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From: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias@stir.ac.uk>

Subject: IAS Cluster Activities

Date: 17. April 2023 at 13:05:08 GMT+1

Dear All

Following on from our meeting before Easter thought I would follow up with some options for moving clusters forward (I have attached my slides from the meeting). I want to acknowledge again that different clusters will be in different places and so you may not feel the need to engage with this, but we would like to fan the flames of the enthusiasm that came from the clusters ;

 

1. If you want to meet with a member of RIBE either the business or the funding team then please contactresearchdevelopment@stir.ac.uk and they can arrange individual meetings with the clusters.
2. The idea of hearing about what other clusters were planning was well received but I am very aware we are in marking season and you will need to be looking at applications over the next month so we will leave this for now, the sessions in festival are focussed around the mega clusters so we can use those as an opportunity to hear more about what is going on in those areas.
3. Booking space out in campus central. You can do this any time through  https://resourcebooker.stir.ac.uk/ If you want to use the space for your cluster to meet during festival of research then we are hoping to provide some refreshments and the chance to mingle in the central area as well as use the meeting rooms more formally. we have currently block booked the space but will open up the rooms for morning and afternoon sessions (9-1) (1-5) which clusters can book. It would be lovely to see the space busy and we are only anticipating that individual clusters would be there for one or two half days across the fortnight- of course you are welcome to use it more if that is of benefit. In order to book then email ias@stir.ac.uk  specifying the days and time you would like and they will allocate on a first come first served basis.
4. Impact- this will come up in festival and look out for more news about it but the FoSS Impact accelerator account is just getting up and running and will provide opportunities for everyone to think about impact, access training or funding for accelerating impact

 

If there is another way in which you think we could support you then please let me know and  I will see what we can do.

Rachel