[Academic] Fwd: Invitation to Pathways to Imapact Meeting - Tuesday, 4th September 2012 - Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow City of Science and the Research Councils UK Impact Agenda

[Rob Martin]

Dear All,

Notice of a meeting at 4pm on Sept 4th. It would be good to have some 
attendees. Could you let me know if you want to attend - by end of 
tomorrow? The notice is crazily short but this is the first I remember 
knowing of this.

Regards,

Rob


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Subject: 	Invitation to Pathways to Imapact Meeting - Tuesday, 4th 
September 2012 - Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow City of Science and the 
Research Councils UK Impact Agenda
Date: 	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:38:25 +0100
From: 	Louisa Brown <louisa.brown at glasgowsciencecentre.org>



*_Sent on behalf of Dr Stephen Breslin, Chief Executive_*

*__*

Dear Colleague,

*Glasgow Science Centre, /Glasgow City of Science/ and the Research 
Councils UK Impact Agenda*

**

I am writing to introduce myself as the new Chief Executive of the 
Glasgow Science Centre.  I was attracted to take up the position because 
of the remarkable opportunities there are to raise the awareness and 
appreciation of science among our fellow citizens in Glasgow and across 
Scotland. I am particularly keen to have many more exhibits/displays in 
the Science Centre that illustrate and celebrate the success of our 
local research community.  At the same time all the funders of research 
are seeking more effective ways of communicating to the wider public the 
results, applications and policy implications of the science emerging 
from the teams they support.

Accordingly, following conversations with colleagues involved with 
/Glasgow City of Science/ we thought that it would be useful to approach 
the research leaders in our local universities to discuss how the 
Glasgow Science Centre and /Glasgow City of Science/ can give the best 
possible support to research groups in the city to raise their public 
profile and convey to the public the excitement, the importance and the 
relevance of their research.

The Glasgow Science Centre has had 10 years of experience of enthusing 
its visitors about science. Recently we have held regular “Meet the 
Scientist” sessions where individual groups of university researchers 
come to talk to our weekend visitors about their research.  We are very 
willing to extend and develop this model to maximise the opportunities 
for the visitors to the Science Centre to learn about the exciting 
science that is going on in our city.  The Science Centre is an ideal 
location for engaging the public and our science communicators can 
provide help and advice on the presentation of the science. Our outreach 
teams also have valuable experience of delivering science in other 
locations in the city and region and we would be very happy to 
collaborate with the universities in the development of suitable 
exhibits and events to explain and publicise their research at locations 
across the West of Scotland. The aim would be to greatly increase public 
interest and support for research and address part of the Impact Agenda 
promoted by the major funders of research.

To move this agenda forward I would like to invite you to a meeting at 
the Glasgow Science Centre at *4pm on Tuesday 4^th September*. Dr Mari 
Williams of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 
(BBSRC) has agreed to give a presentation on how the BBSRC is attempting 
to promote pathways to impact. Dr. Williams was the Research Councils UK 
(RCUK) representative on the HEFCE Steering Group for the REF impact 
assessment pilot. She will illustrate her talk with some of the impact 
cases now on the BBSRC website 
[http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/research/impact/impact-index.aspx]. There will 
also be presentations by Dr. Robin Hoyle (Director of Science at the 
Glasgow Science Centre) and Dr. Heather Reid (/Glasgow City of Science/) 
as well as ample opportunities for questions and discussion.

I very much hope that you will be able to attend this meeting and *if 
you wish to invite any other colleagues to attend they would be most 
welcome*.  The meeting should last about an hour and will be followed by 
a wine reception which will provide good networking opportunities and a 
chance to see some of the Science Centre’s exhibits.

Please reply to Louisa Brown (louisa.brown at glasgowsciencecentre.org 
<mailto:louisa.brown at glasgowsciencecentre.org>) indicating who will be 
attending from your organisation/group.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Stephen Breslin

Chief Executive

**

*Louisa Brown*
*Office Manager & PA to Chief Executive***

Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA

Tel:0141 420 5038
Fax:0141 420 5011
Email: louisa.brown at glasgowsciencecentre.org 
<mailto:louisa.brown at glasgowsciencecentre.org>
http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org <http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/>

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