by widening participation and stimulating awareness and uptake of materials science
Our training events are of relevance to a wide range of scientists and engineers. We deliver skills and training for PhD students, early-career researchers, technicians, as well as experimental and application scientists

Our content is relevant across academia, as well as in SMEs and industry, and partnership-style delivery helps drive collaboration, networking and innovation in advanced materials.