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    Rob<br>
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                          align="center"><b><u><span style="COLOR:
                                #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The Knowledge
                                Exchange Challenge
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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?
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                        <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>
                        <b><u>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><a
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                                href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC1"
                                target="_blank">http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC1</a></p>
                          </u></b><b><u><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Outcomes/Objectives</u></b></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span
                                style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span></u></b> </p>
                        <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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <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>
                        <b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
                              <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                              <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                  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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><strong></strong> </p>
                        <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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <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>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <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>
                        <b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                                <p class="MsoNormal"><a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC3"
                                    target="_blank">http://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=KEC3</a></p>
                              </span></span></u></b>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Outcomes/Objectives:</u></b></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                        <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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