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Engineering for Life Research Network

生命工程研究网络

基本信息

批准号：
EP/H000275/1
负责人：
Christopher Care
金额：
$ 89.39万
依托单位：
Sheffield Hallam University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2009 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FH000275%2F1
关键词：
Engineering Life Research Network

项目摘要

The Engineering for Life Research Network (ELReN) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) will span the boundaries of the University's research structures. The Network will create multidisciplinary teams to find pioneering ways to enhance peoples' lives. In particular, it will address problems related to the following three themes (i) rehabilitation and assisted living (ii) sport, physical activity and medicine and (iii) sustainability. The ELReN will be centred on the following research centres: Materials and Engineering, Art and Design, Sport and Exercise Science, Biomedical, Communication and Computing. These centres have a combined turnover in excess of 10M per annum. A key strategy of the project is to promote an active dialogue within the SHU research community to foster mutual understanding and then build on this understanding either to tackle old problems in new ways, or to identify entirely new paradigms, research strategies and technologies The aims of the ELReN will be achieved in the following manner: 1. Ideas Generators and Ideas Fairs: Researchers will meet in an externally facilitated environment to explore research ideas based around the three themes of the Network. Involvement of stakeholders in the development process will include industrialists and a market place of expert users .2. The Ideas Generators will identify 10 multidisciplinary projects which will receive seed corn funding. The support will be awarded to allow proof of concept development of research ideas; this will allow researchers to generate cross disciplinary projects to apply for larger funding awards from prestigious funders.3. Reflection on and assessment of interdisciplinary teams. A Network Facilitator will be appointed, one of whose role will be the leadership of the reflective observational assessments of the operation of the Network4. Communication and Dissemination Events > Field Laboratories: Existing and developing ideas will be installed at carefully selected 'field labs'. These may be in hospitals, public spaces, University open spaces, leisure areas etc. The field labs will be used to test research ideas in situ and to raise awareness and promote the work of ELReN > Research cafs: Regular networking events to create an active interdisciplinary community. These will include a high profile seminar programme with external speakers in easily accessible venues. > Annual Conferences: The Network will hold annual conferences to disseminate its activities to a wider community and also stimulate new interdisciplinary activity > Electronic media; a range of electronic media will be used to promote the activities of the Network. 5. Working facilitation groups: A Network Executive Committee will ensure the network achieves its goals. A Network Advisory Board of external representatives will provide independent critique of the project and will also be encouraged to contribute to the Away Days and Ideas Generators. The proposed network will have a highly significant impact on interdisciplinary research activity within the University. It is expected that the research which emerges from the Network will attract funding from a range of sources including RCUK, NIHR, the EU, TSB and through direct commercialisation through support mechanisms such as RDA Proof of Concept funds. It aims to have attracted additional external funding of 3M within one year of the completion of the project, giving an overall leverage for the project of approximately 5:1. Longer-term, ELReN will embed cultural change and leave a legacy of interdisciplinary research teams working in new and innovative research directions; each of these teams will be expected to be gaining strong external recognition. It is hoped that ELReN will provide an exemplar of interdisciplinary working which will have national and international recognition for its methods of working

谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学（SHU）的生命工程研究网络（ELReN）将跨越该大学研究结构的边界。该网络将建立多学科小组，寻找改善人民生活的开拓性方法。特别是，它将解决与以下三个主题相关的问题（i）康复和辅助生活（ii）运动、体育活动和医学以及（iii）可持续性。ELReN将集中在以下研究中心：材料与工程，艺术与设计，体育与运动科学，生物医学，通信和计算。这些中心每年的总营业额超过1 000万美元。该项目的一个关键战略是促进SHU研究界之间的积极对话，以促进相互理解，然后在这种理解的基础上，以新的方式解决老问题，或确定全新的范式，研究战略和技术ELReN的目标将以以下方式实现：1.创意生成器和创意博览会：研究人员将在外部便利的环境中会面，围绕网络的三个主题探索研究思路。利益相关者参与开发过程将包括工业家和专家用户市场。创意产生者将确定10个多学科项目，这些项目将获得玉米种子资金。提供支持的目的是对研究想法进行概念验证;这将使研究人员能够开展跨学科项目，以向著名资助者申请更大的资助奖项。3.对跨学科团队的反思与评价。将任命一名网络协调员，其职责之一将是领导对网络运作的反思性观察评估4。交流和推广活动>现场实验室：现有和发展中的想法将被安装在精心挑选的“现场实验室”。这些可能是在医院，公共场所，大学开放空间，休闲区等领域的实验室将被用来测试研究思路在原地，提高认识，促进ELReN >研究咖啡馆的工作：定期网络活动，以创建一个活跃的跨学科社区。这些活动将包括在交通便利的地点举办一个高规格的研讨会，由外部发言人主讲。>年度会议：该网络将举行年度会议，向更广泛的社区宣传其活动，并鼓励新的跨学科活动>电子媒体;将使用一系列电子媒体来促进该网络的活动。5.工作促进小组：网络执行委员会将确保网络实现其目标。一个由外部代表组成的网络咨询委员会将对该项目提出独立的批评，并鼓励他们为“休假日”和“创意生成器”做出贡献。拟议的网络将对大学内的跨学科研究活动产生非常重大的影响。预计该网络产生的研究将吸引来自一系列来源的资金，包括RCUK，NIHR，欧盟，TSB，并通过RDA概念验证基金等支持机制直接商业化。它的目标是在项目完成后一年内吸引3 M的额外外部资金，使项目的总体杠杆率约为5：1。从长远来看，ELReN将嵌入文化变革，并留下跨学科研究团队在新的和创新的研究方向工作的遗产;这些团队中的每一个都有望获得强有力的外部认可。希望ELReN将提供一个跨学科工作的范例，其工作方法将得到国家和国际的承认。