Bridging the Gaps: The Exeter Science Exchange Dr Helen Butler Project Manager 1 st July 2011
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Bridging the Gaps:
The Exeter Science ExchangeDr Helen Butler
Project Manager
1st July 2011
£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
About the project
Work strands
Communication (Jonathan Barry)
Policy(Regenia Gagnier)
Development (Peter Ashwin)
Innovation(John Bessant)
About the peoplePI: David Butler
Expert Panel
Management Board , with IBM & Met Office
Project manager: Helen Butler
Senior administrator: John Hudson
Virtual environments: Sam Fowler
The Project so far...
Development FundTo 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
Development Fund
£35k / year
Feasibility studies
Project
development
Academic
visitorsWorkshops
Staff
exchanges
Travel
Support for your ideas...Future BTG funding rounds – next in October
Talk to Research & Knowledge Transfer staff