WUN Integrated Infrastructure Network (IIN)

© The University of Sheffield Contents The Bid The Network Finances Outputs Experience of the WUN Process 22/09/2018 © The University of Sheffield

1. The Bid § First of all I would like to welcome you all. We are delighted to have you here to participate in the first Integrated Infrastructure Network symposium. Thank you for coming, particularly those who have travelled long distances.   Before we hear from individual network members, I’m just going to run through a few slides for the benefit of anyone who wasn’t able to take part in our online event earlier this year.

The Bid Came to briefing session Chose WUN because great way to take a kernel of an idea and build some momentum around it Helped through the process by Karen Tsui

The Bid Climate change: Understanding Systemic Shocks in Integrated Infrastructures (Responding to Climate Change theme) Develop new and robust international collaborative research network Prepare chapters for an edited book Create a ‘Scoping Framework’ tool to help cities ask pertinent questions about their infrastructure resilience Submit project grant proposals to national funding bodies to further our research in this area (e.g. European Research Council, Horizon 2020, Innovate UK, and the British Academy etc.) Increase early career researcher mobility and training, facilitated through network events and by exchange visits between researchers based in the UK, New Zealand, China, Canada, Norway and South Africa

2. The Network

The Network WUN University Partners Non-WUN University Partners University of Sheffield, UK University of Birmingham University of Auckland, New Zealand Harbin Institute of Technology, China University of Alberta, Canada Shenzhen graduate school of Harbin Institute of Technology, China University of Bergen, Norway University of Cape Town, South Africa Other partners Siemens Cities and Infrastructure Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Arup University of Leeds, UK Amey Sheffield City Council

3. Finances

Finances Partner Contributions Pledged Alberta £1,367 Auckland £2,439 Bergen £1,990 Cape Town £1,400 Chinese University of Hong Kong £1,532 Leeds £5,000 Sheffield £5,500 HIT Shenzen £5,600 HIT £2,800 Total Partner Contributions £27,628 Total Requested WUN Contribution £12,960

Finances Travel to Sheffield Symposium Individual Travel for Network Building (to Bergen, Alberta, Hong Kong, Birmingham, Leeds) Event Support Webinars (IT support) Sheffield event (2 day symposium: Room booking, refreshments, equipment hire) Sheffield Note-takers Website (Assistant support)

4. Outputs

Outputs Webinars Sheffield Based Symposium Auckland Based Event Editing themed Issue in Infrastructure Complexity Regional Studies Association bid NERC Global Challenges Research Fund: Building Resilience Future bids – H2020? Possibly edited book?

5. Experience of the WUN Process

Experience of the WUN Process Letter of intent process – allow lots of time! Individual WUN Coordinators at each institution very helpful, but it takes time to get things signed off Funding very helpful in developing collaboration, particularly for early career researchers Definitely worth pursuing

Thank you