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Interdisciplinary Working Award

Application Deadline has passed for 2011

See who won

Award Outline

To reward and celebrate where areas of the University are collaborating to develop research innovations with a positive impact on the external environment that would not have been possible by working independently.

Eligibility criteria

Applications are accepted from one of the areas involved in the cross School innovation or a combined application can be made. The innovation must have involved academics from at least 2 different University of Bradford Schools.

Only interdisciplinary innovations taking place since August 2009 can be entered. Applications from RKT Centres are encouraged.

The innovation must have been transferred to industry and applicants will need to demonstrate a positive impact on the business(es) involved. The business(es) involved with the innovation must support the application as feedback may be sought from them at short-listing stage.

Rules and Conditions

  1. Only one application per innovation may be nominated for this award. The same innovation can be nominated in more than one award category.
  2. Winning entries from previous years will not be considered.  Non-winning entries will be considered provided they fit within the stated timescale. 
  3. Applications are accepted from one of the areas involved in the cross School innovation or a combined application can be made. The innovation must have involved academics from at least 2 different University of Bradford Schools.
  4. All entries must be supported in writing (letter or e-mail received by 1700 hours on Friday 28 January 2011) by a Director or other individual in the business with authority to accept these Rules and Conditions on behalf of the company as we may need to divulge commercial information contained in the application.
  5. All entries must be received by 1700 hours on Friday 28 January 2011 through completion of the online application form provided. Late entries will not be accepted.
  6. Entrants who are short-listed must agree to take part in media publicity and to agree to allow a case study of their winning application to be prepared and used by the University in any future publicity.
  7. Shortlisted entrants will be expected to consider referencing the awards in their own publicity and promotional materials.
  8. Judging will take place during week commencing 7 March 2011 and shortlisted entrants will be notified no later than week commencing 21 March 2011.
  9. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to be held on Wednesday 13 April 2011.
  10. All applications are confidential and will be assessed for Intellectual Property (IP) potential. If IP potential exists, this will be followed up separately with the nominee.
  11. Entrants must declare any interest which could interfere with the decision making process.
  12. There can be no appeal against the Judges decision and these decisions must be accepted as final in respect of all matters concerning this competition, including the interpretation of the rules and conditions.

Judges:

  • Ian Rowe, Director of Research, Knowledge Transfer and Strategic Partnerships, University of Bradford (Chair)
  • Andy Duley, Head of Enterprise and Commercialisation, Research and Knowledge Transfer Support, University of Bradford
  • Stuart Byrnes, Investment Officer, Invest in Bradford
  • Celia Moran, Director, Escalate, University of Bradford
5 shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than week commencing 21 March 2011 and winners will be announced at the awards celebration on Wednesday 13 April 2011.

Prizes

Prize fund value 500 pounds.

Interdisciplinary Working Award Application Form (Word, 77kb)