Oxford Residential Week 2026 - Superconductivity CDT

The Oxford Residential Week takes place from 13 to 17 April 2026. The Superconductivity CDT Partners' Day is on Thursday, 16 April 2026.

Location: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU

Email Contactsuperconductivity.cdt.admin@physics.ox.ac.uk

 

Monday 13th April 2026

9:30 – 10:00

Arrival and poster set up

Martin Wood Lecture Theatre + Foyer (Ground floor)

10:00 – 12:00

Lecture

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break and Group Photo

13:00 – 14:00

Talk: Networking techniques

14:00 – 15:00

Student colloquium

15:00 – 16:00

Student poster flash talks: Placement projects

16:00 – 18:00

Student poster session + pizza dinner

18:00 – 19:00

Games in the park

Tuesday 14th April 2026

9:00 – 10:00

Talk: Data organisation in research

Martin Wood Lecture Theatre + Foyer (Ground floor)

10:00 – 12:00

Lecture

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 – 14:00

Talk: Entrepreneurship

14:00 – 15:00

Talk: Generative AI in research

15:00 – 17:00

Talk: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

17:00 – 19:00

Oxford college visits

Wednesday 15th April 2026 - Visits Day

9:30 – 12:00

Visit Tokamak Energy

12:00 – 13:15

Lunch break, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory cafe

13:30 – 15:00

Visit Diamond Light Source     

15:00 – 16:30 Visit ISIS  

Thursday 16th April 2026  - Partners’ Day

9:00 – 10:00

Registration and Coffee

Martin Wood Lecture Theatre + Foyer (Ground floor)

10:00 – 12:00

Superconducting technologies session - Talks by Partners 

12:00 – 12:15

Group photo

12:15 – 14:15

Lunch break + partners’ stands

14:15 – 15:00

14:15 – 15:00

Partners & CDT board members meeting

Student brainstorming session, Simpkins Lee Room

15:00 – 17:00

Career and skills session - Talks by Partners

17:00 – 18:30

Student poster session

Simpkins Lee Room, Beecroft Building

19:00 – 21:30

Dinner at Somerville College

Friday 17th April 2026

9:00 – 11:00

9:00 – 12:00

Lecture: Correlated electron systems

CDT Advisory Board meeting, Freeman room (Third floor, Beecroft Building)

Martin Wood Lecture Theatre + Foyer (Ground floor)

11:00 – 12:00

Student reflections and feedback session

12:00 – 13:00

Packed lunch

Note: A finalised programme will be sent to all participants in due course and will also be updated here.

 
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