Events archive

Information on previous events including presentations, contact details and other media will be stored below. If no link is available, please contact Pete Hodges (p.j.m.hodges@exeter.ac.uk, 01392 722321) for further information. Please note that some links will take you to external websites.

Details of previous Bridging the Gaps events, including downloadable documents and presentations, are available through their archive pages.

Event  (click link for more information) Date Description
Carbon Matters: Creating Tomorrow's Low Carbon Technologies 7 March 2012 An Environmental Technologies iNet event aimed at SMEs based in the South West, focusing on the challenges and opportunities presented by the low carbon economy. 
Research Speed Updating Ongoing An ongoing series of events aimed at promoting research success, funding opportunities, etc. to an internal audience of academics and research support staff.
 In-House and End of Life Waste: Breakfast Workshop 9 February 2012 Breakfast workshop addressing a new British Technology Centre which will assist SMEs with recycling and sustainability technologies.
Exoplanets Workshop

 

 5 - 7 December 2011 General Circulation Models Applied to Exoplanets

 

To explore the issues and challenges in applying the complex Global Climate Models to the developing area of knowledge on extrasolar planets. 
Research Support @ Exeter 23 - 25 November Workshops showcasing the research resources available to academics at Exeter, enabling colleagues to discuss partnership development, knowledge transfer and methods of enhancing the impact of research.
How Mass Spectrometry Can Improve Your Research 7 June 2011 A workshop and tour of new mass spectrometry facilities in Biosciences (Geoffrey Pope Building) exploring potential uses and applications for researchers.
Impact & Knowledge Exchange in the Arts & Humanities 7 April 2011 A one-day conference featuring Susan Amor & Conny Carter (Arts & Humanities Research Council) alongside a series of case studies and workshops for early careers researchers studying in the arts & humanities.
Built to Stand the Test of Time 17, 21 & 22 February 2011 A series of workshops exploring the potential applications of probabilistic weather file data produced by the 'PROMETHEUS' project in the University's Centre for Energy & Environment.
Microscopy in the Fast Lane 23 February 2011 A look at how CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy), a cutting edge technique within our College of Engineering, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, can be applied to many different industrial cases.
Whatever the Weather - Environmental iNet Conference 16 February 2011 An event aimed at SMEs based in the South West, focusing on the opportunities made possible through climate change, and the services offered by the Environmental Technologies iNet.
Frontiers of Multidisciplinary Research: Mathematics, Engineering & Biology 21-24 September 2010 'Frontiers 2010' was a unique conference which brought together mathematicians, engineers, biologists, and physicists to facilitate interaction. It is hoped that this event will be a biannual conference.
Critical Creative Connections 16 September 2010 An event looking at the ethanography and connections made between creative industries in the South West following on from an AHRC project on this subject.
Exoclimes 2010 7-10 September 2010 This meeting in Exeter is designed to bring together Earth, Solar System and Exoplanet specialists to discuss recent results and the way ahead, and put our own climate in the wider context of the trials and tribulations of planetary atmospheres.
Innovation Matters: Making it Happen 7 September A seminar led by Professor John Bessant (Business School) on the development of innovation management and capacity within businesses, following on from his research on the 'innovation fitness test'.
Royal Society Funding Opportunities Visit 8 June 2010 A visit by Royal Society representatives aimed at PG and post-doc level researchers looking to apply to RS grant schemes
Professor Nick Sotherton Lecture 3 June 2010 Lecture from Professor Nick Sotherton (Director of Research, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) on 'Climate change evidence, changing life history strategies and evolution in action' as part of the Food Security research theme.
Falmouth Energy Week 24 May 2010 Falmouth Energy Week is a national annual conference and forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge ideas, leading transformation in decision-making and energy policy design.
Making an Impact 7 May 2010 The official launch of Research & Knowledge Transfer
National Taiwan University visit to the University of Exeter 26 - 28 April 2010 A return visit from NTU to the University of Exeter aimed at developing strong research links.
Professor John Beddington Lecture 26 April 2010 A visit to the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus by the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government as part of the Shaping the Future series of events.
PRIMARE Annual Research Conference 31 March 2010 An event focused on the research of the Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy.
Any Questions About the Arts? 29 March 2010 The launch event for the University of Exeter Arts & Culture Strategy which included a panel discussion on the topic of 'Any Questions about the Arts?'
Professor Sir John Pendry Lecture 11 March 2010 Professor Pendry delivered a lecture on 'The Material World: Invisible Cloaks and a Perfect Lens', as part of the Functional Material Science Strategy Theme.
Innovation Fitness Test 17 February 2010 Part of a series of events led by Professor John Bessant of the Business School
Professor Helga Nowotny Visit 18 & 19 January 2010 A visit welcoming the President of the European Research Council
Postgraduate Conference for Climate Change & Sustainable Futures 8 January 2010 A one day conference as part of the Climate Change Science Strategy Theme.