Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering (GRPe) Conference
The Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering (GRPe) is a major programme in collaborative research enabled by investment from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), and involving the four universities in the west of Scotland:
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- University of Strathclyde
- University of the West of Scotland
Formed over five years ago, GRPe is building world class research capability under three Joint Research Institutes (JRIs):
- Electronics, Communications and Power Systems (ECPS)
- Environmental, Infrastructure and Transportation Engineering (EIT)
- Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Bioengineering (MSB)
Conference
To mark the five-year anniversary of this partnership, GRPe is hosting a one-day conference in Glasgow on 19June 2013 to highlight the best of the research outputs from the cohort of talented postgraduate research students supported by the initiative.
Programme
9.00am:
Registration & Coffee
9.45am:
Welcome
9.45am
: JRI in Electronic, Communications and Power Systems
Chair: Professor Ivan Andonovic, University of Strathclyde
11.15am:
Refreshments
11.30am:
JRI in Environmental, Infrastructure and Transportation Engineering
Chair: Professor Bill Sloan, University of Glasgow
1.00pm:
Lunch & Exhibition of Research Posters
2.30pm:
JRI in Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Bioengineering
Chair: Professor Simon Wheeler, University of Glasgow
4.00pm:
Refreshments
4.15pm:
GRPe: A Framework for Excellence
Professor Steve Beaumont, University of Glasgow (GRP-e Director)
4.45pm:
Final Remarks & Close
Registration
Please register at the GRP-e Eventbrite page. This event is free to attend, though places are limited.
June 19, 2013 at Glasgow Science Centre
