About the UK Hypersonics Network, led by the University of Oxford and Imperial College London

About the Network

The Network coordinates the UK hypersonics community around shared priorities: flight‑relevant experiments, diagnostics, infrastructure and skills. It provides a neutral forum to align research, facilities and industrial needs and to help partners form competitive collaborations.

Aims:

• Foster collaboration across academia, industry and government.
• Identify priority themes and coordinate SIGs and working groups.
• Support access to facilities, good practice and standardisation.
• Develop people and skills through forums, short courses and ECR activities.
• Share information and resources across the community.

People and governance:

• Project Lead (PL): Prof Matthew McGilvray - University of Oxford
• Project Co‑Lead (PcL): Dr Paul Bruce - Imperial College London
• Research & Innovation Associate (RIA): Dr Laurent Le Page - University of Oxford
• Grant Manager: Kathryn Scott - University of Oxford
• Executive Board: PL, PcL, RIA, Grant Manager, SIG Leads, and representatives from industry and government
• Network Manager: To be appointed (coordination, events, communications)
• Working Groups: Flight Experiment Working Group; Early Career Researcher Working Group; EDI Advisory Group

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