Henry Royce Institute
Alex Rose-Parfitt serves on the Strategic Advisory Board at the Henry Royce Institute, the UK's National Centre for Research and Innovation of Advanced Materials, since August 2023. Currently the Engineering Director at Raytheon UK since January 2017, Alex has previous experience as an Engineering Director at QinetiQ and held various roles at BAE Systems from 2003 to 2015, including Technology Strategy Manager and Capability Technology Leader for Materials. Additionally, Alex has acted as an Independent Science and Technical Adviser to the UK government between 2013 and 2015, providing insights into strategic requirements for R&D programs. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Biology and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath and a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Reading.
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Henry Royce Institute
The Henry Royce Institute is the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research and innovation. With its Hub at the University of Manchester, the Royce is a partnership of eleven leading institutions – the universities of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Liverpool, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and UKAEA, and associates the University of Strathclyde and Cranfield University. Royce aims to undertake world-class research in materials science, to accelerate the commercialisation of materials research for economic and societal benefit and to train the next generation of materials scientists and engineers to tackle some of our most pressing global challenges. Making available £330m of materials research capability; the Royce equipment, facilities, and expertise are open to UK academics and industry alike. Our vision is to design, make, and test advanced materials systems, cost-effectively and at speed. Whether you are from a large company or SME with a problem to solve or an academic looking for support with research, Royce is here to support the UK materials community.