The 2024 UK final of the Young Persons' Lecture Competition will take place on Wednesday 15 May at The Armourers Hall in London.

Participants will be asked to give a presentation (12 to 15 mins) and answer questions by a panel of judges.

To enter the Competition and take part in one of the local heats, please fill in the Entry Form below.

Local heat winners will compete in the Regional finals.

February

6 - NCMS (Newport & Cardiff Materials Society) | Deadline: 23 January

15 - WEMMA (West England Metals & Materials Association)

21 - MIMinE (Midland Institute of Mining Engineers) & LBMES (Leeds-Bradford Materials Engineering Society) | Deadline: 20 February

21 - Scotland | MIS (Mining Institute of Scotland) & SAM (Scottish Association of Metals) | Deadline: 14 February

22 - NEIMME (North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers)

29 - BMetA (Birmingham Metallurgical Association)  

29 - CAMS (Cambridge & Anglia Materials Society) | Deadline: 23 February

29 - CWMS (Coventry & Warwickshire Materials Society)

March

5 - MMS (Manchester Metallurgical Society)

5 - SMEA (Sheffield Metallurgical & Engineering Association)

6 - CIE (Cleveland Institution of Engineers)

6 - SCMMMS (Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society) | Deadline: 1 March

7 - EMMS (East Midlands Materials Society)

7 - LMS (London Materials Society) | Deadline: 23 February

7 - OMS (Oxford Materials Society) | Deadline: 6 March

14 - MinSouth | Deadline: 14 February

2024 UK YPLC Local Heats