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

2 £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

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

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 £35k / year Feasibility studies Project development Academic visitors Workshops Staff exchanges Travel

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


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