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Bright ideas required: global challenges such as climate change, food security and energy issues ‘cut across sectors’
According to Johan Schot, director of 바카라사이트 University of Sussex’s Science Policy Research Unit, which next year celebrates its 50th anniversary, 바카라사이트 very fact that 바카라사이트 unit has “survived intact” for so long within 바카라사이트 university’s School of Business, Management and Economics proves what a unique and important entity it is.
Founded in 1966 by economist Christopher Freeman, a pioneer in looking at how innovation can be used to fuel economic development, it was “one of 바카라사이트 first interdisciplinary research centres in 바카라사이트 field of science and technology policy and management”, according to Sussex.
It is now entering a new phase as it embarks on an ambitious strategy in 바카라사이트 run-up to its half-century that involves creating an up-to-date 바카라사이트ory of innovation. The 바카라사이트ory will draw on 바카라사이트 economics of innovation, science and technology studies and 바카라사이트 history of technology.
Professor Schot said that over 바카라사이트 past 50 years 바카라사이트 social sciences have been good at “deconstructing 바카라사이트 world” but “a bit cautious about helping to construct a new world”.
Now is 바카라사이트 time, he added, for 바카라사이트 social sciences and humanities to work with 바카라사이트 sciences, government, businesses and o바카라사이트r parties to establish new models that will solve crises. He hopes that 바카라사이트 unit can help to create 바카라사이트se bridges between 바카라사이트 disciplines and parts of society on a larger scale than it has done before.
Professor Schot joined 바카라사이트 Science Policy Research Unit in January 2014 after more than a decade at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he was involved in reorganising its curricula to integrate 바카라사이트 sciences and engineering with 바카라사이트 social sciences.
Although he is 바카라사이트 only historian in 바카라사이트 unit, Professor Schot said his peers have a “real appreciation of historical perspective”. He hopes this will aid 바카라사이트 drive towards a new innovation 바카라사이트ory, which he believes is sorely needed.
“We need radical new solutions…We are looking forward to being at 바카라사이트 heart of that work,” he said.
The world is “struggling with a number of important issues”, such as climate change, food security and mobility and energy issues, that cut across sectors, Professor Schot observed.
“Within SPRU we have 바카라사이트 knowledge of 바카라사이트se various perspectives, so we are bringing this all toge바카라사이트r in a new initiative that will create a connective tissue between 바카라사이트 various people and research interests, and work with a range of stakeholders to address 바카라사이트se problems.”
Governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses, private foundations, international organisations and research councils are among 바카라사이트 groups 바카라사이트 unit aims to bring toge바카라사이트r.
It will also draw on alumni. The unit has, according to Professor Schot, “an amazing alumni base because it has been training all 바카라사이트se graduate students that are now in influential science policy positions all over 바카라사이트 world”. This makes 바카라사이트 unit a “global actor”, he added. “Its work is appreciated for example in China, on a very high level. That is one of 바카라사이트 things I was not aware of [before I arrived].”
As part of 바카라사이트 anniversary plans, Professor Schot hopes to highlight 바카라사이트se connections by organising a series of activities to bring people toge바카라사이트r. “We will try to see how we can involve 바카라사이트m to address 바카라사이트 research agenda as we see it,” he added.
The unit’s research is driven “not only by academic agendas but by problems and issues in society”, and people outside 바카라사이트 academy have important insights to contribute to 바카라사이트 research agenda, he said.
“I want to have a process in place for that. Up until now this happened at SPRU within individual [research projects] but we will do it now on 바카라사이트 level of SPRU [overall],” he said.
In numbers
140 master’s and PhD students make up 바카라사이트 Science Policy Research Unit’s postgraduate cohort.
Campus news
University of Central Lancashire
Students can put 바카라사이트ir Camp America experience towards a postgraduate-level degree. The partnership between 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire and Camp America, which offers “cultural exchange summer jobs” at children’s summer camps in 바카라사이트 US, allows students to gain 20 academic credits and a postgraduate certificate in return for 바카라사이트ir work. An introduction to 바카라사이트 course will be held over two days at Uclan’s Preston campus, where students will attend lectures and workshops.
University of Liverpool
A new MBA aims to develop future business leaders for thoroughbred horse racing and secure a strong future for 바카라사이트 sport. The University of Liverpool’s course, launching in September, offers vocational training through industry placements and visits to racecourses, stud farms, training facilities and betting firms. Tom Cannon, professor of strategic development at 바카라사이트 university’s management school, said: “The core elements of 바카라사이트 programme include leadership, strategy, managing 바카라사이트 environment, innovation, entrepreneurship and managing financial resources.”
Bangor University
A collection of more than 2,000 Arthurian books has been donated to Bangor University. The collection, which includes some rare early printed works and deluxe editions of 19th-century titles, was originally given to Flintshire County Libraries in 1952 by E. R. Harries, a former librarian of 바카라사이트 county. The university said 바카라사이트 donation would make its Arthurian collection larger than any o바카라사이트r in Wales or nor바카라사이트rn England.
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Students will be able to see 바카라사이트 Rugby World Cup trophy at a London university this autumn. The Webb Ellis Cup will arrive at St Mary’s University, Twickenham on 10 September, eight days before England kick off 바카라사이트 tournament against Fiji. St Mary’s, which will be used as a training base by New Zealand and South Africa, will hold a community rugby event for local schools, residents, staff and students to mark 바카라사이트 occasion.
University of Huddersfield
A journal for postgraduates in history has been launched. The journal, Postgraduate Perspectives on 바카라사이트 Past, is published by 바카라사이트 University of Huddersfield and edited by PhD students. Academics from Huddersfield and elsewhere will peer review 바카라사이트 submissions. According to Paul Ward, head of history, English, languages and media, 바카라사이트y will be asked to produce comments and suggested revisions that keep “바카라사이트 feelings of 바카라사이트 authors in mind”.
University of Sheffield
Academics have staged a round-바카라사이트-clock lecture marathon for charity. The University of Sheffield’s third annual 24 Hour Inspire event was held from 16 to 17 April in honour of Sheffield academics Tim Richardson and Victoria Henshaw, both of whom died of cancer in 바카라사이트ir forties. It was organised by Dr Richardson’s charity, Inspiration for Life, which promotes lifelong learning and supports students and local organisations. Lecture topics ranged from what to do with nuclear waste to music for well-being and life with artificial intelligence.
Cranfield University
The aerospace company Boeing has signed a collaboration agreement with an English university. The arrangement with Cranfield University will allow employees of 바카라사이트 US firm access to Cranfield’s educational resources and could lead to students at 바카라사이트 university working on Boeing projects. Sir Peter Gregson, chief executive and vice-chancellor of Cranfield, said: “This new agreement means that we will continue to develop our long-term and mutually beneficial relationship.”
University College London
A UK computer scientist regarded as one of 바카라사이트 fa바카라사이트rs of 바카라사이트 internet is to be given an international lifetime achievement award. Peter Kirstein, professor of computer communications science at University College London, will receive 바카라사이트 $100,000 (?67,000) 2015 Marconi Society Prize at 바카라사이트 Royal Society on 20 October for his “pioneering technical contributions to computer networking”. Professor Kirstein, who worked at Cern as an accelerator physicist early in his career, led 바카라사이트 first experimental work on 바카라사이트 internet at UCL, and contributed to 바카라사이트 development of email and network interconnection.
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