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HUMANE Study Visit – University of Edinburgh

Change and Stability: How innovation works in Higher Education

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Venue: St Leonard’s Hall, Pollock Halls, 18 Holyrood Park Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5AY

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

17:30

Registration and coffee

18:00

Study Visit Welcome:

Welcome from HUMANE

 

Welcome from The University of Edinburgh

Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE

 

Catherine Martin, Vice-Principal Corporate Services; Leigh Chalmers, Vice-Principal and University Secretary, The University of Edinburgh, UK

18:30

Introduction to Edinburgh, traditions and context

Niall Bradley, Deputy Director Marketing (Communications & Marketing), The University of Edinburgh, UK

19:00

Evening reception in St Leonard’s Hall on the Pollock Estate

19:45

Welcome Dinner & Networking

21:30

Close

Thursday, 28 November 2024 – Morning

Venue: Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

09:00

Study Visit Welcome

  • Welcome & Strategy 2030 Overview
  • People
  • Research
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Social & Civic Responsibility
  • Edinburgh & South East City Region Deal

Catherine Martin, Vice-Principal Corporate Services; James Saville, Director of Human Resources; Lorna Thomson, Director of Edinburgh Research Office; Lucy Evans, Deputy Secretary, Students; Gemma Gourlay, Head of Social Impact, Department Social Responsibility & Sustainability, The University of Edinburgh, UK

10:00

Edinburgh Innovations – a sector based approach to partnership with industry

Susan Bodie, Head of Business Development, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

10:45

Coffee & Networking

11:15

Introduction to Bayes (Industry Co-location and Entrepreneurship): innovation hub for Artificial Intelligence and data science

Neil McGillivray, Chief Operating Officer; Duncan Martin, Director of Entrepreneurship; Ruth King, Thomas Bayes’ Chair of Statistics; Director of the Bayes Centre, Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh, UK

12:15

Driving innovation in our Educational Offering: planned and emergent strategies

Jenny Britton, Director of Executive Development, Edinburgh Business School; Alison Muckersie, Programme Lead, Data Skills Gateway (Data-Driven Innovation Programe); Will Chicken, Director of Professional Services, Edinburgh Business School, The University of Edinburgh, UK

13:00

Lunch at Bayes

Thursday, 28 November 2024 – Afternoon

Venue: University of Edinburgh Business School, 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JS

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

14:15

A journey towards KPIs

Rona Smith, Deputy Secretary, Governance and Strategic Planning, The University of Edinburgh, UK

15:00

UoE Carbon Sequestration Forests & Peatlands Programme: Opportunities and Lessons Learned

Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility & Sustainability, The University of Edinburgh, UK

15:45

Coffee & Networking

16:15

The University and Old College Capital – our story

Andrea Young, Head of Investment, Old College Capital (Edinburgh Innovations), UK

17:00

Panel Session: Outcomes & Contribution – “Why does it matter to us, and our Region?”

  • Economic Growth
  • Porous University
  • University of Edinburgh Objectives
  • Modernisation
  • Reflections & Challenges

Catherine Martin, Vice-Principal Corporate Services; Leigh Chalmers, Vice-Principal and University Secretary; Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility & Sustainability; Andrea Young, Head of Investment, Old College Capital (Edinburgh Innovations); Rona Smith, Deputy Secretary, Governance and Strategic Planning, The University of Edinburgh, UK

 

Hosted by :

 

Neil McGillivray, Chief Operating Officer, Bayes Centre; Ashley ShannonDirector of Operations (Corporate Services Group), The University of Edinburgh, UK

Thursday, 28 November 2024 – Evening

Venue: Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, EH3 9EF

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

18:30

University of Edinburgh HUMANE Alumni Mixer Event & Networking

Hosted by: Leigh Chalmers, Vice-Principal and University Secretary, The University of Edinburgh, UK

19:30

Dinner (Edinburgh Futures Institute)

21:30

Close, return to Pollock Halls

Friday, 29 November 2024

Venue: National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS

TIME

SESSION

SPEAKER

08:30

Bus Pick Up from St Leonard’s Hall at Pollock Halls, EH16 5AY

09:30

National Robotarium: life with robots

Stewart Miller, Chief Executive Officer, The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University, UK

10:30

Coffee & Networking

11:00

BioQuarter Innovation District: partnering for success

David Argyle, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Ashley ShannonDirector of Operations (Corporate Services Group), The University of Edinburgh, UK

11:45

Student start-ups and commercialising their products

Andrea Young, Head of Investment, Old College Capital (Edinburgh Innovations), UK

12:45

Reflections and conclusions

Nadine Burquel, Director General, HUMANE, BE; Ashley Shannon, Director of Operations (Corporate Services Group); Neil McGillivray, Chief Operating Officer, Bayes Centre; Will Chicken, Director of Professional Services, Edinburgh Business School, The University of Edinburgh, UK

13:30

Buffet Lunch at Robotarium

14:30

Close (return transport to Pollock Halls)

Please note that this programme may be subject to marginal change.

Important information:.

Neither HUMANE nor the University of Edinburgh are liable for any losses, accidents or damage to persons or objects during the HUMANE Study Visit in Edinburgh. Participants attending the HUMANE Study Visit in Edinburgh do so at their own risk and responsibility.