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What the Risk and Resilience Day is all about
Energy Systems | Risk | Resilience | Uncertainty | Reliability | Modelling | Understanding
The EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub Risk and Resilience Day is continuing the tradition of the previous Durham Risk Day series (2010-2014) and is an annual seminar for researchers involved in all aspects of risk and uncertainty analysis applied to current and future power and energy systems.
We have had great events in Manchester in 2018, Cambridge in 2019, Glasgow in 2020, London in 2023, Newcastle in 2024, Birmingham in 2025, and Edinburgh in 2026 which was our biggest event ever! Our road-trip continues and this year we heading south to Bristol.
This one-day event will showcase the best research and industrial applications across the following topics:
Reliability analysis of system assets
Analysing system
resilience and high impact low probability events
Control and optimisation of uncertain power systems
Planning future energy systems under uncertainty
Modelling and quantifying uncertainty in energy systems
Communicating risk to energy system stakeholders and policy makers
The event (on Thursday 19 March 2026) is an in-person-only event and will be a mix of keynote presentations, oral presentations, and posters. We need you and your research to make it a success so make sure you get involved and make the most of this unique opportunity to meet other researchers focused on these crucial topics.
Keynote Speakers
 Dr Erica ThompsonUniversity College London |  TBC |
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The EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub Risk and Resilience Day 2026 will feature two must-see keynote talks.
- Dr Erica Thompson is an Associate Professor of Modelling for Decision Making at UCL’s Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, where she works on a programme of research funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. She is also a Fellow of the London Mathematical Laboratory, where she leads the research programme on Inference from Models, and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Data Science Institute. Dr Thompson's advisory roles include participation on the DESNZ Science and Technology Advisory Council (UK Government) and the Start Ready Governance Committee (disaster risk financing.
Erica will share the title of her talk closer to event.
- The second keynote speaker will be announced shortly! Subscribe to be the first to hear who it is.
We Need You
Be a part of the EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub Risk and Resilience Day 2027
The EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Hub Risk and Resilience Day 2027 will only be a success with your involvement. We need you to come and present your research and discuss your ideas with the rest of us working in this area.
You can submit anything to the Risk and Resilience Day
It can be something you've already published, something you've not published, something you're about to publish, or even just a new idea you're working on. Presenting at the Risk and Resilience Day is about showcasing your research and starting conversations. Presenting will not stop you from publishing your ideas elsewhere - we promise!
To be a part of the Risk and Resilience Day in 2027...
You need to submit a one-page summary (using this template here) that describes what you will be presenting on the day. No extended abstracts or papers are required. You can include any figures or equations you need to clearly and concisely communicate your ideas. Just make sure you clearly cover:
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The motivation for the research.
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The unique aspects and novelty that make what you have done interesting.
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The wider applicability and value of what you have done.
Once you have written your summary - please send it to riskday@manchester.ac.uk
We'll decide whether to put you down for an oral or poster presentation based on the mix of submissions we receive but if you have a preference for an oral or poster - let us know in your email. We can't promise you'll get your request as it all depends on space - but we'll do our best to keep everyone happy.
Important dates
11 December 2026
One-page Summary Submission Deadline
Make sure you submit your one-page summary by this date to be in with a chance of presenting.
22 January 2027
Acceptance Announced
We will tell you if your presentation will be included
1 February 2027
Full Event Schedule Announced & Registration Opens
We will announce the full event schedule. Spaces are limited to make sure you book your place once registration opens.
12 March 2027
Registration Closes
Registration will close a few days before the event and you cannot buy your ticket on the day - so make sure you register in advance.
22 March 2027
Windstorm Resilience Modelling Half-day Workshop
This year, there will be a half-day workshop about windstorm resilience modelling for electricity systems happening the day before the event. More details will be shared soon! Combined registration options will be available.
23 March 2027
Supergen Energy Networks Hub Risk and Resilience Day 2027
The big day!
Presenter Information
The following information is provided as a rough guide to the time and format of the different presentation types. This is not guaranteed at this stage and we might need to change timings depending on the submissions we receive.
