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Fireside: The Importance of Advanced Ceramics as a Key UK Capability

Friday, 11 April 2025

Advanced ceramics are essential to industries from aerospace to energy, offering durability, heat resistance, and specialised electrical properties. This session explores their critical applications, the challenges hindering wider adoption—such as high production costs and supply chain dependencies—and the urgency of overcoming these barriers. With global competition increasing, how can the UK strengthen its position in this vital sector? Experts will discuss strategies for investment, innovation, and policy support to ensure the UK remains a leader in advanced ceramics, securing economic and technological benefits for the future. 

 

Discussion Points: 

  • Why advanced ceramics are so important and their key applications? 
  • The challenges associated and why it’s vital we overcome them? 
  • How might the UK better position itself in this vital field?  

  

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