The 2023 UK final of the Young Persons' Lecture Competition will take place on Wednesday 3 May.

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.

2023 UK YPLC Local Heats 

March

1 - East Midlands Materials Society (EMMS) (deadline for entries: 15 February)

1 - Cleveland Institution of Engineers (CIE)

2 - Cambridge & Anglian Materials Society (CAMS)

7 - Manchester Metallurgical Society (MMS) (deadline for entries: 13 February)

9 - London Materials Society (deadline for entries: 3 March)

9 - MinSouth (deadline for entries: 15 February)

9 - Oxford Materials Society (deadline for entries: 2 March)

9 - Southern Counties Materials, Minerals & Mining Society (SCMMMS) (deadline for entries: 17 February)

January
31 - South Wales Materials Association (SWMA) (deadline for entries: 13 January)
February

7 - Materials Society of Cumbria

7 - Newport & Cardiff Materials Society (NCMS) (deadline for entries: 3 February)

15 - Coventry & Warwickshire Materials Society (CWMS)

15 - Midland Institute of Mining Engineers (MIMinE)

17 - Tyne & Wear Materials Society (TWMS)

16 - Birmingham Metallurgical Association (BMetA) (deadline for entries 9 February)

16 - West of England Metals & Materials Association (WEMMA) (deadline for entries: 7 February)

21 - Sheffield Metallurgical & Engineering Association (SMEA)

22 - Mining Institute of Scotland (MIS)

23 - North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers