Partnership will ‘strengthen skills pipeline’ in key industry sectors
The University of Liverpool’s Chadwick Institute for Nuclear Innovation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) and the International Commission on Radiological Protection to collaborate in key areas of nuclear research and education.
London-based WNTI, which represents companies and organisations involved in the transport of nuclear and radioactive materials, said the MOU commits the partners to establishing a framework for collaboration in research, including doctoral research programmes, professional development, summer schools, skills enhancement and knowledge exchange.
The MOU follows the university’s recent announcement of the Chadwick Institute for Nuclear Innovation, a major new initiative in nuclear innovation named in honour of Nobel Prize winner Sir James Chadwick, who was chair of physics at the university and discovered the neutron.
A statement said the institute will build on the university’s strengths and critical mass of research expertise, innovation facilities and partnerships within the nuclear sector.
The university already has formal MOUs with key organisations across the sector, including Sizewell C and Mirion Technologies, the US-based nuclear measurement and detection systems company.
WNTI’s chief executive officer Prof. Peter Bryant said the partnership represents an exciting opportunity to strengthen the future skills pipeline for the radiation protection and nuclear transport sectors.
Prof. Laura Harkness, pro-vice chancellor and head of the faculty of science and engineering at the university said: “Our partnerships reflect our commitment to working closely with employers, technology providers, transport and logistics specialists, and the international radiological protection community.”
