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Gwyddoniaeth a Pheirianneg - Faculty of Science and Engineering
A Zienkiewicz Institute (ZI) Event
SpeakerProfessor Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Speaker's BiographyProfessor Sir Ian Chapman is the CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), taking up post in August 2025. UKRI brings together the UK’s Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England, operating with a combined budget of more than £9bn per year.
Ian is currently Chief Executive Officer of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), a position he has held since October 2016.
He has held a number of international roles in fusion, including currently chairing the International Atomic Energy Agency International Fusion Research Committee.
His research has been recognised with a number of international awards, including:
the Institute of Physics Paterson Medal in 2013
the American Physical Society Stix Award in 2017
the Royal Society Kavli Medal in 2019
the Institute of Physics Glazebrook Medal for leadership in 2021
He was made a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2013, became a visiting Professor at Durham University in 2015 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2022.
In 2023, he was knighted in the King’s New Year’s Honours, made an Honorary Fellow of the Nuclear Institute and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Location: GH043, The Great Hall, Swansea University Bay Campus., Great Hall, Bay Campus
We would like to invite you to the prestigious 2025 Zienkiewicz Lecture on Wednesday 19th November 2025.
Our Guest speaker Professor Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will deliver a lecture titled ‘The UK Fusion Programme'.
The lecture will take place at 5.30pm in GH043, The Great Hall, Swansea University Bay Campus.
We look forward to welcoming you at the event.
(Email: zienkiewicz-lecture@swansea.ac.uk)
Event created by: ruth.caulton