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V-KEMS
V-KEMS
The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Isaac Newton Institute (INI), Newton Gateway to Mathematics and Innovate UK Business Connect have worked with various representatives from the mathematical sciences community to develop a Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS). The main aim is to identify a range of virtual approaches that will help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia. These challenges may be long-standing or may have arisen directly as a consequence of the present disruption to UK society.
V-KEMS was set up in 2020, in response to the pandemic. Many initiatives were already taking place to help provide infrastructure and resources to clinicians and others who were urgently helping to model the pandemic. Where appropriate, V-KEMS was able to offer direct support to this activity.
However, we were also able to identify broader areas for input from the mathematical sciences community – for example tackling issues related to food supply and logistics etc. This activity continues.
The mechanisms for delivery include Virtual Study Groups (VSGs), webinars and the formation of virtual teams of mathematicians. The latter aim to rapidly clarify, formalise and triage the problems/challenges from business, industry, the public sector and third sectors, whether they were directly associated with the COVID-19 virus or of a wider, more longstanding, nature.
KE Team of the Year 2021
KE Team of the Year 2021
V-KEMS was awarded “KE Team of the Year” at the annual PraxisAuril KE Awards 2021.
PraxisAuril is the UK’s professional association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners, with its range of annual awards representing the highest accolade of industry recognition within the sector.
The 2021 virtual “black tie” awards ceremony took place on the afternoon of Thursday 20 November, with the 17 shortlisted finalists picked from a pool of 60 overall entrants being invited to attend. Each finalist was invited to give a short summary of their group’s achievements before the winners in each of the six categories were announced.
V-KEMS was awarded “KE Team of the Year” by Simon Bond (Innovation Director, SETsquared Partnership), beating two other candidates to the title. The Awards were sponsored by UKRI, the UK’s research and innovation funding body. Matt Butchers from the Innovate UK KTN accepted the award on behalf of all the V-KEMS partners.
V-KEMS was set up in March 2020 and is a joint project shared between the Newton Gateway, INI, the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences and the Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).
It has helped to identify a range of virtual approaches that will help address challenges from business and industry, the third sector, and other groups outside academia”. These challenges cover both those specific to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and those which were already present within knowledge exchange prior to 2020.
Visit the PraxisAuril website for a full list of categories and winners and the V-KEMS finalist video below explains what we have been working on. See also the PraxisAuril blog post by Joanna and Matt.
Activities
Activities
Three main activities are taking place:
Forum Partners
Forum Partners
Those involved in taking V-KEMS activities forward are:
Chris Budd - University of Bath
Alan Champneys - University of Bristol
Christine Currie- University of Southampton
Jess Enright - University of Glasgow
Dawn Geatches - Innovate UK Business Connect
Lauren Hyndman - International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS)
Joanna Jordan - Freelance Mathematics Knowledge Exchange
Maha Kaouri - Newton Gateway to Mathematics
Clare Merritt - Newton Gateway to Mathematics
Marie-Claire Micuta - Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences
Lars Schewe - University of Edinburgh
Previous Partners
Previous Partners
Those originally involved in taking V-KEMS activities forward were:
David Abrahams - University of Cambridge
Caroline Ang - Institute for Mathematical Innovation, University of Bath (IMI)
Matt Butchers - formerly Innovate UK KTN
Rachael Harris - formerly Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences
Rebecca Hoyle - University of Southampton
Jane Leeks - formerly Newton Gateway to Mathematics
Sofia Sanz Del Pino - Newton Gateway to Mathematics
Dawn Wasley - formerly International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS)
Contact Us
Contact Us
The activities suggested here are what V-KEMS believe are required and achievable at the current time. If you have an idea that doesn’t fit into these categories, then please contact us using the details below and we can discuss this further.
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