1. Hooking up with the right crowd. Mel Knight (R&IS)

2. Why bother? Helps to define a consortium for a new project Helps to unlock different funding sources May provide intelligence Helps to identify leadership & a potential PI 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 2

3. 1. Consortia building 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 3

4. CHESS 18 partner organisations from 8 European countries including universities, companies and healthcare providers have come together to redesign researcher education for connected health. 6 of the 8 core funded partners are members of the ENJECT cost action. CHESS (the Connected Health Early Stage Researcher Support System) €3.9 million Euro under the Horizon2020 Marie Skłodowska- Curie Programme. http://www.connectedhealthireland.com/people/chess/ 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 4

5. 2. Unlocks new funding 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 5

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7. 3. Intelligence “The role of the Healthcare Technologies Strategic Advisory Team is to provide a stream of expert advice on our research and training strategy.” The Healthcare Strategic Advisory Team comprises:  Dr Richard Bibb - Loughborough University  Professor Ian Craddock - University of Bristol  Dr Joe de Sousa - AstraZeneca  Dr Kev Dhaliwal - University of Edinburgh  Mrs Sue Dunkerton - HealthTech and Medicines KTN  Professor (Phillip) Adrian Evans - Swansea University  Dr Rod Hose, University of Sheffield  Professor Alison Noble - University of Oxford  Professor Kevin Shakesheff, University of Nottingham  Professor Chris Taylor, The University of Manchester (Chair)  Professor Mark Tooley, Royal United Hospital Bath  Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, University College London  Professor Rachel Williams - University of Liverpool 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 7

8. 4. Finding a PI Prof. C James (University of Warwick) went to an EPSRC IDEAS Factory. Came out with a £1.8M collaborative grant Had a previous EPSRC track record but nothing currently funded. 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 8

9. Value of CATCH together How do you want to engage with potential friends, collaborators? What networks are currently being underutilised? How can effective networking be shared within CATCH? 12/12/2015© The University of Sheffield 9

10. To Discover And Understand.