Lecture Programme

Please find below details of all upcoming and previous lectures.

On-site lectures are typically held in the lecture theatre at MoD Boscombe Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JF, and begin at 17:15. Tea and coffee is usually served from 17:00.

Online lectures are held on Microsoft Teams Live and begin at 17:30.  Each virtual event is open to join from 17:15.

Details about each lecture, including a synopsis and biography of the speaker, will be sent to all members of the RAeS Boscombe Down Branch (via the Branch mailing list) prior to the event. The information will also be available on our website and in the case of online lectures, the link to join the event will be included with the synopsis and biography.

Attendance continues to be free.

For more information, or to volunteer to deliver a lecture, please contact the Lecture Secretary lectures@BoscombeDownRAeS.org

Event Information:

  • Thu
    06
    Nov
    2025

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Wessex Area Lecture: Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactors.

    18:00Portland Building, Room P0.41 University of Portsmouth, St James Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH

    Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactors by James Bellingall Rolls-Royce. James will be presenting on the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design and the product's place in the civil nuclear market. The primary benefit of the SMRs is that they would help reduce our reliance on  non-sustainable energy sources, quickly. After the talk, there will be a Q&A session where attendees will be able to ask questions. 6 for 6:30pm. Portland Building, Room P0.41 University of Portsmouth, St James Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH. Non-members are welcome to attend our events but you will need to create a non-member account to do this; it’s free and will only take a few minutes. To do this, please visit http://www.imeche.org/my-account/Register