Date and time
Tuesday, June 10 · 12:30 - 4:30 pm GMT+1. Doors at 12:20 pm
Location
University of Bristol School of Chemistry
Cantock's Close Bristol BS8 1TS United Kingdom
Good to know
Highlights
- 4 hours
- In-person
- Paid venue parking
- Doors at 12:20 PM
Refund Policy
Refunds up to 7 days before the event
Car Parking
There is limited pay-and-display street parking around the School of Chemistry on nearby University Road and Woodland Road. There is also a long-stay NCP car park nearby on Trenchard Street: www.bristol.gov.uk/parking/trenchardstreet-long-stay-car-park
Vehicle Charging
To find your nearest electric car charging facilities, please visit www.zap-map.com/live/
Park & Ride
Park & Ride: Park and Ride services allow you to park without difficulty on the outskirts of the city. A bus transports you to the city centre. For further information, please visit: www.travelwest.info/parkandride
Taxi
By Taxi: V Cars: +44 (0)117 925 2626 www.v-cars.com/locations/bristol
Train
By Train: Bristol Temple Meads is the closest main train station, 1.2 miles and a 25-minute walk away from the venue. Alternatively, you can use local buses, taxis located outside the station or an e-scooter to transport you to the venue
Bus
Bus services stop is a short walk away from the School of Chemistry: Services 1, 2, 2a, 8 and 72 all run from Temple Meads train station, and services 3 and 4 run from the city centre. Timetables: www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west.
Cycling to the event
There are racks available for locking up your bike at the bottom of Cantock’s Close. More can be found outside 1-9 Old Park Hill
E-Scooter travel
Voi e-scooters operate in the Bristol area and are a great way to get around the city. The nearest parking spot is located on Woodland Road. You will need the app on your phone and a driving licence to use them: www.voi.com.
Other transport options
Other Transport: Please visit the following website for further information on other ways to travel to the university: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maps/directions/
About this event
Manufacturing is a critical sector in the UK, employing over 2.6 million and contributing ~9% of GDP to the UK economy. With the race to net zero, heightened geopolitical uncertainty, rapid technological advances and continuous disruptions to supply chains, remaining competitive is increasingly challenging.
Against the backdrop of these challenges, there is a need for stronger collaboration between industry and academia to drive continuous innovation and solve the more complex problems of today and of the future. The benefits of industry-academia collaboration are symbiotic.
Through the combination of sector- and discipline-specific knowledge and expertise, these partnerships enable industry and academic groups to work together and co-design research programmes which will inform and underpin the industry’s response to these challenges. Such partnerships will allow a broad spectrum of opportunities, including:
- Shared knowledge and skills
- New research-informed opportunities for innovation and commercialisation
- Embedding world-leading research with manufacturing practice
- Access to additional research and innovation funding routes
- Access to world-leading resources, including state of the art technology and equipment (e.g. Bristol Digital Futures Institute, Isambard AI)
- Access to world-leading staff and students at the University of Bristol
- Co-design educational programmes to create the workforce of the future
The aim of this event is to bring together the manufacturing community with the University of Bristol Business School, a leading Business School in the UK, to develop and drive forward a collaborative, interdisciplinary research agenda. In doing so, the event will showcase success stories, facilitate panel discussions, and provide information on funding opportunities and other routes to collaborative research.
Event Overview [detailed agenda to follow]
- An introduction to the University of Bristol Business School (Professor Brian Squire, Dean of the University of Bristol Business School)
- Outline of key industry challenges - Make UK
- Research and Facility Showcase – University of Bristol Business School
- Panel discussion on the cross-sector perceptions of the challenges and how and what research can inform the industry’s response to these challenges
- Collaborative Funding Routes and Opportunities
- Summing up and next steps
Registration: To register, please follow the link to purchase tickets
Ticket Costs:
Make UK members £20
Non-Make UK members £30
There is limited opportunity to display a single pop-up/banner at cost (please select and pay on checkout)
Registration closes on the 20th of May
Click the link below to reserve a spot!
