The BU Challenges (previously the Research Themes) were launched in December at the first of the BU-wide Fusion events. The Challenges are societally-led, encourage cross-School working and collaboration, and will be the main vehicle through which our research is presented externally in future.
To discuss how to take the Challenges forward and foster collaborative working, Matthew Bennett would like to talk to all staff interested in the Challenges. Matthew will spend an hour per Challenge either in the Costa in the Atrium or in the Costa in Studland House and invites you to join him to talk about the way forward for each theme.
The session times are listed below:
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Research Theme |
Date and Venue |
| Creative and Digital Economy | 11 January – 2.00 pm to 3.00 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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| Culture and Society | 12 January – 2.30 pm to 3.30 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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| Environmental Change and Biodiversity | 16 January – 2.00 pm to 3.00 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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| Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth | 18 January – 11.00 am to 12.00 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Studland House
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| Green Economy and Sustainability | 18 January – 4.00 pm to 5.00 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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| Recreation and Leisure | 19 January – 10.00 am to 11.00 amCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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| Health, Wellbeing and Aging | 25 January – 1.30 pm to 2.30 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Studland House
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| Technology and Design | 23 January – 4.00 pm to 5.00 pmCosta Coffee Shop, Poole House
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