Bridging the Gaps:

The Exeter Science ExchangeDr Helen Butler

Project Manager

1st July 2011

£500k EPSRC funding over 3 years

Exeter Science Exchange:bringing researchers together to trade ideas

across discipline boundaries

Combine Exeter’s rapidly growing science & engineering strength with our world-leading HASS research to tackle global challenges

About the project

Work strands

Communication (Jonathan Barry)

Policy(Regenia Gagnier)

Development (Peter Ashwin)

Innovation(John Bessant)

About the peoplePI: David Butler

Expert Panel

Management Board , with IBM & Met Office

Project manager: Helen Butler

Senior administrator: John Hudson

Virtual environments: Sam Fowler

The Project so far...

Development FundTo promote cross-disciplinary engagement → external funding applications

Second round applications – decisions today

Applicants must be from at least 2 disciplines & topic/ applicant in area relevant to EPSRC

Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/btg

Development Fund

£35k / year

Feasibility studies

Project

development

Academic

visitorsWorkshops

Staff

exchanges

Travel

Support for your ideas...Future BTG funding rounds – next in October

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