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the institute for advanced studies
the institute for advanced studiesias
“… ideas for a better world”
“To generate and disseminate innovative interdisciplinary responses to challenges facing Scotland and the UK within the next 20 years”
www.instituteforadvancedstudies.org.uk
addressing strategic issues of relevance to Scotland, and more widely
a physical space for unconstrained interdisciplinary thinking
working with the public, policy-makers, practitioners and end-users
marshalling existing knowledge and deploying research experience in fresh ways
the institute for advanced studies
From autumn 2010
a strategic partnership of Scottish universities and organisations who value knowledge exchange
initial university partners: Dundee, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Stirling and Strathclyde
with a new name to be announced shortly
located …
initially in purpose designed premises at the University of Strathclyde, then
either a permanent site
or moving every 3-5 years between universities or other sites (decided by Governing Board – possible refurbishment of accommodation as part of regeneration within a university
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occupying a clear niche in the knowledge exchange landscape, between Think Tanks (which lack knowledge resources) and typically mono-discipline research institutes
encouraging programmes with clear policy and practice implications, particularly for Scotland
programme format stimulates in-depth knowledge exchange and development over a period of time: e.g. three 2-4 day sessions with group contact in between
a typical programme includes some or all of: presentations and discussion workshops electronic-broadcast debates public lectures
Operation
Think Tanks (University) Research Institutesias
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Current programmes Brain imaging and its impact on society Cybercrime: a threat to all Future of news industries Pluralism in crisis
Women, punishment and community sanctions
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Programmes selected by committee whose members are nominated by Governing Board
Current call for proposals : see www.instituteforadvancedstudies.org.uk
Programmes should be led by multi-sector teams which must include academics from partner universities. All university staff may register interest in participating in programmes
Impact will be achieved through a linked chain of inputs, outputs and outcomes including International and multi-sector participants Programme reports and other publications, public engagement, new
collaborations Policy and practice informed by programmes, confidence in and profile for
Scotland’s capacity for collaboration and innovation
Programme selection, participation and impact
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Benefits for Scottish universities
promoting cross-discipline engagement, enhancing the collective capacity of Scottish universities
raising the profile of Scottish research internationally
dissemination of thinking via a range of routes, including those relevant for REF
promoting new collaborations, and therefore new research and KE income
a new mechanism for public engagement
early outputs encouraging, but timeline for some desired impacts will be longer than 6 months
universities will “take out what they put in”: funding activity of their own staff, working with and stimulated by members of other institutions and sectors
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Benefits for Government and for Scotland more widely
responding to drive for effective policy-making
recognising the range and types of evidence that need to be brought together
supporting co-production of policy
ability to address issues identified by third sector or business, and building teams around these
extracting added value from research already funded by the taxpayer
a mechanism for civic engagement
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Governance Structure
Professionalservices
ProgrammeCommittee
Manager
Director
Advisory Board
ProgrammeProposers
and Organisers
Programme delivery team
Governing Board
independent/rotating Chairnominees of partner HEIsrepresentatives of public sector, business and
third sector interests
advisors of international standingbusiness leaders & industrialists
Event assistant
ManagementTeam
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What the Institute is hosting and facilitating
international interdisciplinary enquiry by multi-institutional teams
addressing clear questions, marshalling and reconfiguring existing knowledge
a physical place to meet and work
holding sustained programmes over periods up to several months
engaging practitioners with researchers
networking to policy bodies and linkages to government
growing into a national initiative with critical mass and draw
What the Institute isn’t a place for pursuing independent
individual research (e.g. a “research hotel”)
limited to a narrow range of disciplines or themes
a virtual network
a single event or workshop
exclusively for academic research
a venue for conferences