Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector
Societal, economic and environmental impact generated by academic research is a key focus of publicly funded research in the UK. Drawing on experiences from the Safe & SuRe project, a five-year research project that was co-produced with industry, this paper explores the challenges, learnings and...
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doaj-0dfa5729b98c4188b7f6ac083f636d6d2020-12-16T09:42:58ZengUCL PressResearch for All2399-81212020-08-0110.14324/RFA.04.2.02Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sectorKate BakerSarah WardBriony TurnerJames WebberChris SweetapplePeter F. DrakeDavid ThomasPeter Melville-ShreeveGuangtao FuStephanie Cherington-RimmellRaziyeh FarmaniDavid ButlerSocietal, economic and environmental impact generated by academic research is a key focus of publicly funded research in the UK. Drawing on experiences from the Safe & SuRe project, a five-year research project that was co-produced with industry, this paper explores the challenges, learnings and benefits of co-producing research with academics and practitioners to create a more resilient UK water sector. Three aspects of the project are explored in detail: the use of a steering group, co-developing research intensively with a water company, and co-dissemination industry-facing events. Emerging themes include: (1) benefits of the industry steering group to develop working relationships and trust among the group; (2) increased dialogue and sharing of information between industry and academics going beyond the one-way communication more commonly reported by STEM academics; and (3) the value of co-disseminating research to maintain and engage new connections and spark new research questions.https://ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/RFA.04.2.02 |
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Kate Baker Sarah Ward Briony Turner James Webber Chris Sweetapple Peter F. Drake David Thomas Peter Melville-Shreeve Guangtao Fu Stephanie Cherington-Rimmell Raziyeh Farmani David Butler Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector Research for All |
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Kate Baker Sarah Ward Briony Turner James Webber Chris Sweetapple Peter F. Drake David Thomas Peter Melville-Shreeve Guangtao Fu Stephanie Cherington-Rimmell Raziyeh Farmani David Butler |
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Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector |
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Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector |
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Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector |
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Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector |
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Co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient UK water sector |
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co-producing research with academics and industry to create a more resilient uk water sector |
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Societal, economic and environmental impact generated by academic research is a key focus of publicly funded research in the UK. Drawing on experiences from the Safe & SuRe project, a five-year research project that was co-produced with industry, this paper explores the challenges, learnings and benefits of co-producing research with academics and practitioners to create a more resilient UK water sector. Three aspects of the project are explored in detail: the use of a steering group, co-developing research intensively with a water company, and co-dissemination industry-facing events. Emerging themes include: (1) benefits of the industry steering group to develop working relationships and trust among the group; (2) increased dialogue and sharing of information between industry and academics going beyond the one-way communication more commonly reported by STEM academics; and (3) the value of co-disseminating research to maintain and engage new connections and spark new research questions. |
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