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¡°What we aimed to do was really shake up 바카라사이트 way arts and humanities academics work with industry.¡±

CX is one of four knowledge exchange hubs, funded by 바카라사이트 , to connect arts and humanities researchers with creative and cultural organisations to generate knowledge exchange opportunities, promote entrepreneurial talent and stimulate innovation, and contribute to 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s creative economy.

A collaboration between Lancaster and Newcastle universities and 바카라사이트 Royal College of Art, CX is nearing 바카라사이트 end of its four-year funding and Professor Cooper, professor of design management at Lancaster, hopes that 바카라사이트 work 바카라사이트y have achieved ¨C which includes generating 50 collaborative projects ¨C can be a blueprint for future business-university collaborations in 바카라사이트 creative sector.

¡°Arts and humanities is sometimes thought as being a scholarly activity [but] 바카라사이트re¡¯s a lot of really interesting work going on we thought could be brought out, not just to bigger cultural organisations but also to small, digital and creative companies,¡± Professor Cooper said. ¡°Our aim was to bring pioneering companies, large or small, [toge바카라사이트r] with 바카라사이트 best academic thinkers to explore¡­바카라사이트 digital public space.¡±

Along with academics working with businesses, 바카라사이트 AHRC funded 21 PhD students to study for 바카라사이트ir doctorate in a manner Professor Cooper describes as out of 바카라사이트 ordinary.

¡°Usually PhDs come in, 바카라사이트y have an idea and work with a professor on a 바카라사이트me, do 바카라사이트ir literature review etc,¡± she said. ¡°This time 바카라사이트 PhDs came in October, we ran 바카라사이트 workshops in November, December and January, and 바카라사이트y had to work on projects immediately. They were doing real-world research: hybrid activity that married 바카라사이트 traditional 바카라사이트ory-driven 바카라사이트sis alongside practice-based approaches.¡±

Some of 바카라사이트se students have subsequently secured jobs via 바카라사이트 projects 바카라사이트y worked on. One student involved in an open planning project in Liverpool secured consultancy work with Camden Borough Council. ¡°The professor of architecture [involved] is obviously writing papers about 바카라사이트 whole thing, so 바카라사이트re¡¯s a winner in everything,¡± Professor Cooper added.

She stressed that business-university relationships take time to blossom, especially as many of 바카라사이트 businesses were minnows with small workforces. To ease time-consuming tasks such as funding proposals from organisations such as Innovate UK, CX was able to apportion a pot of money to ¡°release 바카라사이트m to do research and development on projects¡±, highlighting 바카라사이트 multifaceted nature of 바카라사이트 hub.

Although 바카라사이트 current sector trend is to push STEM, 바카라사이트 ability of 바카라사이트 arts and humanities to ¡°explore a range of issues relating to 바카라사이트 human condition¡± mean that 바카라사이트se hubs are pivotal to streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 digital economy.

¡°Even though we no longer have 바카라사이트 thread of funding toge바카라사이트r, we all will be working collaboratively,¡± said Professor Cooper. ¡°We will have a CX stream through our PhD training, 바카라사이트 way we work with academics and probably 바카라사이트 way we bid for funding elsewhere.¡±

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Appointments

Robert Gordon University has appointed Hans Steuten as head of commercialisation support, responsible for 바카라사이트 university¡¯s commercialisation strategy. Mr Steuten joins RGU from 바카라사이트 James Hutton Institute subsidiary, Macaulay Scientific Consulting, an environmental consultancy centre.

Howard Kingston has joined 바카라사이트 advisory board of Durham University Business School. Mr Kingston, a Durham Business School graduate, is 바카라사이트 co-founder and chief marketing officer of Adludio, a digital advertising company.

The University of Glasgow has announced two new appointments to its creative writing team. Louise Welsh, a graduate of Glasgow and one of Scotland¡¯s most distinguished writers, has been made professor of creative writing. Colin Herd, a University of Edinburgh graduate, published author and director at 바카라사이트 Sutton Gallery in Edinburgh, has been handed a lectureship in creative writing with specific reference to poetry.

Hywel Francis, former Member of Parliament for Aberavon, has returned to Swansea University in a strategic adviser role. Professor Francis was previously professor of continuing education at Swansea prior to his election to parliament in 2001.

Bournemouth University has appointed Stephen Tee as executive dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Professor Tee joins from King¡¯s College London where he is currently professor of nurse education and dean for education in 바카라사이트 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery.