The Industrial Strategy - Making it work for you

An insight into the UK government's Industrial Strategy
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Academics and businesses alike benefited from this event which provided an insight into the UK government’s Industrial Strategy.

Key representatives from funding bodies Innovate UK and HEFCE took us through the latest approaches to funding and investment.

Relevant case study presentations highlighted some of the critical factors for successful partnerships and there was plenty of opportunity for productive networking among participants and delegates throughout the day.

The afternoon presented a fascinating showcase of the breadth of the University's marine and maritime expertise through a number of elevator pitches from academics looking for partnerships.

There was an opportunity to visit some of the University’s facilities, including the COAST laboratory, the Robotics laboratory and the Immersive Vision Theatre.


  • Rolle Plaza Marquee

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This event was a joint venture between the University's Marine Institute and Research & Innovation directorate which was of significant benefit to:

  • academics working across a range of disciplines
  • local businesses and business networks
  • regional policy makers
  • funding bodies.

Programme

10:00: Arrival, registration and refreshments

10:30: Welcome address and overview - Professor Jerry Roberts (Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research and Enterprise)

10:40: The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - Anna Mereu, Innovate UK 
  • What is the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and how to access it
11:10: Place and the Industrial Strategy, What Opportunities for Universities? - Kevin Richardson, HEFCE
  • Overview of the Industrial Strategy and the new strategic opportunities it offers universities and those that work with them

11:30: Langage Farm – a collaborative case study - Paul Winterton, Langage Farm and Victor Kuri, University of Plymouth 
  • Insight to what makes a good collaborative partnership

11:50: Building effective partnerships at the University - Adrian Dawson (Director of Research and Innovation)

12:00: Panel Q&A - Professor Jerry Roberts (Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research and Enterprise)

12:20: Lunch

13:10: Introduction to the afternoon sessions - Professor Martin Attrill (Director of the Marine Institute)

Session 1 (13:20): Research projects for partnerships
  • Venue: Rolle Plaza Marquee

Session 2 (14:00-16:00): Showcasing our facilities

14:00-16:00: Networking and refreshments

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Research projects for partnerships

This session was an amazing showcase of the breadth of maritime and marine-related research projects currently looking for partnerships.

The three minute elevator pitches appealed to a wide audience, from energy providers, coastal industries and harbour authorities, to local/environmental authorities, marine technology/biotech companies and entrepreneurs, to name a few. Further to the pitches, audience members had the opportunity to network with researchers.

Professor Steve Rowland, Professor of Organic Chemistry
  • Pitch title: Identifying pollutants for offshore oil production platforms
  • Target audience: energy providers/distributors, environmental authorities
Dr Simon Ussher, Associate Professor of Marine and Analytical Chemistry
  • Pitch title: Assessing the impact of airborne marine emissions
  • Target audience: ferry and shipping companies, marine engine manufacturers and regulators, harbour authorities, coastal city councils, environmental authorities
Oliver Tills, Teaching and Research Associate
  • Pitch title: Embryo-phenomics: technological innovation for visualising temporal, spatial and functional diversity in developing embryos with unprecedented resolution
  • Target audience: Aquatic ecotoxicologists, biologists, technologists biotechnology companies
Dr Natasha Stephen, Project Director, Plymouth Materials Characterisation Project
  • Pitch title: Beyond Blue Skies - successful industrial-academic partnerships through Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre
  • Target audience: Devon-based companies looking to develop new products – particularly those who work in advanced engineering, photonics, microelectronics, manufacturing, composites, robotics or new energy

Steve Rice and Alex Whatley, Marine Innovation Centre Knowledge Exchange Officer 

  • Pitch title: MARINE-i - driving marine technology innovation in Cornwall
  • Target audience: Cornish-based companies involved in marine technology e.g. ‘Marine Energy’, ‘Marine Manufacturing’, ‘Maritime Operations’, ‘Marine Environmental Technologies’

Dr Alan Smith, Lecturer in Environmental Management/Spatial Analysis

  • Pitch title: Matching energy demand with cyclical changes in population
  • Target audience: energy providers/distributors, National Grid, utility providers, local authorities

Steve Rice, Marine Innovation Centre Knowledge Exchange Officer

  • Pitch title: Marine Business Technology Centre - in-sea testing and development in Devon
  • Target audience: Devon-based new and existing businesses involved in marine technology, including inventors, sole traders and prospective entrepreneurs

Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Lecturer in Marine Conservation

  • Pitch title: Using plankton as indicators to monitor environmental change
  • Target audience: policy makers, industry, local authorities

Professor Gerd Masselink, Professor in Coastal Geomorphology, Director of Coastal Marine Applied Research

  • Pitch title: Operational real-time storm impact model 
  • Target audience: local coastal authorities, coastal industries, Network Rail, harbour authorities, Navy

Dr Martin Stoelen, Lecturer in Robotics and Director of Fieldwork Robotics Ltd

  • Pitch title: Soft robot arms for research, agriculture and marine?
  • Target audience: Manufacturing companies, ROV operators, offshore energy

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