1. How do we retrofit the urban landscape with green infrastructure? Environment & Sustainability Institute (ESI)

2. How do we retrofit the urban landscape with green infrastructure?

5. Bridging the Gaps Professor David Butler Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, CEMPS Principal Investigator, Bridging the Gaps 6 th November 2012

6. £500k + £100k EPSRC funding; 3 years from Oct ‘10 Exeter Science Exchange: bringing researchers together to trade ideas across discipline boundaries Expert Panel: members from all Colleges Management Board: including IBM & Met Office Project Manager: Helen Butler About Bridging the Gaps

7. BTG activities Varied programme of events Support for meetings of new cross-disciplinary groups Development fund Elgg, ‘ Second Life’ site, wiki, blog, Twitter Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/btg

8. Development Fund To promote new cross-disciplinary initiatives → external funding applications 53 projects supported so far Last opportunity to apply – closing date 5th December (short-term projects only) Applicants must be from at least 2 disciplines & topic relevant to EPSRC

9. Acknowledgements Speakers Funders Professor David Butler Dr Helen Butler Lois Spence Petrina Bradbrook Kath Franklin

10. Brief Agenda 10.30Arrival, coffee and tea 11.00Introduction – Professor Kevin Gaston (Director of ESI, University of Exeter) – Professor David Butler (PI of Bridging the Gaps, University of Exeter) – Professor Lora Fleming (Director of ECEHH, University of Exeter) 11.10 -13.40 Speakers 13.40Buffet lunch 14.40Breakout sessions 15.10Summary session 15.30Finish, tea and coffee available