Newcastle University

China Day

Research Funding and Collaboration between the UK and China

On Monday, 5 October 2009 a China Day was held in the Research Beehive at Newcastle University.  This event was organised by Newcastle University, ONE North East and Knowledge House.  The purpose was to bring UK researchers together to share contacts, opportunities and best practice with academics who already have collaborative links with Chinese partners.  Designed to reach those interested in developing links with China, the event alerted researchers to the wide range of funding opportunities for facilitating links with Chinese partners, and also demonstrated how researchers can identify potential Chinese partners and what practical support is available.

Photo Gallery:

• Photos from the China Day event

Presentations:

• Overview of the Chinese Research Landscape (PDF: 381KB) - Dr Peter Garson, Newcastle University
• Overview of ONE North East’s initiatives in China (PDF: 375KB) – Mr Kevin Aisbitt, ONE North East

Case studies of successful collaborations:

• Professor Carlo Leifert (PDF: 407KB), School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University
• Dr Yaodong Wang (PDF: 1.9MB), Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research, Newcastle University
• Professor Dave Petley (PDF: 981KB), Department of Geography, Durham University
• Dr Wen Tang (PDF: 333KB), School of Computing, Teesside University

Funding opportunities for realising research links:

• UK and other funds (PDF: 452KB) - Susan Mitchell and Gwen Averley, Newcastle University
• EU funds (PDF: 449KB) – Deirdre Dodd, Newcastle University

Finding partners and getting support:

• Finding partners and getting support (PDF: 821KB)- Deirdre Dodd (Newcastle University), Martin Hamilton (University of Leeds), Mark Jackson (Knowledge House), Peter Garson (Newcastle University)