About

The Journal Club is a weekly meeting for sharing, presenting and discussing academic literature relevant to our research projects. Our research spans many domains including policy, economics, markets, engineering, optimisation and more. The club therefore serves a few purposes: helping each member deepen their own literature review, giving us the opportunity to practice presenting and discussing our specific topics, and broadening everyone’s awareness of the wider energy research landscape.

Each week, two members will present a paper from their own reading. The club meetings are conversations, not seminars - presenters are expected to have read their paper and prepared thoroughly, but their role is to facilitate a discussion rather than deliver a lecture.

Weekly Format

Two papers per session - approximately 50 minutes total

For each paper:

After both papers: trip to the union.

Suggested Presentation Structure (10 minutes)

Slides are optional but welcome. The goal is to inform and provoke discussion, not to reproduce the paper.

Handout (circulated 24 hours before)

Each presenter should prepare a one-page handout for the group before the session. As an example, the document could include:

The handout lets participants arrive prepared for a discussion, so the presentation can focus on insight rather than summarisation.

Discussion Guidelines

Further Reading