Dr John Roberts

John Roberts is the Nuclear Fellow at the Dalton Nuclear Institute, The University of Manchester. He is also a visiting academic in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London. He currently teaches on Nuclear Masters Courses at the Universities of Manchester, Surrey and Southampton as well as several CPD courses including in Luxembourg and China.

John has given invited presentations worldwide with particular emphasis on skills and training for the new nuclear workforce, is responsible for the development of the UK nuclear universities portal www.nuclearliaison.com He is an IAEA Technical Expert on Knowledge Management, Education and Outreach, Board Member of the European Nuclear Education Network, Secretary of the Nuclear Academic Industry Liaison Sub-Committee, member of the Nuclear Institute Education and Training Committee and member of the Institute of Physics Nuclear Industry Committee. He obtained his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from The University of Liverpool

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