Stimulating economic development, enhancing quality of life, contributing to cultural enrichment - all are potential benefits of "Knowledge Transfer" (or Knowledge Exchange), the two-way flow of ideas, expertise and people between the research base and wider users in Society. For researchers - especially early stage researchers - KT should provide an opportunity for them to both develop new skills and collaborations, and to capitalise on their research knowledge and findings in different sectors beyond academia. But how can researchers get involved with KT and how should we best be developing KT policy and practice in Scotland?
Policy & Practice 2009 is the second annual conference on KT designed specifically for Scotland's research community to address these and other research-KT related questions. It offers a forum to early stage researchers, research managers, KT practitioners, policy makers and research funders to come together to discuss the scope and potential of KT in Scotland, and be inspired about the skills researchers can develop and the impact they can have through the practice of KT. It will take place at the University of St Andrews on Friday 3 April 2009.
in addition to a wide range of expert speakers from key organisations involved with developing KT in Scotland - including the Scottish Funding Council, the Scottish Government, the Technology Strategy Board and the UK Research Councils - this year's conference features an expanded programme to include presentations by all of the Scottish 'Research Pools' on their KT activities, as well as more organisations offering funding and practical opportunities for researchers to engage in KT.
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