SouthWest London Academic Network Introduction

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SouthWest London Academic NetworkIntroduction
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What..

• SouthWest London Academic Network launched in
  early 2007
• Strategic Alliance between SGUL, RHUL and KU,
  funded by HEFCE
• Focuses on health, social care and life sciences
  in the first instance but includes a broad
  discipline base
• Exploratory in nature

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Why..

• Sustainability through collaborative rather than
  competitive advantage
• Business case predicated on existing areas of
  bilateral collaborations
• Looking to create growth in teaching and research
  activities as well as enhance reputations
  locally, nationally and internationally
• Achieve economies of scale where appropriate and
  fit for purpose
• Provide an exemplar to the higher education
  sector

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How..(1)

• The Institutes
• Growth through students numbers (undergraduate
  and postgraduate programmes across the three
  Institutes)
• Collaborative research activity
• Joint PhD studentships
• Sharing of professional/industrial networks
• Knowledge exchange programmes
• Joint marketing of activity

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How.(2)

• Infrastructure
• Work around solutions to academic regulations
  in the first instance. Closer harmonisation in
  the medium to longer term
• Access for staff and students to range of
  academic and support services, supported by
  identity management software
• Use of innovative technologies to enable
  collaborative research and teaching and to
  enhance the student experience

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Who..

• Board Stephen Hill, Peter Scott, Sean Hilton,
  John Duffy, Mary Stuart, Andrew Wathey
• Institute Leads Christine Edwards, Fiona Ross,
  George Dickson
• Project Management and support Cherie Woolmer,
  Dave Rayner (CLE), Sam Blighe

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What does this mean for you?

• Broaden your professional networks and create
  communities of practice (for both academic and
  support staff)
• Opportunities to increase and enhance research.
  Modest amount of research initiative/seed funding
  available
• Share and develop new ways of delivering
  programmes and enhancing the student experience
• Deliver joint PhD studentships
• Access to resources across the three universities

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Next steps

• Complete the registration of interest form. Share
  with colleagues!
• Contact Institute Leads and Project Manager
• Visit the website www.swlacademicnetwork.ac.uk

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Contact details

• Cherie Woolmer
• Strategic Partnership Project Manager
• SouthWest London Academic Network
• Cranmer Terrace
• SW17 0RE
• T 07919 911 053/ 020 8725 0248
• E c.woolmer_at_kingston.ac.uk
• www.swlacademicnetwork.ac.uk