Leverhulme Physics Retreat

16 Sept 2025, 13:45 → 19 Sept 2025, 14:00 Europe/London

Caer Beris Manor

Leverhulme Physics Retreat 

This is the first edition of  the Leverhulme Physics Retreat 

This is a retreat for physicists funded by the  Leverhulme Foundation award. The aim of this retreat is to focus on the activities of the group and provide support and discuss plans for the year ahead. 

The workshop will start on Tuesday 16th of September in the afternoon and will finish on Friday  19th September in the afternoon.  

Attendance of the workshop is by invitation.

 

The venue

The workshop takes place at Caer Beris Manor in Builth Wells, Wales 

 

Accomodation

The Manor will also serve as our accommodation. All meals will be provided. 

Travel

Transport will be provded to and from the venue.

Tuesday, 16 September

13:45 → 16:45 Coach Travel to Caer Beris Manor

Coach will leave from Oliver Lodge at 14:00

13:45 Departure meeting point Oliver Lodge

14:00 Coach Drive

17:00 → 19:00 Free Time

19:00 → 20:00 Dinner

19:00 Dinner

20:00 → 21:30 Entertainment: Quiz

Convener: Dr Jeremy Paltrinieri (University of Liverpool)

Wednesday, 17 September

08:00 → 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 → 09:10 Welcome Talk

Speaker: Estifa'a Zaid

09:15 → 12:00 Flash Talks

09:15 Aidan Wright

Speaker: Aidan Wright (University of Liverpool)

09:30 Ce Zhang

Speaker: Ce Zhang (University of Liverpool)

09:45 Dominika Vasilkova

Speaker: Dominika Vasilkova (University of Liverpool)

10:00 Elia Bottalico

Speaker: Elia Bottalico (University of Liverpool)

10:15 Estifa'a Zaid

Speaker: Estifa'a Zaid

10:30 Break

10:45 Fedor Ignatov

Speaker: Dr Fedor Ignatov (University of Liverpool)

11:00 Giorgia Cacciola

Speaker: Giorgia Cacciola

11:15 Graziano Venanzoni

Speaker: Graziano Venanzoni

11:30 Jeremy Paltrinieri

Speaker: Dr Jeremy Paltrinieri (University of Liverpool)

11:45 Katherine Ferraby

Speaker: Katherine Ferraby

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 Teach a Physicist

13:30 Teaching

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 → 17:30 Muon Funding Futures

17:30 → 19:00 Free Time

19:00 → 20:30 Dinner

20:30 → 22:00 Entertainment: Taskmaster

Convener: Dominika Vasilkova (University of Liverpool)

Thursday, 18 September

08:00 → 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 → 12:00 Flash Talks

09:00 Lois Flower

Speaker: Lois Flower

09:15 Lorenzo Cotrozzi

Speaker: Dr Lorenzo Cotrozzi (University of Liverpool)

09:30 Paolo Beltrame

Speaker: Paolo Beltrame (University of Liverpool)

09:45 Pau Petit Ross

Speaker: Pau Petit Rosas

10:00 Riccardo Pilato

Speakers: Riccardo Nunzio Pilato (University of Liverpool), Riccardo Nunzio Pilato (University of Liverpool)

10:15 Break

10:35 Thomas Dave

Speaker: Thomas Dave (University of Liverpool)

10:50 Thomas Teubner

Speaker: Thomas Teubner (University of Liverpool)

11:05 Yannick Ulrich

Speaker: Yannick Ulrich (University of Liverpool)

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 Leverhulme Group Discussion Session

Convener: Graziano Venanzoni

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee

16:00 → 18:00 Hackathon

18:00 → 19:00 Free Time

19:00 → 20:30 Dinner

Friday, 19 September

09:00 → 10:00 Breakfast

11:00 → 14:00 Coach Travel to Caer Beris Manor

Coach will leave from Oliver Lodge at 14:00