Wednesday 29 September 2010 2pm Pickavance Lecture Theatre Speaker: Dr. Antonella de Santo (University of Sussex) Title: The SEPnet Radiation Instrumentation & Detection Research Theme Abstract: SEPnet is a consortium of seven partner universities working together to advance and sustain Physics in the South East Region of England. One of the four SEPnet Research Themes is "Radiation Detection and Instrumentation (RDI)", which currently includes the University  Surrey and the University of Sussex. RDI aims to form a hub of extended networks and partnerships with other research institutes and industrial partners regionally,  with the Harwell campus as a natural point of focus for the Theme. On behalf of SEPnet RDI, I will present highlights of RDI flavoured research that is ongoing at Surrey and Sussex, also in collaboration with RAL, and discuss some initial thoughts on how links between SEPnet RDI and RAL could be strengthened in future.