Challenge-led knowledge exchange funding is supported by the strategic research office of the University of Cambridge to promote knowledge exchange activities, foster knowledge uptake and engage with industrial partner to facilitate impact generation in the long term. The 2021 KEN funding specifically focuses on the agri-food sector, which has funded 5 collaborative projects where either new partnerships have been established or continuous collaboration has yielded new research outcome with significant industry input.
This workshop will showcase the outcome of the achievement of each individual projects and provide an opportunity to discuss further collaboration possibilities to transfer/transform the knowledge into societal benefits.
Programme
11.45–12.00 Light lunch to be provided
12.00–12.10 Xuemei Li: Welcome/KEN project introduction
12.10-12.30 Project reports: Ruchi Choudhary, Fumiya Iida, Fulvio Forni
12.30-12.45 Knowledge exchange: Helen Francis, Francesca Re Manning, Xuemei Li
12.45–13.00 Discussions: Challenges and Perspectives, Future collaboration opportunities (lead by Fumiya Iida)
Participants
Agriforwards CDT Students: (Grzegorz Sochacki, Elijah Almanzor)
Industry partners: Beko (Graham Andersen); Arm (Robert Iannello); Dogtooth;
Other partners: Payam Mehrshahi (Plant Science)
Venue
Maxwell Centre,
University of Cambridge, West Cambridge
JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE
Join us on ZOOM
Meeting ID: 831 2005 9147
Passcode: 207546
Please address all booking queries to Xuemei Li (xl467@cam.ac.uk). In-person attendees are welcomed, and the contact person would need to be informed in advance. If parking space is required, this can also be arranged. Please provide the car registration number to the contact person to allow for booking.
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