Join the CE-Hub and members of the NICER programme for the final meeting of the NICER policy cluster on March 11, 2025.

Since 2021, the National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub (CE-Hub) has brought together academics, industry practitioners, policymakers, and civic society stakeholders to deliver circular economy research and innovation in a joint and systemic way.

An important part of the work of the CE-Hub and NICER programme has been to build evidence and inform policy pathways to achieve a more circular economy in the UK. NICER Centres have worked closely with UK Government Administrations to influence policy change, including through cutting edge research, as part of public consultations, and the release of policy briefs and reports.

The meeting will be an opportunity to hear a summary of the activities and outputs generated across the NICER programme designed to support policy-making on the circular economy in the UK and further afield. Policy insights will be synthesized and avenues for further research and development discussed.

· Format: This 1.5-hour webinar will include a summary presentation from the CE-Hub and presentations from representatives across the NICER programme’s five research centres.

· Registration: Please register using the ‘register’ link on this page. If you wish to register without using Eventbrite, or if you have any questions regarding the event please contact: CE_Hub@exeter.ac.uk.

Speakers

Professor Peter Hopkinson, Co-Director of the University of Exeter CE-Hub
Dr Lynsay Blake - Defra Resources & Waste Head of Circular Economy Science (Lead Scientist)
Dr Tom Franklin, CircularChem
Aleyna Prokudina, ICEC-MCM
Frances Wall, Met4Tech
Oliver Lysaght, CE-Hub, UNITAR
Professor Sharon Baurley, Textiles Circularity Centre

Agenda

1.0 Welcome (PH, 5 mins)

2.0 CE-Hub Update/Summary (20 mins)

3.0 Circular Economy Centre updates (Centre leads, 50 mins)

4.0 Defra: Policy Impact and Lessons Learned (10 mins)

5.0 Thanks and Meeting Close (PH, 5 mins)

NICER Policy Cluster Webinar