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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"
align="center"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The Knowledge
Exchange Challenge
</span></u></b><b><span style="COLOR:
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src="cid:part1.08010301.02060803@strath.ac.uk"
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">What aspects
of your research can be used in
Knowledge Exchange?
</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Would you like
to increase income in KE?</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">What’s in it
for you?</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black;
FONT-SIZE: 13pt">The </span><span
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">KE
<font color="#000000">Spring C</font></span><span
style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13pt">hallenge
will take you on a journey of discovering
the KE world, understanding what KE means
for your faculty, the support available,
exploring ideas and challenges and to help
identify what aspects of your research can
be used in KE. Following the format of the
Summer Grant Challenge the aim is to get you
to a point where you are in a position to
produce a proposal to a funder. To support
you,
</span><b><span style="COLOR: #1f497d;
FONT-SIZE: 13pt">VD Dr Tony Mulholland, VD
Professor Rein Ulijn, Strathclyde
academics and members of the RKES team</span></b><span
style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13pt"> will
facilitate 3 KE events running in March,
April and May which we will provide you with
a framework of interventions such as; peer
review sessions, information sessions
</span><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE:
13pt">from experts and academics, plus peer
</span><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE:
13pt">support groups in-between the events.
We will also provide a mechanism to review
outputs and challenges of this process. We
would encourage you to attend all three
events. Buffet lunch is included. Please see
details of all 3 events:- </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Event 1 - 28<sup>th</sup>
March 1.30-4pm</span>.</u>
</b><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC1"
target="_blank">BOOK NOW</a> </span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Outcomes/Objectives</u></b></p>
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<ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Understand what KE is
and what it means for each faculty. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">An awareness of the
funding mechanisms available. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Understand how to
identify external partners / collaborators.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Appreciate the benefits
of participating in KE to the University,
the external environment and your research
area / team.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">An awareness of the
services offered by RKES to support
Knowledge Exchange.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Awareness of development
opportunities and networking opportunities
that will help you be more successful in all
aspects of KE.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Establish small peer to
peer groups to support each other between
events and throughout the KE challenge.</li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Peer Group discussion
outcomes:</p>
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<ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Identify how you can
best engage in a KE programme of activity
depending on your research area.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Identify ideas and
opportunities for a potential pre-proposal
or a plan for KE income generation.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Identify how this
activity can benefit the University, society
and the economy.</li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Post event 1:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To start to prepare
pre-proposals / proposals / plans (finding out
who/why an external organisation may be
interested in their research, what aspects of
their research can be used etc). To bring
one/two page proposals to the second event
which should include plans of how you will
engage with business.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Event 2 -26<sup>th</sup>
April 1.30-4pm.</span></u></b><b><span
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
</span></b><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE:
14pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC2"
target="_blank">BOOK NOW</a></span></u></b></p>
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC2"
target="_blank">http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC2</a></p>
</span></u></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Outcomes/Objectives</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Gain feedback and review
from experts and peers on your proposal /
plans.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Understand what can make
your proposal / plans stronger, more
engaging.
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Appreciate successful
techniques from an experienced academic in
KE.
</li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Post event 2:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">By the 22<sup>nd</sup> May
deadline, to have made contact with funders
and external participants, attended networking
events to identify potential partners and
finalise proposals plans. To bring along final</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Proposals to event 3. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
#1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Event 3 - 22<sup>nd</sup>
May 1.30-4pm.</span></u></b><b><span
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span></b><b><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
<u><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC3"
target="_blank">BOOK NOW</a></u></span></b></p>
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target="_blank">http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC3</a></p>
</span></span></u></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Outcomes/Objectives:</u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Understand how to deliver
successful KE programmes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gain feedback and review
from experts and peers on your final proposal
/ plans.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Appreciate your own and
others challenges in this process and ideas to
overcome obstacles.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Share any successful
outputs of your KE activity so far with peers.</p>
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