Welcome to the High Polymer research Group (HPRG). We exist in order to promote polymer science through the organisation of annual conferences, currently at Pott Shrigley in the Peak District, a picturesque part of Northern England. The HPRG is a non-profit-making charitable organisation that has organised the series of high-level conferences extending over forty years, many of which were held at Moretonhampstead, a name synonymous with the group.
The conference attracts active participation from academia and industry, from the UK and abroad, with a diverse representation across the full range of age and experience. We encourage full and frank exchange of ideas and leave room in the programme for this, no records or proceedings are made and we request that colleagues make no published reference to discussions that take place to foster the free exchange of views.
The location is chosen to allow colleagues to take advantage of a range of leisure and sporting activities, and despite the informal nature of the meetings, important traditions are still upheld.
The 2011 conference was equally as succesful as the Golden Jubilee conference of 2010 in that we had the same number of delegates with an increased number of industrial sponsors. The programme was stimulating and provoked extensive debate and discussion. The High Polymer Research Group has organised another stimulating conference for 2012 with speakers from around the world contributing to the theme of 'Polymers for People', the 2012 programme page has the conference details so please take a moment to look at the page.
Prof. Anthony J Ryan OBE
The background image on this page is based on the graphical output from a computer simulation of a polymeric microcapsule bursting on a substrate. The red dots are tracer particles that follow the streamlines of the external, flowing fluid. Courtesy Anna Balazs (more about this image).
