Professor Rebecca Hoyle, Associate Vice-President Interdisciplinary Research, will host the rescheduled Interdisciplinary Research Environmental and Social Justice Sandpit on Tuesday 16 April (09:15-16:30), at Wide Lane Sports Grounds.

A sandpit is an interactive facilitated?workshop?designed to lead to the formation of new research teams and highly novel?and?risk-accepting projects to tackle big research challenges. The?sandpit will provide a creative platform for new?interdisciplinary?teams to devise a pilot project during the workshop and submit a bid for interdisciplinary pump-priming funds shortly afterwards.?These will be used to create and?grow?interdisciplinary research?communities in?targeted?areas that?will contribute to?addressing big societal?challenges.

Please visit the Interdisciplinary Research SharePoint site for more information, and to register your interest please submit the?Expression of Interest?form by midday?Thursday 14 March.

Previously registered participants for the postponed Sandpit E&SJ Sandpit – 29/11/2023) will be carried forward?therefore will not need to reapply.