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Bridging the Gaps: The Exeter Science Exchange Dr Helen Butler Project Manager 1 st July 2011

Bridging the Gaps: The Exeter Science Exchange Dr Helen Butler Project Manager 1 st July 2011. About the project. £500k EPSRC funding over 3 years Exeter Science Exchange: bringing researchers together to trade ideas across discipline boundaries

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Bridging the Gaps: The Exeter Science Exchange Dr Helen Butler Project Manager 1 st July 2011

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  1. Bridging the Gaps: The Exeter Science Exchange Dr Helen Butler Project Manager 1st July 2011

  2. About the project • £500k EPSRC funding over 3 years • Exeter Science Exchange: • bringing researchers together to trade ideas • across discipline boundaries • Combine Exeter’s rapidly growing science & engineering strength with our world-leading HASS research to tackle global challenges

  3. Work strands Communication (Jonathan Barry) Innovation (John Bessant) Development (Peter Ashwin) Policy (Regenia Gagnier)

  4. About the people • PI: David Butler • Expert Panel • Management Board , with IBM & Met Office • Project manager: Helen Butler • Senior administrator: John Hudson • Virtual environments: Sam Fowler

  5. The Project so far...

  6. Development Fund • To promote cross-disciplinary engagement → external funding applications • Second round applications – decisions today • Applicants must be from at least 2 disciplines & topic/ applicant in area relevant to EPSRC • Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/btg

  7. Development Fund Feasibility studies Travel £35k / year Staffexchanges Projectdevelopment Academicvisitors Workshops

  8. Support for your ideas... • Future BTG funding rounds – next in October • Talk to Research & Knowledge Transfer staff

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