Over 300 people attended in person at this Annual Conference with delegates also joining us virtually, it was truly a jam packed event! Videos of the presentations are now available through the conference app for all delegates to view along with the presentations. Take a look at the great photos from the conference.
Highlights from the conference:
Presentations of Honorary Fellowship were made during the Conference:
The Dunster Lecture of 2022 was presented by Prof John Boice.
SRP 5K
Over 30 people ran in SRP's 5K which took place on Tuesday morning. Congratulations to Darren Langridge for winning the fastest male with a staggering time of 18 minutes and 08 seconds, and to Lorna Galbraith for winning the fastest female with an amazing personal best of 19 minutes and 07 seconds! Mary Allan, Frances Burge, Sarah Forder and Katharine Hill from AWE won the fastest group award.
Other Awards presented by President Jim Thurston during the Annual Dinner
Bernard Wheatley Award for best paper in the Journal of Radiological Protection in 2020
Presented to Carlos Rojas Palma for his paper entitled: 'On the use of retrospective dosimetry to assist in the radiological triage of mass casualties exposed to ionising radiation'.
Bernard Wheatley Award for best paper in the Journal of Radiological Protection in 2021
Presented to Jonathan Eakins for his paper entitled: 'Virtual Estimation of Effective Dose in Neutron Fields'.
Emeritus Award for outstanding contribution to the Journal of Radiological Protection
Presented to Richard Wakeford by Managing Editor at IOP Publishing, Simon Harris. Richard has stepped down this year as JRP Editor-in-Chief after an amazing 25 years.
Philip Nicholson Award for best poster presentation
Presented to Jonathan Hatton (EDF Energy) for his poster entitled: 'Effective use of Data Analysis and Visualisation in the Regulation of the Nuclear Industry'.
Rising Generation Group (RGG) Award for best presentation for those within the first 10 years of their career
Presented to George Wattam (Sellafield Ltd) for his presentation entitled: 'Dose Rate Correction Factor for BG20-ER'.
Best Exhibitor Award
Presented to Amy Elliot and Joel Garner from Aurora Health Physics.
Exhibition
There were 36 exhibitors this year with very impressive and interactive stands. We hope that all delegates were able to see and talk to the companies exhibiting. For the first time this year there were five minute quick presentations given by Affiliated Organisations which took place during the breaks of the conference in the exhibition hall; it was great to hear about their latest projects and developments.
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