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Over the next four years NESCA will build on recent investment in space skills, research, and innovation to create new opportunities for knowledge exchange that leads to economic and societal impact, including high-skilled jobs and inward investment into the North East Region.
The funding will support three key strands over the next four years:
1. Innovation: £1.4M Innovation funds will be made available through two calls per year. Funding will be open to partner university academics to work with Industry, civic, and other partners to translate their research into real world applications. Funding of up to £65k per project will support promising ideas through the commercialisation process, from proof of concept and feasibility towards market or help to shape policy and process changes in regional businesses and local/regional government.
2. Place: Will focus on delivering regional and national priorities for the space sector, including informing regional policies, and promoting the North East at national and international space industry events.
3. People: Will focus on providing the skills required within the space sector, from student summer schools, to continued professional development for Academics and those already working within the industry.
Responsible Research Innovation
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This webinar is presented by Dr Jane Alfred, Director and Co-founder of Catalyst Editorial Ltd. Jane Alfred is a professional editor, facilitator, and trainer specialising in research integrity, responsible research and innovation, responsible research practice, publication ethics, good practice in authorship and peer review.
Responsible research & innovation (also known as RRI) aims to:
• Maximise the positive economic and social benefits of innovative research while foreseeing, mitigating and avoiding risks;
• make research more open, transparent & inclusive;
• engage societal stakeholders in the research process and enable them to influence the direction of research to benefit society;
• ensure publicly funded research creates value for money and value for society in ethical, and socially and environmentally responsible ways.
The topics covered in the RRI webinar include:
• What responsible research and innovation is: an introduction to its place in the research and innovation system, and how it supports other existing research frameworks and agendas, as well as global sustainable development goals.
• How the RRI process enables researchers to design, plan and refine research projects, research teams, research processes and outputs through anticipation, reflection and stakeholder engagement.
• Where and how participants encounter RRI and the opportunities and challenges that RRI raises for researchers and for professional services staff.
• How RRI can support inclusion and strengthen trust in innovative research
• How researchers and professional services staff can meet the RRI-related requirements and expectations of research funders.
Who should attend?
Any academics who are planning on applying for NESCA Innovation Funding. Any Academics, ECRs, PGR students and research office staff who need a basic introduction to RRI. Industry staff involved in research innovation who want to learn more.
Dates:
Wednesday 9th July 10.00 -11.30
Monday 15th September 13.30 -15.00
