MyWorld Collaborative R&D Open Call Launch

MyWorld is a five-year, £30m programme led by the University of Bristol and funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Strength in Places Fund, which will act as a catalyst for innovation in the West of England’s world class creative technology sector.

The programme will fund innovative and experimental projects and commercialise technologies across the screen and immersive sector, through a series of funding calls.

This MyWorld event, in collaboration with Digital Catapult, will mark the launch of the first funding opportunity from the programme; a Collaborative Research and Development (CR&D) Call for applicants seeking funding from £100,000 - £200,000 for cross-disciplinary projects.

The event will bring together the CreaTech, industry and research communities including those from the academic partners in the project (University of Bristol, University of Bath, UWE, and Bath Spa University) and provide an opportunity to meet with representatives from the MyWorld project, Digital Catapult, and wider programme partners.

Celebrating the vibrant creative technology and media production industries, and highlighting previous academic collaborations will be a key feature of the event. Attendees will hear from leading industry figures on the challenges and opportunities the sector faces, as well as highlighting some of the world-class academic research in the region. This is an opportunity to network, better understand the field as it is today, and see the vision for cementing the West of England’s position in the global creative technology industry.

This event is open to anyone from industry, start-ups or academia looking to apply to the CR&D call, or those interested in finding out more about the MyWorld programme and its expected impact on the region over its five-year duration.

The MyWorld CR&D call is delivered by Innovate UK [IUK] using its Innovation Funding Service [IFS] platform. It will open on 25 April 2022, and close on 1 June 2022. Details of the call are available on the IFS site here: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1132/overview

Agenda:

1:30pm - Arrival. Tea and coffee provided.

2:00pm - Event start. There will be a number of presentations followed by a panel discussion.

4:30pm - Networking with light refreshments.

6:00pm - Departure.

COVID information:

While much of society has moved back to operating normally, please do not attend the event if you have any COVID symptoms. If you are symptomatic, please cancel your ticket so we can release availability as we anticipate the event will be well attended. If possible, we would ask you to take a lateral flow test before attending.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO ONLINE ACCESS TO THIS EVENT. IT IS IN PERSON ONLY. A recording will subsequently be made available via the MyWorld website.