5th - 7th May, 2014
co-hosted with ICCAS, BUCT and the University of Bradford
venue: ICCAS Beijing
A UK-China Advanced Materials Research Institute event
A programme can be found here: Programme outline 22 April.pdf
· Bringing together Chinese and UK scientists and invited industrialists who are interested in Advanced Materials (for healthcare - and beyond) – i.e. we are retaining a healthcare thrust, but broadening this to other areas for advanced materials exploitation.
· Creating an opportunity for UK and Chinese collaborators, many of whom are involved in joint research programmes or bids, to develop further links, bids and projects.
Sessions will include a formal opening, then technical presentations aimed particularly at reflecting gaps and opportunities - with a view to joint research, researcher exchanges, bids (in UK, in China or joint calls) and potential collaborative projects with industry. There will again be a special Research Exchange session.
On Tuesday 6 May there will be a Workshop ‘Creating and Taking Opportunities’ to develop ideas (this has been a very energising feature of our previous workshops in China and the UK), where we form groups to develop further opportunities or ideas. These will include:
(i) Industry needs -Company interests and opportunities for collaboration
(ii) science & Technology Bureau – opportunities to support projects/ developments
(iii) project discussions, inc the new MRC/MOST joint project due to start
(iv) Researcher Exchange opportunities
(v) joint research students, inc bids to Chinese Scholarship Council, etc
(vi) new bid opportunities?
(vii) joint publications discussion
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford, Prof Brian Cantor FREng will give a short closing address on Tuesday, before hosting a banquet for the Workshop.
On Wednesday morning there is a visit to the Life Science Park in the Zhongguancun Science Park.
On Wednesday afternoon Prof Phil Coates FREng will give a lecture at BUCT on Knowledge Transfer: Research Collaborations between University and Industry