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Abstract deadline 30 April - 19th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics

2 - 4 September 2025

Imperial College London, UK

Training and Certification

New dates for 2025 announced

Venues throughout UK & new courses also available in Belgium

Become a BSSM Member

Various Membership types and benefits to meet the needs of individuals, academia and industry

Young Stress Analyst (YSA25) Competition

3 September 2025 - Imperial College London, UK.

New competition format please check requirements

Exhibition of Experimental Mechanics (EMex25)

2 - 3 September 2025

Imperial College London

The Measurement of Residual Stress using Laboratory Based X-Ray Diffraction Instruments; the Positives, the Pitfalls and a Round Robin- Follow up

7 May 2025, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK7 May 2025, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK

Find out more about the practical aspects of the technique

Neutron Diffraction and Imaging Training Workshop

11 to 14 November 2025

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire

9th Postgraduate Experimental Mechanics (PGEM) Workshop

1 September 2025
Imperial College London, UK.

Young Stress Analyst (YSA) Competition

3 September 2025
Imperial College London, UK

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EMex

2 to 3 September 2025

The premier UK exhibition for manufacturers and suppliers of strain measurement and stress analysis equipment

Training dates for 2025

Including UK and EU locations in Belgium

Training & Certification 2025

Dates for 2025 available  for Training & Certification including Stress Analysis and Load Measurement Courses and Strain Analysis using Resistance Strain Gauges Courses

The BSSM Certification scheme now includes a Pre-Wired Strain Gauge Installation Certificate

By popular demand, BSSM have extended their current world recognized certification scheme with the addition of a new Level 1 qualification for engineers and technicians involved in the installation of pre-wired strain gauges.

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