FELLOWS AND AWARDEES ONLY
The Royal Academy of Engineering is holding its annual regional event in the East Midlands at the University of Leicester. The event will include a closed consultation session regarding the Academy's next strategy (2025-2030), an Engineering Showcase, a public lecture by Professor Nick Jennings CB FREng FRS, followed by an evening dinner and drinks reception at the Belmont Hotel, Leicester. This will be an opportunity to hear about engineering progress in the region, network with Fellows, Awardees, academics and engineering business leaders and receive an update on latest developments at the Academy.
An outline programme is below, which may be subject to change. Please note: elements of the programme such as the lecture must be booked separately.
| 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) Registration for this part of the programme will open later - further information will be shared in due course. |
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 | 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’.