RESEARCH RETREAT Programme The Raymond Priestley Centre Torver, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AX nd th 22 – 24 March 2011 Organising Committee PROFESSOR A J EL HAJ PROFESSOR G ROGERSON PROFESSOR J DOBSON PROFESSOR P STYLES MR M SMITH MRS P WESTON Facilitator DR. S GRIFFITHS The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University 22 March 2011 10:00 Coach to Pick Up Delegates from Guy Hilton Research Centre; Assembly Point: Main Entrance of GHRC 10:15 Coach to Pick Up Delegates from Medical School, Keele University Assembly Point: Main Entrance of Medical School 12:00 Picnic Lunch 13:30 Arrive at the Raymond Priestley Centre 14:15 Centre Activities Refreshments 1530 - 1600 Introductions and aims of the workshop 1600 - 1630 Talk by Dr Alan Harper 1630 - 1700 Talk by Dr Neil Telling 1700 - 1730 Talk by Dr Catriona Kelly 1730 – 18:00 Road mapping 1800 – 18:30 Tutorial PhDs-Grant Writing 19:30 – 23:00 DINNER at the Church House Inn The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University 23 March 2011 0830-0900 BREAKFAST 0900 - 0930 Talk by Dr Michael Lutiyanov 0930 – 1000 Talk by Dr Frank Rutten 1000 – 1030 Talk by Ka Wai Wan 1030 – 1100 Refreshments & Introduction to Grant 1100 – 1130 Cross Disciplinary grant opportunities 1130 - 1200 Break Out Groups 1200-1300 LUNCH 1300-1430 ACTIVITIES 1430 – 1630 Break Out Groups 1630 – 1730 Tutorial PhDs- Paper Writing 19:30 – 23:00 DINNER at the Wilson Arms Country Inn The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University 24 March 2011 0830-0900 BREAKFAST 0900 - 1100 Presentations of Grant Workshop I 1100 Depart 1200-1300 Packed Lunch 1400 Arriving at GHRC The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University Location Sitting on the western shore of Coniston Water in the Lake District is the University of Birmingham’s Raymond Priestley Centre for Outdoor Pursuits and Field Studies. To the east is Grizedale Forest Park, to the north Coniston Village and Central Lakeland; directly south a beautiful coppiced woodland managed by the Lake District National Park. The Lake and Peel Island (which was the inspiration for Wild Cat Island in Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons) provides a fantastic setting for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, rafting and canoeing. Across the water stands Brantwood, the magnificent home of John Ruskin, the Victorian writer, art critic, architect and reformer. Surrounding Lakeland fells offer superb opportunities for climbing, abseiling, gorge walking and hill walking. Towering above the Centre is the Old Man of Coniston – the highest of the Coniston fells (803m), with views of the Isle of Man, Yorkshire Dales and the rest of the Lake District fells. The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University CONTACTS MARK SMITH RI MANAGER, ISTM TEL: 01782 555234 EMAIL: [email protected] PAULINE WESTON RI MANAGER, EPSAM TEL: 01782 734339 EMAIL: [email protected] MARIA KYRIACOU 3ME CO-ORDINATOR, ISTM TEL: 01782 554605 EMAIL: [email protected] The 3ME Initiative is funded by EPSRC and Keele University .