Queen's Building, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
The 4th annual ACCIS conference was held at the University of Bristol on Friday 30 September. More than 150 guests attended the half day event from a wide range of industrial, academic and research organisations. Presentations were made by ACCIS Director Professor Michael Wisnom and other ACCIS academics on the latest research developments in the Centre.
3rd International Conference on Self-Healing Materials (27-29 June 2011)
The Assembly Rooms, Bath, United Kingdom
The scope of the Conference encompasses all classes of self-healing materials including polymers, ceramics, metals, and composites, while biomaterials and bioinspiration serve as model systems that guide research in the emergent field of self-healing.
ACCIS Innovation Forum, hosted by ACCIS (23 March 2011)
Hosted at The Grand Hotel by Thistle, Bristol
ACCIS now has URC Strategic Funding for three one-month "Seedcorn" conceptual studies (at PDRA level) between leading Engineers, Scientists and Clinicians to scope out new ideas with a view to research proposal preparation and submission. The purpose of this pan-faculty funding initiative is to initiate dialogue with new potential collaborators across the University of Bristol, to generate innovation through exposure to new ideas, and to move advanced composite technologies and understanding into new research fields.
This event and it's outcomes will be coordinated by Dr Richard Trask
2010 events
ACCIS Annual Conference (15 September 2010)
This year's conference was held on 15 September 2010 in the Queen's Building at the University of Bristol. Over 150 delegates attended representing both industrial and academic communities, all with a common interest in the research and application of composite materials. ACCIS staff gave presentations during the morning session providing an overview of the research work currently taking place within the ACCIS facilities. Researchers and students from ACCIS presented posters showing their recent research developments. Representatives from the National Composites Centre were also in attendance as well as the many industrial collaborators and sponsors of research work within ACCIS.