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The Beam nuclear and social research network

The Beam

Nuclear and social research network

Latest updates

Announcement: New mini-lecture series

Exploring 'Nuclear Science and Engineering as Social Practice', the series will include three new taster mini-lectures from The Beam's Petra Tjitske Kalshoven, Penny Harvey and Başak Sarac̣-Lesavre. Mini-lectures 1 and 2 are available now.

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PhD bursary call for social research into geological disposal

Radioactive Waste Management Research Support Office announces first PhD bursary call

Social research is key focus for new geological disposal research support office

£2.5m collaborative venture is launched to support research into safe geological disposal

Coronavirus update

Further information about the current status of the campus can be found on The University of Manchester's Coronavirus information page.

Our focus

As a collaborative, cross-disciplinary research network, the Beam will foster a new engagement between the nuclear sciences and social research.

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Research projects

We are always seeking out new projects and collaborators in both academia and industry, and share the relevant activities of other groups as well as our own.

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Meet the team

Hosted by The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, The Beam is managed by a cross-disciplinary team based across the University.

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Latest blog posts

Anglers in Whitehaven

The nuclear family – a reflection on core concepts

Core concepts of social life are reinvented or reinforced during Covid-19.

Exploring Sellafield’s limitless future

Petra reflects on the workshops held to invigorate the discussion of possible end-states for the Sellafield site by the year 2140.

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See more from The Beam team, as well as posts from guest authors, sharing ideas and research exploring the social elements of nuclear.

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