1. WUN Integrated Infrastructure Network (IIN)

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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 2. The Network

7. 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

8. 3. Finances

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 4. Outputs

12. 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?

13. 5. Experience of the WUN Process

14. 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

15. Thank you