Konfer offers an efficient way to navigate around resources, technology and innovation capabilities that exist in the UK innovation eco-system.Through Konfer you can discover and engage with experts beyond your typical reach and discuss new ideas and opportunities for projects.

The Coffee & Confer Day at BU is an opportunity to meet with the Konfer team, have a guided tour of the platform and its full functionality, enabling you to create and connect to the UK research collaborations with other universities, businesses and other organisations. By the end of your session you will have set up your own profile, with guidance and support from Ranbir and Shivaun from Konfer, and be ready to post or respond to collaboration opportunities.

As well as this Faculty specific session, you can also attend the Konfer Drop-In Surgery in the afternoon.

The Coffee and Konfer event will take place on Wednesday 20 March 2024. The faculty specific sessions will take place from 9am. Room numbers to be confirmed.

A networking lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

The Coffee & Konfer Surgery will take place from 2pm - location to be confirmed.

How to book your place

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Under Sign up for workshops, please book on the workshop for your faculty.
Click the 'Register' button and complete your details.

If you would like to change or cancel your booking, please refer to your confirmation email.

Schedule

BUBS Workshop - 9:00 – 9:50am

FMC Workshop - 10:00 – 10:50am

HSS Workshop - 11:00 – 11:50am

FST Workshop - 12:00 – 12:50pm

Facilitators - Ranbir Jabanda and Shivaun Meehan – National Centre for Universities and Business/Konfer. Dr. Wendelin Morrison – BU Knowledge Exchange Manager

Networking Lunch - 1:00 – 2:00pm

For Deputy Deans, BEKES, Faculty and RDS Knowledge Exchange and/or Innovation Leads

Coffee & Konfer Surgery - 2:00 – 4:30pm

Aimed at academics from any faculty including those with no experience or some experience of using Konfer.

Drop in and join us for a coffee and support in:

Maximising your use of Konfer
Creating or developing your current Konfer profile
Creating a Research Centre Page as a ‘Window to the World’
Finding Funding or Collaborators on Konfer
Building Konfer into your research culture

Ranbir Jabanda and Shivaugn Meehan – National Centre for Universities and Business/Konfer

Dr. Wendelin Morrison – BU Knowledge Exchange Manager

If you have any questions, please contact :Wendelin Morrison wsmorrison@bournemouth.ac.uk

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