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To find out more about Great Western Research and what we do, you can Click the video icon below to watch a short video , click the link below to read the recent article about GWR in the Independent , download some of our case studies, updates & newsletters , scroll down and follow the links listed below, or for more detailed enquiries ask us directly by using the "contact us" button in the left hand menu.
GWR is part of the Accelerator Consortium for Renewable Energy (ACRE) which aims to establish the South West as a beacon for research into renewable energy for the UK. Click on the ACRE logo below for details.
Links to more information about GWR Click on " About the project" on the left hand banner, or below for :
Video shorts of the GWR project and its research areas
The Latest GWR Update and Newsletter
The GWR Executive Review booklet
The GWR seminars and the GWR Access Grid
GWR at the Science & Innovation 2010 conference
The GWR Sustainability Exchange 2009
The GWR 2009 event in Westminster
Report on the Second GWR Research Symposium
Report on the First GWR Research Symposium
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GWR's work was presented at the Science & Innovation 2010 conference in London on 16th June.
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The Second GWR Research Symposium, January 20th 2010
" 2020 vision : I can see clearly now....? "
- GWR held a highly successful Second Research Symposium entitled " 2020 vision : I can see clearly now ...? " on January 20th 2010 at Hewlett Packard in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, to showcase GWR funded research projects in progress and to demonstrate the excellent research which is being funded by GWR here in the South West. Please click Here for the agenda, and HERE for the latest GWR update & newsletter which was distributed at the Symposium.
- Almost 100 delegates attended the Symposium, including GWR students, GWR academics and senior university officers together with representatives from HEFCE, the EPSRC and local business.
- Keynote speakers addressed the challenges of 2020 renewable energy targets, and demonstrated how GWR research projects are paving the way to meeting these targets.
- Workshop sessions showcased the work of GWR students and GWR Fellows in five of our Theme areas : Applied Maths and ICT , Creative Arts , Materials Science and Psychology.
- A student research poster competition open to all GWR PhD students attracted over 30 posters and offered a first prize of £100, with runner up prizes of £50 and £25. The competition was judged by Dr David Billington, executive director of GWR, Dr Vince Osgood director of economic impact for the EPSRC and Professor Mark Overton deputy vice-chancellor of Exeter University .
- The winning entry (from a very strong field) was " Opportunities, barriers and challenges for co-management of air pollution and carbon emissions in South West England" by Simon Baldwin.
- The second prize went to Jon Winfield , and the third prize to Andrew Rhead
- Networking time was programmed into the days events, and an interactive professional development session " beyond networking" was delivered during the afternoon by David stone of Guru Marketing.
- The latest GWR update & newsletter was distributed at the Symposium, and you can download your copy HERE.
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The GWR seminars and the GWR access Grid
GWR broadcast a series of seminars, lectures and workshops in Psychology, Sustainability, Materials and Creative Arts over the internet based Access Grid video conferencing system. If you wish to be informed by email 'alert' about the schedule and content of the various seminars, please contact Paul Hudson.
Please click on the links below for more details of our seminar series.
With funding from HEFCE , GWR has invested over £1M in the creation of 5 purpose built seminar/training suites at Universities across the South West. GWR seminars are delivered over the Access Grid system to Universities across the South West and recorded for archive purposes. You can stream these recordings from the individual links above.
For more information on the GWR Access Grid please click HERE
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GWR held a very successful event in Portcullis House, Westminster on the evening of 29th June which briefed MPs, members of the new government department BIS (which represents the areas previously in DIUS) representatives of the Research Councils, and the Technology Strategy Board about its activities.
GWR , Students, Fellows, Supervisors and Business Partners were joined by senior academics from across the South West and representatives of the SW-RDA and HEFCE at the meeting , which was kindly sponsored by Phil Willis MP Chair of the Commons Select Committee.
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