Extreme collaboration delivering solutions for a failing world.

三个理学院的学术人员组成的联盟。谢菲尔德大学的艺术与人文及社会科学（由副校长Ryan教授领导）将与伦敦时装学院（伦敦艺术大学）和触觉工厂（阿尔斯特大学）的同事合作，开发新技术和实施策略。科学家和工程师将为光催化和光伏材料的发展做出贡献。与艺术家和社会科学家的跨学科合作将构建以实验室为基础的活动，建立在以前的合作和确定的社会挑战的基础上，为我们寻求解决的挑战提供全面的方法。我们还寻求在整个开发过程中让所有主要利益相关者参与进来，包括政府机构、地方议会和最终用户，如公众和行业代表。这项研究的一个关键方面将是纳入一系列公众参与活动，以提高对这一新兴技术的认识（例如www.wonderland-sheffield.co.uk）。我们认为，这种接触对于确保以可行办法解决真实的世界问题至关重要。该小组过去的经验告诉我们，成功的合作工作的关键是持续的对话。各个研究领域的成果将通过各种方式向更广泛的学术界和公众传播。这些传播方法将包括会议文件、辩论、讲座、网页和讲习班。除了这些传统的传播方法外，我们还将寻求利用更现代的沟通方法，如社交网站、博客和移动的手机应用程序。此外，一系列跨领域的研讨会将成为向学术界和公众传播更广泛项目成果的机制，采用这些新技术将对生活质量产生直接的有益影响。空气污染物水平的降低可能会导致居住在人口密集的城市地区的人的预期寿命延长。光伏材料的广泛采用可以在未来几年提供安全可靠的便携式能源。这两种技术的引入也将增加英国实现几种空气污染物（其中一些英国目前预计会错过）和温室气体排放目标的可能性。

A consortium of academic staff within the three Faculties of Science., Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield (led by Prof Ryan, Pro-Vice Chancellor) will collaborate with colleagues from London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London) and the Tactility Factory (University of Ulster) to develop both new technologies and strategies for their implementation. The scientists and engineers will contribute to the development of the photocatalytic and photovoltaic materials. Cross-disciplinary collaboration with both artists and social scientists will frame the laboratory-based activities, building on previous collaborations and identified social challenges, providing us with a holistic approach to the challenges we seek to address. We also seek to engage all major stakeholders throughout the process of development, including government agencies, local councils, and end users such as the general public and industry representatives. A key aspect of this research will be the inclusion of a series of Public Engagement activities to raise awareness of this emerging technology (for example www.wonderland-sheffield.co.uk). We believe such engagement is vital to ensuring feasible solutions to real world problems. The past experience of the group teaches us that the key to successful, collaborative working is ongoing dialogue. The outputs of the individual research strands will be disseminated to the wider academic community and members of the general public through various means. These methods of dissemination will include conference papers, debates, lectures, web pages and workshops. Alongside these traditional methods of dissemination, we will also seek to utilise more contemporary methods of communication such as social networking sites, blogs and mobile phone applications. Furthermore, a cross-cutting seminar series will form a mechanism of dissemination for the outputs of the wider project to both the academic community and the general public.The introduction of these new technologies would have a direct, beneficial effect on the quality of lives. A reduction in the levels of air borne pollutants could result in an increased life expectancy for those living in densely populated urban areas. The widespread introduction of photovoltaic materials could provide a secure and reliable source of portable energy in the years to come. The introduction of both these technologies would also increase the likelihood of the UK achieving emissions targets for several air borne pollutants (some of which the UK is currently expected to miss) and greenhouse gases.