The UK Young Academy hosted its third annual All Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at the Royal Society, London. This meeting will brought together members from around the UK and was the first opportunity for the cohort of 2025 to meet the wider membership.
Sessions included updates on UK Young Academy activities and programmes, and presentations from member-led projects. Attendees also had the opportunity to have their say on the Young Academy’s workplan moving forward and conduct project ideation through roundtable discussions. The day concluded with an evening drinks reception and formal dinner with our members and senior partners, and a speech from a prominent guest.
We always look forward to welcoming our members and invited guests to this event, which signifies a significant milestone in our yearly calendar as we continue to lay the foundation for future initiatives and partnerships within the UK Young Academy.
Organiser
9.30am
Arrival and refreshments
10am
Welcome
Alistair McConnell
10.05am
The Annual Report of the activities of the UK Young Academy
Denis Newman-Griffis
10.40am
Governance address
Lesley Miles
10.50am
Staff update
Charlotte Senior
11am
Understanding Power: How power dynamics affect us all
Melissa Hogenboom
11.40am
Break, networking, and photography
12.10pm
Activity showcase
Catarina Vicente
12.45pm
Membership business, discussion and voting
Jingy Alom
1.45pm
Lunch, open working group meetings, and photography
2.45pm
Open-door project meeting – Round tables
Sophie Meekings
3.30pm
Project ideation - Round tables
Denis Newman-Griffis
4.15pm
Break, networking, and photography
4.40pm
The next 6 months at the UK Young Academy
Amy Fry
5pm
Closing and overview of evening
Denis Newman-Griffis
5.15pm
Group photo
5.30pm
End of day
7pm
Arrival and canapé drinks reception
8pm
Dinner service
Plenary
Elspeth Finch MBE FREng
10pm
End
