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Energy

Interdisciplinary Research Centre
 
Date: 
Wednesday, 20 January, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event location: 
The Old Library, Emmanuel College

Title: ‘Good technology does not require public investment’

Participants: PhD and early career researchers working in the Faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences, Technology or Physical Sciences.

We have a number of spaces for social scientists and science/technology PhD students and early career researchers to take part in the event and will select participants to cover a range of disciplines.

Format: Professor Michael Pollitt, Judge Business School and Dr Julian Peck, Cambridge Enterprise will both give a 5-10 min overview of the issues from a policy and technology viewpoint to stimulate the discussion. The groups will then discuss the issues with a mix of scientists/engineers, humanities and social scientists.

 

Discussion to include the following:

  • As a scientist/social scientist or humanities researcher discuss how different disciplines approach the issues around good technology and public investment.
  • What factors affect which technologies are adopted?
  • What are the risks/benefits to society?
  • How do market forces affect technology development and policy?
  • What role should government play to nurture new technologies?

 

 

Contact name: 
Shafiq Ahmed
Contact email: 
Contact phone: 
01223 336056