
1) 2nd Rosenbrock Lecture Series
Nancy Rothwell Building, Manchester, 11 June 2026
Type of event: Seminar
Website https://uom-csrgroup.uk/rosenbrock-lecture-series-2026/
The University of Manchester is pleased to host the second Rosenbrock Lecture Series, celebrating ground-breaking research accomplishments in Control Engineering and Robotics. The keynote lectures will be delivered by four world-leading experts: Prof. Kristin Y. Pettersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Prof. Malcolm Smith (University of Cambridge), Prof. Anders Rantzer (Lund University), and Prof. Robert Bishop (Texas A&M University). This event will be of interest to academic and industry colleagues, researchers, and PhD students across the nation and beyond. We look forward to welcoming you all in Manchester.
2) ACE-UKACC 2026: Automation and Control Conference
Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 23–25 June 2026
Conference
TBD (base site: https://ukcontrol.org/)
The ACE–UKACC 2026: Automation and Control Conference brings together the ACE Network and the UK Automatic Control Council’s biennial UKACC Conference in a single three-day event. ACE, established with EPSRC support, helps coordinate and strengthen the UK control engineering community, while UKACC is the UK’s national IFAC member organisation. Co-locating the events creates a coherent forum for research, industrial engagement, and future direction. The programme opens with the ACE Forum & Roadmap Launch, followed by two days of UKACC sessions.