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13 June 2017, 2-4pm Venue TBC Innovation and enterprise funding routes can be a significant and rewarding - but often overlooked - alternative to traditional funding sources. This session, delivered by Kent Innovation and Enterprise (KIE), will increase your understanding of the innovation and enterprise landscape, including Innovate UK and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), and how

Understanding Intellectual Property and Copyright 7 June 2017, 12-2pm Venue TBC In the digital age the question of intellectual capital has becoming increasingly complex. Trying to identify the ‘originator’ of an idea or theory is difficult enough, but is made more complicated still if that idea or theory leads to financial benefit. Fortunately, here at Kent we have two expert

The Award Winning Julie Bayley Two years ago we held the first of our 'Maximising Impact' events. Shortly after, we invited the Award Winning Julie Bayley (Coventry) to talk us about 'what works' when it comes to impact. Julie has a refreshingly open and approachable take on impact, and listening to her speak gives hope to all who are confused and intimidated by impact. Last Wednesday we held

A large hadron collider. Come on: you know you want one. It has come to our attention that some people may be swayed by the promises of R&D investment made by the major parties when it comes to voting in the general election on June 8th. Both Labour and the Conservatives have promised to increase spending on research and development to 3% of GDP, and the Lib Dems have pledged to 'double' R&D

Dr Richard Guest Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITNs) are one of the most popular schemes within Horizon 2020, and it’s easy to see why: they offer an opportunity for the recruitment of talented early career researchers to be trained in any discipline, whilst also enabling them to flex their wings across national and sectoral boundaries. However, this popularity comes

Call that a name? Delegates at the Praxis MacPraxface Conference 2016 have a go at renaming the organisation Exciting news has reached us about a new naming competition. As you know, there's nothing we like more than a naming competition. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? I think the success of NERC's boat-naming scheme, and the subsequent competition to rename David Attenborough,