REECON-UK, a one-day multidisciplinary Rare Earth Element forum hosted by the Oxford Martin School Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources and Oxford EARTH.
Rare earth elements (REE) are increasingly critical to a wide variety of technologies required for the energy transition. Recent geopolitical events have refocussed attention on this important class of critical raw materials. To address issues related to REE, we are holding a one-day forum REECON-UK in Oxford on 6th June 2025. We will discuss all aspects of REE supply chains from minerals and mines to magnets, geopolitics and the environment. A key objective is to place the UK into this global context.
The forum will be hosted at the Oxford Martin School and chaired by John Mavrogenes of the Australian National University and Oxford Martin School Visiting Fellow, and Jon Blundy, Director of the Oxford Martin School programme “Rethinking Natural Resources” and the new OxfordEARTH initiative.
The all-day forum (9:00 to 18:00) will include short presentations interspersed with moderated panel discussions including questions from the audience. Refreshments and lunch are provided.