SEPNet IPS Fellowship (Main host proposal from Portsmouth)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Portsmouth
Department Name: Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Abstract
SEPnet (South East Physics network) partners seek support for a 1.0FTE IPS Fellowship to extend over 4 years from 1st August 2014 to 31 July 2018 (SEPnet funding from HEFCE extends to July 2018) to work across the 9 SEPnet Physics departments at the universities of Portsmouth, Sussex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Southampton, Surrey, Queen Mary University of London and Royal Holloway University of London and The Open University. The Fellow will be co-located in STFC funded research groups in the Universities of Portsmouth and Sussex with direct line management undertaken by Portsmouth but will spend half their time working with STFC funded researchers in the other 7 SEPnet partner departments.
The IPS Fellow will use their significant experience of the commercial world as well as an in-depth understanding of STFC areas of emphasis to focus on moving ideas and technology from research into economic impact outside academia, namely: developing commercial opportunities for exploitation of technologies derived from STFC funded research; capitalising upon existing IP and developing new IP; identifying opportunities for collaboration between funding and non-funding partners and identifying opportunities to transfer colleagues' knowledge and capability to academic disciplines outside traditional STFC areas. It is not a research post so, other than providing up to 4 hours per week of teaching within the SEPnet Graduate School on Leadership, Employability and Entrepreneurship and developing bespoke on-line resources on these topics, the Fellow will focus entirely on developing SEPnet departments' capacity for technology and knowledge transfer.
The IPS Fellow will benefit from the experience of the current IPS Fellow located at SEPnet's recently joined partner, The Open University, and from the IPS Fellow located in SUPA (Scottish Universities' Physics Alliance) - Avril Manners, Director of SUPA, is a member of SEPnet Independent Advisory Committee. The Fellow will also benefit from engagement with SEPnet's Employer Liaison Director and her team of 9 Officers (located in each department) to enable links with relevant businesses. Furthermore the Fellow will be expected to integrate into STFC's Innovations Club and participate in TSB's on-line innovation fora and to identify useful meetings and workshops to enable networking and to keep abreast of developments in innovation and KT.
The Fellow will make significant and regular use of SEPnet's infrastructure for virtual meetings and engagement with STFC researchers across the consortium as well as visiting for face-to-face meetings as required, prioritising those with pending or active collaborations in the first instance.
The Fellow will submit biannual reports and present at half yearly meetings as required.
The IPS Fellow will use their significant experience of the commercial world as well as an in-depth understanding of STFC areas of emphasis to focus on moving ideas and technology from research into economic impact outside academia, namely: developing commercial opportunities for exploitation of technologies derived from STFC funded research; capitalising upon existing IP and developing new IP; identifying opportunities for collaboration between funding and non-funding partners and identifying opportunities to transfer colleagues' knowledge and capability to academic disciplines outside traditional STFC areas. It is not a research post so, other than providing up to 4 hours per week of teaching within the SEPnet Graduate School on Leadership, Employability and Entrepreneurship and developing bespoke on-line resources on these topics, the Fellow will focus entirely on developing SEPnet departments' capacity for technology and knowledge transfer.
The IPS Fellow will benefit from the experience of the current IPS Fellow located at SEPnet's recently joined partner, The Open University, and from the IPS Fellow located in SUPA (Scottish Universities' Physics Alliance) - Avril Manners, Director of SUPA, is a member of SEPnet Independent Advisory Committee. The Fellow will also benefit from engagement with SEPnet's Employer Liaison Director and her team of 9 Officers (located in each department) to enable links with relevant businesses. Furthermore the Fellow will be expected to integrate into STFC's Innovations Club and participate in TSB's on-line innovation fora and to identify useful meetings and workshops to enable networking and to keep abreast of developments in innovation and KT.
The Fellow will make significant and regular use of SEPnet's infrastructure for virtual meetings and engagement with STFC researchers across the consortium as well as visiting for face-to-face meetings as required, prioritising those with pending or active collaborations in the first instance.
The Fellow will submit biannual reports and present at half yearly meetings as required.
