Hooking up with the right crowd.

Mel Knight (R&IS)

Why bother?

• Helps to define a consortium for a new project

• Helps to unlock different funding sources

• May provide intelligence

• Helps to identify leadership & a potential PI

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1. Consortia building

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CHESS18 partner organisations from 8 European countries including universities, companies and healthcare providers have come together to redesign researcher education for connected health. 6 of the 8 core funded partners are members of the ENJECT cost action.

CHESS (the Connected Health Early Stage Researcher Support System) €3.9 million Euro under the Horizon2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Programme.

http://www.connectedhealthireland.com/people/chess/

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2. Unlocks new funding

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3. Intelligence

“The role of the Healthcare Technologies Strategic Advisory Team is to provide a stream of expert advice on our research and training strategy.”

The Healthcare Strategic Advisory Team comprises:

•Dr Richard Bibb - Loughborough University

•Professor Ian Craddock - University of Bristol

•Dr Joe de Sousa - AstraZeneca

•Dr Kev Dhaliwal - University of Edinburgh

•Mrs Sue Dunkerton - HealthTech and Medicines KTN

•Professor (Phillip) Adrian Evans - Swansea University

•Dr Rod Hose, University of Sheffield

•Professor Alison Noble - University of Oxford

•Professor Kevin Shakesheff, University of Nottingham

•Professor Chris Taylor, The University of Manchester (Chair)

•Professor Mark Tooley, Royal United Hospital Bath

•Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, University College London

•Professor Rachel Williams - University of Liverpool

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4. Finding a PI

• Prof. C James (University of Warwick) went to an EPSRC IDEAS Factory.

• Came out with a £1.8M collaborative grant

• Had a previous EPSRC track record but nothing currently funded.

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Value of CATCH together

• How do you want to engage with potential friends, collaborators?

• What networks are currently being underutilised?

• How can effective networking be shared within CATCH?

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To DiscoverAndUnderstand.