FELLOWS AND AWARDEES ONLY
Academy Strategy Consultation
This in person closed consultation session for Fellows and awardees is being held at the University of Leicester on Thursday 10 October, 3.30pm - 4.30pm. It forms part of a series of consultation events related to development of the Academy's next strategy covering the period 2025-2030 which are taking place between now and the end of the year. The series includes several Town Halls - both in person and online - and regional events across the UK. Further details and the full strategy consultation event series can be found in the Fellows' Area and in the Awardees' Area on our website.
East Midlands regional event
This consultation session forms part of our East Midlands regional event, elements of which can be booked separately. A full programme is provided below:
Programme (subject to change):
| Timing | Event | Location |
| 3.00pm – 3.30pm | Registration and refreshments | Ante Room, Fielding Johnson Building, University of Leicester |
| 3.30pm - 4.30pm |
Closed consultation session for Fellows and Awardees only – Academy strategy (2025-30) |
Council Room 1, Fielding Johnson Building, University of Leicester |
| 4.30pm | Refreshments for Engineering Showcase | Foyer area, Engineering Building, University of Leicester |
| 4.30pm – 5.25pm | Engineering Showcase – a display about Leicester research | Foyer area, Engineering Building, University of Leicester |
| 5.30pm – 6.30pm |
Public Lecture by Professor Nick Jennings CB FREng FRS on "AI-powered universities". The lecture can be booked separately by clicking on this registration link. |
Sir Bob Burgess (SBB) Building Lecture Theatre 2 University of Leicester |
| 6.30pm - 6.45pm | Travel to dinner venue | |
| 6.45pm – 7.15pm | Drinks reception | Belmont Hotel, Leicester |
| 7.15pm – 10.00pm |
Evening dinner The dinner can be booked separately by clicking on this Eventbrite registration link. |
Belmont Hotel, Leicester |
| 10.00pm | Close |
Ticketing*
The evening dinner is chargeable at a rate of £30 (incl VAT) per person. If you have any dietary requirements, please indicate these when registering your place.
If you would like to cancel your place at dinner, tickets will be refunded up to one week prior to the event. After that time, contractual commitments will have been made with the caterers. To cancel, please email [email protected] by 12.00pm on 3 October.
*There is a limit on numbers attending, but if you would like to bring a guest please email [email protected].
Recording and Photography notice
Please note that the public lecture will be recorded and made available on the Academy's website after the event. Photography may also take place during this event. All photographs will be securely stored on the Academy’s servers and used for editorial, marketing and media use by the Academy and selected press or industry media. Please let us know if you do not agree to this processing. Please refer to our General Privacy Policy for more details.
Transfer and accessibility
We will be providing transport between the University and Belmont Hotel for those who need it and to get an idea of numbers, please RSVP to us. It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please provide these when you register.
Diversity monitoring form
The Academy is committed to building an inclusive economy that works for everyone. To help us achieve this, we would like to collect some basic anonymous data about the event attendees. If you would like to help, please complete the diversity monitoring form by logging into your user account on our website and completing ‘Update my D&I data’.