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The GAMBICA University and Industry Collaboration (GUIC) group emerged from a GAMBICA pilot event in September 2021 designed to explore, and potentially improve, effective linkages between industry and academia in the UK. For the most part, academia is focused on education, research and discovery, while industry is focused on developing products and services that provide solutions to practical applications. Our vision is to improve the mechanisms by which these parallel worlds can merge in ways that realise genuine synergy. The scope for collaboration is very broad and includes: funding; knowledge sharing and transfer; research, innovation and product development; commercialisation; curricular relevance - degree & post-graduate courses; student scholarships and industrial placement; and graduate employability. Now in its third year, with 100+ engaged individuals from more than 50 member institutions, GAMBICA’s GUIC is delighted to invite you to ‘COLLABORATE!’ – a celebration of our accomplishments so far, but also a forum for industry & academia to contribute to our future direction and focus. We very much hope to see you at Cranfield University on September 14th. Click here to secure your FREE ticket today!
Proposed Agenda10:00 - 10:20 - Registration & Welcome 10:20 - 11:20 - WG Session: University and Industry Champion Linkages : Dr John Patsavellas, Cranfield University will provide an overview of accomplishments so far in the area of UIC linkages, followed by a Keynote from a senior business leader in the UK manufacturing sector on the value of industry partnering with academia; concluding with a Case Study from an established academic/industrial partnership. 11:20 - 12:20 - WG Session: Policy: Steve Brambley, GAMBICA Chief Executive will provide insights into successful lobbying so far, followed by a Keynote from a major influencer of apprenticeship reforms in the UK; concluding with a case study highlighting the positive impact of a GAMBICA-led lobby on policy. 12:20 - 13:00 - Lunch 13:00 - 13:40 - Cranfield University Tour of DARTEC and AIRC 13:40 - 14:40 - WG Session - Collaborative Research: Prof Tao Chen, Surrey University will outline activities focused on overcoming challenges and exploiting opportunities associated with collaborative research. This will be followed by a Keynote on Horizon Europe from a celebrated UK executive; concluding with a Case Study demonstrating what successful collaboration in research looks like. 14:40 - 15:40 - WG Session: STEM: Prof Mehmet Karamanoglu, Middlesex University will explain and illustrate the value of a collaborative approach to STEM outreach, supported by a Keynote from a practised ‘STEM evangelist’, concluding with a Case Study demonstrating the importance of STEM as seen from the perspective the GAMBICA Young Council 15:40 - 16:00 - Wrap-Up and Close |