Business School Showcase Introduction Professor David Butler Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, CEMPS Principal Investigator, Bridging the Gaps 1 July 2013
Aims of today To hear about the diversity of research and current collaborations in the Business School To identify those with similar interests & discuss ideas for new collaborations, particularly Business School + STEM/M 2
Agenda 09.30 Introductions 09.45 Business School presentations 10.45 Break - coffee & tea 11.15 Presentations continued 12.45 General discussion 13.00 Lunch 3
About Bridging the Gaps £500k + £100k EPSRC funding; 3 years from Oct ‘10 Exeter Science Exchange: bringing researchers together to trade ideas across discipline boundaries PI: Professor David Butler, Engineering Expert Panel & Management Board (including IBM & Met Office) BTG Team: Helen Butler, Lois Spence, Mike Mullan 4
Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/btg BTG activities 70+ events (next on 3 July: ‘Flood Research at Exeter’) 68 development fund awards Meetings for new cross-disciplinary groups/networks Virtual environments: Elgg, Second Life etc. PGR workshops and funding Evaluation Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/btg