Making an Impact

A Research and Knowledge Transfer research event
Date19 February 2013
Time9:45 to 14:00
PlaceStreatham Court 0.28

A workshop led by John Bessant, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Business School, to explore how research ideas can be translated into products, processes and services with economic, societal or environmental impact. We will also discuss what makes a good impact statement and how to write pathways to impact for funding applications.

 AGENDA

09.45               Arrival, coffee and tea

10:00               Workshop Introduction: Spenglers, Spaghetti and some thoughts on Making an Impact - Professor John Bessant (Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Business School)

10:30               Impact, Damned Impact, and Statistics -  Dr Michael Wykes (Policy, Impact and Performance Manager, Research and Knowledge Transfer)

11:00               Break for refreshments

11:15               RCUK Pathways to Impact - Professor David Butler (Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer, CEMPS; Principal Investigator, Bridging the Gaps)

11.45               Generating, optimising and communicating impact - Experiences of a fishy fellow - Dr Steve Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Global Change and NERC KE Fellow, CLES)

12:15               Group Activity

13:00               Plenary Review

13:15               Lunch

14.00               Finish


ProviderResearch and Knowledge Transfer
OrganizerLois Spence
Tel01392722312
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