Date: Thursday 19th January 2012
(afternoon seminar)

Organised by
China Policy Institute of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies
at the University of Nottingham

in partnership with
Chatham House Asia Programme
China­Britain Business Council

Supported by
Asia-Pacific Technology Network

As China ramps up its investment in research and innovation, more and more Chinese research institutions are taking part in collaborative projects with Western counterparts, often with excellent results. But despite the shifting global geography of science, many barriers to collaboration still exist. Part of an EU project to increase awareness of access opportunities for European researchers in Chinese national research and innovation programmes and improve such collaboration, this seminar will discuss the issues among experts and practitioners and feed in to strategy recommendations for the future.

Chairs

• Robert Sanders, Head of International Projects, European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN)
• Chris COTTON, Director, China­Britain Business Council

Speakers

• Dr Cong CAO, China Policy Institute, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham
  • China’s Science and Innovation Programmes and Potential for China­EU Collaboration
• Richard PASCOE, former Director, China Policy Institute, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham
  • Improving Access to Chinese Science and Innovation Programmes: the ChinaAccess4EU Project
• Dr Yu XIONG, Director, China Management Research Institute, Queen's University Management School, Belfast
  • Examples of Successful Partnerships at the National and Provincial level
• Manyi CRISTOFLI, Executive Director, ICUK
  • Innovation China­UK
• Prof. Chris RUDD, Pro Vice­Chancellor for Knowledge Transfer, University of Nottingham
  • Research Collaboration in China by The University of Nottingham’s Ningbo Campus
• Prof. Erik BAARK, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • Lessons from Bilateral Programmes
• Dr Paul McDONALD and Dr Hans |HAGEN, Royal Society
  • The Royal Society’s Perspective on China Collaboration
• Prof. Colin SNAPE, University of Nottingham
  • Joint Research Council UK­China projects in cleaner fossil energy and carbon capture and storage­

Location: Chatham House, 14 St James’s Square, London
Nearest tube station: Piccadilly Circus
Timing: 1.30 registration (coffee): 2-5pm seminar
Pricing: Free
To Register - please email asia@chathamhouse.org with your name and affiliation (organisation/company/university). If your registration is successful you will receive a confirmation email. As seating is limited prior registration is essential.