Organised by IOM3, sponsored by The Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers, Henry Royce Institute and Lucideon, the Young Persons' Lecture Competition invites students and and early career professionals (from 18 up to the age of 28) to deliver a short lecture (12 to 15 mins) on a materials, minerals, mining, packaging, clay technology, wood science or engineering related subject.
Entrants compete in a series of heats organised by IOM3 Affiliated Local Societies, from which regional finalists are selected to compete in the 2025 UK final on Thursday 8 May at The Armourers' Hall in London.
Submit your abstract to enter the local heat of your choice.
2025 YPLC UK final Prizes
Winner
£750 cash prize & The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers medal, invitation to deliver talk and tour the Henry Royce Institute Laboratories.
2nd place
£400 cash prize
3rd place
£200 cash prize
*All UK final participants receive a £150 prize, sponsored by The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers in recognition of their selection as a Regional finalist.
Emilia Russell
Lauren Eggleton
Mia Maric
2025 Young Persons' Lecture Competition UK final
Information on the 2025 YPLC finalists will appear here.
Sponsored by
The Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers
The Armourers & Brasiers’ Company is one of the largest private sponsors of education and research in Materials Science in the UK. It is a livery company of the City of London, tracing its origins back to 1322. The Company’s home, Armourers’ Hall, has occupied the same site since 1346. The Armourers & Brasiers were engaged in the control and development of the armour and brass trades in London from medieval times until the industrial revolution, ensuring quality control, supporting the training of apprentices and encouraging manufacturing innovation. From its beginnings the Company engaged in philanthropy. In earlier centuries this was largely for the welfare of its members and their dependents but since Victorian times it has increasingly targeted its charitable giving towards science education and research, with a particular focus on Materials Science. Currently it gives over £220,000 each year for this purpose, mainly in small grants to numerous beneficiaries ranging from primary schools through to universities. In July 2020 the Company through its charitable arm the Gauntlet Trust, gave its largest ever gift to established the Armourers & Brasiers Chair in Materials Science at Imperial College to mark its 700th Anniversary in 2022.
- Website:
- www.armourershall.co.uk/
Henry Royce Institute
The Henry Royce Institute is proud to partner with IOM3 in supporting the Young Person’s Lecture Competition. Royce shares with IOM3 a passion not only for developing the next generation of materials, but also the next generation of materials scientists. A number of former winners of this competition have engaged with Royce during the course of their research and we are encouraged to see the exciting research undertaken presented by the people who have undertaken the research.
The Henry Royce Institute is the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research and innovation. Royce was established to ensure the UK can exploit its world-leading expertise in advanced materials and accelerate innovation from discovery to application. With investment of over £300 million, and ongoing long-term support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Royce is ensuring that both the UK academic and industrial materials community have access to world-class research capabilities, infrastructure, expertise, and skills development.
From future cities and their energy supplies, to computing, manufacturing and medicine, the research and innovation facilitated by Royce has the potential to significantly impact peoples’ lives. With its Hub in Manchester and with capability distributed across nine founding Partners, Royce works collaboratively to create real solutions and make a fundamental difference to the UK economy.
Through a variety of access grants, Royce offers students, academics, and industry world-class equipment, expertise and training, to support their advanced materials research.
- Website:
- www.royce.ac.uk
Lucideon
As a development and commercialisation organisation, Lucideon specialises in the research, implementation, and scaling-up of novel materials technologies. We work across a variety of industries including healthcare, construction, energy, and aerospace, with expertise in a wide range of materials. Lucideon utilises its thousands of combined years of experience in development, analysis, and assurance to provide technical consultancy to enhance and accelerate its clients' R&D activities.
Lucideon hosts and manages The AMRICC Centre, an open-access international facility partly funded by UKRI through the Strength In Places Fund, which focuses on transforming innovative materials and technologies into real-world solutions.
- Website:
- www.lucideon.com/
