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September 2019

Director's Update

We are anticipating a busy few months in the lead up to the end of the year at the N8 Research Partnership team. We also have a new Chair of the Board, Chris Day, and a new Chair of our Strategic Executive Group, Anthony Hollander, and we look forward to the burst of energy that new leadership brings.  


We’re excited about the formal launch of the EPSRC-funded DecarboN8 network, which aims to find new ways to decarbonise rapidly UK transport. We will be holding workshops in October to help scope out interesting research areas within our new priority themes of Child of the North and Clean and Productive Businesses and we will be bringing key partners and advocates together from across the N8 universities in November.
N8 AgriFood has its annual conference in October too; with a diverse range of contributions it’s set to be another excellent and thought-provoking event.  After a recent meeting with the Chief Scientific Advisor for the Home Office, N8 Policing Research Partnership has announced that the topic for the 2019 Policing Innovation Forum in November will be Knife Crime.

 
There are many opportunities to connect with us over the coming months; either at conferences such as the NP11 Summit in September and the Northern Economic Summit in November; or at visits to universities like Durham and Newcastle planned for September. Colleagues Nick Goldspink, Steve Parkinson and I look forward to meeting many of you and working together to ensure that the N8 Research Partnership continues to build on our track record of collaboration that benefits the North of England and beyond.

Annette

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