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Need to build up momentum from within institutions, identify a feasible approach - e.g., who (else) to involve in what kinds of WIN events.
The WIN network must be multi-faceted and targeted and can't just mean ourselves meeting regularly, although that might be a big part of it.

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Identification of current institutional research strengths and contacts
Seed corn funding critical to support networking events
Mapping available facilities and also mapping expertise
Potential for shared facilities and resources ?
Minor funding critical to get real action rather than just words !  Need to facilitate personal interactions and links at the discipline level
In person meetings to enable unexpected links to be made !

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working with local authorities, Welsh Govt and others
consider this as a dimension of research alongside KE, Impact etc.

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How - incentivising collaboration through seed funding and enabling networking

Why - capitalise on diversity (disciplines, approaches, university specialisms, impact, civic mission)

What - interdisciplinary approaches to grand challenges and  sticky problems, promotion

Who - As many researchers as possible (not an elite thing)

When - As soon as possible so ready to go when the opportunities come up.

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Open University is a 4-nation institution and receives funding from all 4 nations (a unique position). WISE comparative policy thinktank is comparing research across the nations so they can choose the best place to connect with.

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Build trust and links based on topical discussions: e.g., on the Wellbeing of Future Generations act or the UN Sustainability Goals - perhaps a short (2-hour?) online meeting on one specific subtopic (one of the UN goals?) - at regular intervals, once a month?

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Would be welcome.
Small and focused events more likely to deliver enduring collaborations.
Important for ECRs
Potentially important for interdisciplinarity.
Online/in person challenges.

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Some thoughts on themes and 5 disciplines for action

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Some thoughts on themes and 5 disciplines for action

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1.       Industry links and clusters:

Why? – increase Wales’ commercial R&D – talent retention - access more UK Innovate opportunities

What? Creating links and clusters to be more effective at responding to challenges

How? - Student employability – pipeline of talent/retention of talent in Wales.

Hack type events for solutions and industry led - meeting funding calls - national calls

Investment into commercialisation – venture capital question- stop losing innovative partners across the border.

Facility access – using University infrastructure – cost model.

Web portal for grass roots HE access - meetings - maintenance of directory and events (WIN funding? -  Project manager role.)  Solutions could initially be LinkedIn network?

Who? – All HEs, students, interdisciplinary aspects, industry, commercial and public sector

When?  - happening now but more effectively with WIN support

2.       Policy makers HE cluster – directory based upon levelling up themes

Why? What? How? Who? When?

3.       Fundamental sciences – critical mass – pump prime for next generation of fundamental measurement - global competitiveness

Why? What? How? Who? When?

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The structures of REF impact actively discourage collaborative research / impact.  Disentangling individual contributions to research to identify specific impact outcomes is generally impossible.

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REF seems to go against the idea of Welsh Unis working together more- REF promotes and rewards independent leadership of projects, so this discourages researchers from collaborating on projects that will not be 'REF returnable'.

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-Linked to devolved context
-Addressing shared issues relevant to devolved policy
-Ability to react quickly to funding calls
-Using networks to narrow geography of Wales/bringing institutions together
-Larger network, with smaller/disciplinary groupings organised around issues relevant to devolved policy-making contexts
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Context: UKRI keen to fund Welsh bids
Who: Anyone involved in research ecosystem from senior leadership to college and school level together in a meeting
How: Create an opportunity for everyone to meet at the same time, with senior-level buy-in
When: As soon as possible - but needs time and money/resources

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: UKRI keen to fund Welsh bids
-Who: Need buy-in from senior university leaders, but also grassroots involvement from scientists
-When: As soon as possible - but requires resources and time
-How: Start with senior level leadership (e.g., VCs/PVCrs) and college-level research leadership in same meeting to build network

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WHY? Structured collaboration allows us to be bigger than the sum of the parts 

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WHY? Structured collaboration allows us to be bigger than the sum of the parts 

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- Building capacity
- Shared concerns (specific to Wales?) with disctinct perspecitves - FGA
- unique contributions- cultural bilingualism- devolved politics

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Could WIN strengthen our involvement in EU funded projects? To put us in a a unique position by involving researchers/facilities from multiple Welsh institutions.