NEIMME Lectures

Everyone is welcome to attend the Institute’s free public lectures. Simply click on the links below to reserve your place. All meetings begin at 5.30pm (tea and coffee) for 6.00pm.

All of our lectures are CPD Approved via IOM3.

For a full record of the Institute’s event please see our Transactions.
For our actives with other learned and professional societies see our joint events.
We acknowledge part-funding received for this lecture series from IOM3.

NEIMME Lectures 2023-2024

Thursday the 19th of October 2023 (AGM)
Presidential Address and AGM followed by
Advancing Steels to meet the needs of Modern Nuclear and Hydrogen Industries
Dr Peng Gong, University of Newcastle
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 16th of November 2023
Where did the groundwater go? Insights into working as a Hydrogeologist
Joseph Cherry, AtkinsRealis
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 14th of December 2023

Fire Engineering: An Introduction to the Profession and Practice
Dr Peter Wilkinson, Institution of Fire Engineers
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 18th of January 2024

The Launch event for the ‘Willington Railway’
Les Turnbull,
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 15th of February 2024

A Geological Ramble Through Saudi Arabia
David Grainger
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 14th of March 2024

Thursday the 18th of April 2024

Thursday the 16th of May 2024

Thursday the 13th of June 2024


NEIMME Lectures 2022-2023

Thursday the 20th of October 2022
Hetton Colliery and its Railway
Mr John Cook, Hetton 200
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 17th of November 2022
Presidential Address and AGM followed by
Joint Lecture with the Geological Society of London
Carboniferous Park: The Fossil Forests & Giant Millipedes of Northumberland
Prof Neil Davies, University of Cambridge
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 15th of December 2022
Joint Lecture with the Institute of Corrosion
Humidur Char: Facing Fire in One Coat
Britt Gevaert, Acotec AV
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 19th of January 2023
Prince of Wales: Brand New Steam for the 21st Century
Mr Graham Nicholas, A1 Locomotive Trust
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 16th of February 2023
Subsurface Aspects of the Gateshead Mine Water Heat Scheme
Dr Charlotte Adams
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 16th of March 2023
A Vibrant Nuclear Renaissance – Energy and Power using Modern Modular Manufacturing
Philip Vaughan, Nuclear Institute
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 20th of April 2023
Joint Lecture with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Principles, Applications, and Advantages of Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineering
Martin Smith
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 18th of May 2023
TBA
TBA
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 25th of May 2023
Joint Lecture with the North East Coast Joint Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
Marine Diamond Mining: Ship Design for Enhanced Operability
Keith Hutchinson, Safinah Group
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 22nd of June 2023
TBA
TBA
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.


NEIMME International Mining Lecture Series 2022-2023

Thursday the 24th of November 2022
A Green Energy Transition: Leveraging Competitive Advantages of Coal Mines
Prof Stanisław Prusek & Prof Alicja Krzemień
Central Mining Institute, Poland Główny Instytut Górnictwa (GIG)
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

NEIMME Conferences 2022-2023

NEIMME – ICorr Sustainability in Corrosion Industries Conference 2023

The Institute is pleased to announce this joint conference with the Institute of Corrosion to explore the challenges and opportunities for increasing the sustainability of anti-corrosion technologies and how corrosion issues faced by industries in the North East can be solved.

NEIMME Joint Lectures 2022-2023

Thursday the 25th of May 2023
Joint Lecture with the North East Coast Joint Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
Marine Diamond Mining: Ship Design for Enhanced Operability
Keith Hutchinson, Safinah Group
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.


NEIMME Lectures 2021-2022

Thursday the 16th of September 2021
Presidential Address and AGM
Coal from the North-East and How it Was Shipped to the World
Mr Steve Martin,
President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
via YouTube Live

Thursday the 28th of October 2021
The Winning of Hetton Colliery
Mr Alan Auld and Mr Les Turnbull, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 18th of November 2021
Joint Lecture with the Geological Society of London and the Royal Astronomical Society
as part of the ‘Year of Space’
The UK Fireball Alliance, the Fall and Recovery of the Winchcombe Meteorite
Dr Luke Daly, University of Glasgow
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 20th of January 2022
Probing Ion Mobility in Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries
Dr Karen Johnston, Durham University (Chemistry Department)
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 17th of February 2022
Sustainable Steel Manufacture
Dr Richard Curry, SUSTAIN STEEL
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 17th of March 2022
Modelling Minewater Heat Extraction
Prof Jeroen van Hunen, Durham University (Earth Sciences Department)
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 28th of April 2022
Joint Lecture with the Institute of Civil Engineers
Treatment of Mine Workings on Scotswood to North Brunton & A1 Birtley Area
Sarah Coverdale, Costain Jacobs Partnership
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 19th of May 2022
The Terahertz Spectrum: Electrical Engineering Applications and Challenges
Prof Andrew Gallant, Durham University (Engineering Department)
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.

Thursday the 16th of June 2022
Joint Lecture with the North East Coast Joint Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects in association with the Nautical Institute
Ship Design – Considerations for Operational Efficiency and Sustainability
Keith Hutchinson, Safinah Group
via YouTube Live from 18:00-18:50, Q&A until 19:00.


NEIMME Lectures 2020-2021

Saturday the 16th January 2021
The Hartley Colliery Disaster 1862
Norman Jackson, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
via YouTube Live
Thursday 21st January 2021
New Zealand – Geology, Mining and Narrow Gauge Railways
Dr David Bell, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.

Thursday 18th February 2021
The Curious Case of Bursting Lamprophyres in the Mine
Dr Hannah Hughes, Camborne School of Mines
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.

Thursday 18th March 2021
Living Construction
Prof Martyn Dade-Robertson,
Professor of Emerging Technology, University of Newcastle,
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.

Thursday the 15th and Friday the 16th April 2021
Joint Conference between the Institute and the Durham Energy Institute
Programme and Registration now available.

Thursday 20th May 2021
TBA (Assessment, Costing and Enhancement of Long-Life, Long-Linear Infrastructure Assets)
Prof Stephanie Glendinning,
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle,
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.

Thurday 17th June 2021
Structural Degradation Landscaping Review for Net-Zero 2050
Dr Bill Hedges
Corrosion & Integrity Management Consultant
President of The Institute of Corrosion (ICorr)
Joint Event with the Royce Institute
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.

Links to Information and Slides from Previous Talks

Thursday 22nd November 2018, 18:30-19:30  

Slide Presentation – Dealing with coal mine waters in the North East – Taking a Long Term View

Ian Watson, Chartered Geologist working as Technical Lead – Water at the Coal Authority.

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