If you have an oral presentation:
We're keeping the slightly shorter presentations to give more people a chance to showcase their work. So, you will be given 9 minutes to present (with 2 minutes for a quick Q&A afterwards).
We will be very strict on time to keep things running so please do not bring along a 20 minute presentation and just talk quickly – that never works. There are no limits on slides, only on time – which will be strictly enforced.
Please bring your slides along with you on the day, or email them in advance to riskday@manchester.ac.uk. Your presentation will happen on a Windows PC, so if you have prepared your slides on a Mac, you might want to make them into a pdf to be safe.
Don’t worry, there’s plenty of time in the schedule for you to have longer discussions about the details.
If you have a poster presentation:
Your poster must be A0 and portrait orientation. You need to bring your printed poster with you. We will not print it for you.
We will not be accepting A4 slides on a poster board (we know you’re not that lazy... but just in case). There’s no template – just make it look good.
You will also need to stand and present a 1 minute overview of your poster in the Poster Introduction Speed Round. You'll be doing this without slides. You’ll basically be trying to get the audience interested so they come over to say hello in the following poster sessions.
Event Details
University of Bristol
(Building TBC)
Tuesday 23 March 2027
09:00 - 17:30
Registration
Unfortunately nothing this good comes for free and we need to charge a small registration fee (£50) to cover basic costs like event hire and food. It's still an absolute bargain though!
Places are limited so don't leave it to the last minute, register early to secure your place.
Please note you will not be able to turn up and register on the day! Registration will close a few days before the event to make sure we know the final numbers.
Event Programme
The event programme will be announced closer to the day - once we have all our presentations and posters confirmed. If you look at previous events, you can see that we generally keep to the same kind of schedule each year with plenty of time for discussions. We will start at 09:00 and end the technical programme at 16:30, with a drinks reception after that.
Windstorm Resilience Modelling Half-day Workshop
Monday 22 March 2027
On Monday 22 March 2027, the day before the Risk and Resilience Day, there will be a half-day workshop focussed on windstorm resilience modelling. This will be delivered by Dr Yitian Dai, a DAFNI fellow who is currently completing a project on modelling climate driven vulnerabilities in electricity networks.
More details about the workshop, including the programme and event details, will be shared soon. But it will also be in Bristol.
Joint registration options will be available for those interested in attending both days.
Venue
The one-day event will be held at the University of Bristol. We're just confirming the precise building and will announce that soon.
Please check out the venue website or get in touch if you need any more information about how to find the venue.
Organisers
This event is being hosted by the University of Bristol and is supported by the Supergen Energy Networks Hub. Get in touch to find out more about the Supergen Energy Networks Hub and their other events.
If you want to send your thanks and praise, we recommend sending it straight to the people making the day happen.
 Prof Robin PreeceThe University of Manchester |  Dr Matteo FasioloUniversity of Bristol |
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EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub
The EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub brings together the vibrant and diverse energy networks community to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions and inter-dependencies of energy networks. Led by Professor Phil Taylor from the University of Bath, the Hub integrates a wide range of industrial and academic partners with other energy networks stakeholders.
The EPSRC Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub aims to address the challenges of resilience, digitisation, policy and place, markets, and regulation for energy networks and is a collaboration between a consortium of universities:
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University of Bath – Prof Phil Taylor, Lindsey Allen, Prof Furong Li, Dr Chenghong Gu, Dr Andrew Shea, Prof Jianzhong Wu, Sian Allister.
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University of Birmingham – Dr Daniel Donaldson, Dr Grant Wilson.
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University of Bristol – Dr Caitlin Robinson, Dr Samuel Williamson.
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Cardiff University – Dr Muditha Abeysekera.
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Energy Systems Catapult – Dr Stephen Haben.
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University of Leeds – Prof Peter Taylor, Dr Sheridan Few.
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The University of Manchester – Prof Robin Preece, Dr Victor Levi, Prof Alessandra Parisio.
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Newcastle University – Dr David Greenwood.
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Swansea University – Dr Sridhar Adepu.
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