Organisations
- University of Portsmouth (Lead Research Organisation)
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NCH) (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- South East Physics Network (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
Robert Nichol (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Nichol B. C.
(2021)
A quantum network of entangled optical atomic clocks
in arXiv e-prints
Deaconu C.
(2020)
A search for ultrahigh-energy neutrinos associated with astrophysical sources using the third flight of ANITA
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration N
(2020)
Adjusting Neutrino Interaction Models and Evaluating Uncertainties using NOvA Near Detector Data
in arXiv e-prints
Acero M
(2020)
Adjusting neutrino interaction models and evaluating uncertainties using NOvA near detector data
in The European Physical Journal C
Acero M. A.
(2021)
An Improved Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters by the NOvA Experiment
in arXiv e-prints
Foreman W
(2020)
Calorimetry for low-energy electrons using charge and light in liquid argon
in Physical Review D
Allison P
(2020)
Constraints on the diffuse flux of ultrahigh energy neutrinos from four years of Askaryan Radio Array data in two stations
in Physical Review D
Abbott T
(2020)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing
in Physical Review D
Abed Abud A.
(2021)
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report
in arXiv e-prints
Description | We have develop relationships with external companies to explore the exploitation of our research. We submitted one several IPS proposals and reached the second stage in some cases. We have won STFC Opportunity Funding to work with cardiology data Following up on company links from DISCnet placements (www.discnet.org.uk) has been fruitful |
Exploitation Route | We are sharing the outputs of our work on smart meters and in the health sector with a view to finding partners to progress this work. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Energy Healthcare Security and Diplomacy |
Description | The IPS fellow (Gill Prosser) is part funded by STFC, SEPnet and the university of Portsmouth. We have identified some key areas of industrial collaboration within the themes of health, environment and future and emerging technology and are developing business and academic collaborations e.g. energy supply companies, NHS Trusts. Gill has also become involved in following up placements obtained for discnet (www.discnet.org.uk). Gill has now become a part-time permanent member of the ICG staff and continue her innovation support |
Sector | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
Impact Types | Societal Economic |
Description | Developing synergies between transient astronomy and early medical intervention |
Amount | £71,270 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/S002308/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2018 |
End | 03/2019 |
Description | CommonSensing |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Department | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Working with the School of Earth Environmental Studies (SEES) on UNITAR funded project, through the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme using remote sensing to detect, map and model impacts of natural hazards associated with climate change in small island states (SIDS) in the Pacific. We provide data expertise especially in making maps based on our DES experience. |
Collaborator Contribution | Access to data |
Impact | Still ongoing |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Kings College Hospital Trust |
Organisation | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NCH) |
Department | Cardiology |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise and skills in data science based on astronomical data analysis techniques |
Collaborator Contribution | Access to unique cardiology data including clinical expertise in interpreting any data analysis results |
Impact | results still being analysed but looking profitable to find better treatments especially for emergency medicine |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Molegazer |
Organisation | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Arising from a Cancer ResearchUK sandpit event the Molegazer collaboration aims to develop early detection of melanoma from time-series analyses of naevi evolution using techniques developed in super nova astronomy |
Collaborator Contribution | The School of Astronomy and Physics at Southampton are collaborators with us on Super Novae research. Oxford University Hospital Trust are the problem owners and have provided images for initial analysis as well as clinical knowledge. |
Impact | Proposals to Welcome Trust and CRUK both unsuccessful |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Molegazer |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Arising from a Cancer ResearchUK sandpit event the Molegazer collaboration aims to develop early detection of melanoma from time-series analyses of naevi evolution using techniques developed in super nova astronomy |
Collaborator Contribution | The School of Astronomy and Physics at Southampton are collaborators with us on Super Novae research. Oxford University Hospital Trust are the problem owners and have provided images for initial analysis as well as clinical knowledge. |
Impact | Proposals to Welcome Trust and CRUK both unsuccessful |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Finding Value in Data |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | In conjunction with the South Coast Centre of Excellence (SCCoE) for Satellite Applications Catapult (19th April 2018 at UoP). Attendees included representative from large companies (BAe, DSTL) and local SMEs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |