bridging the gaps - UCL

Final Event
16th February
2011

Bridging the Gaps: Sustainable Urban Spaces is holding its final event

Where:
Speakers in the Pearson Lecture Theatre
followed by
Posters wine and canapés in the North Cloisters

When:
From 2.00pm on the 16th of February

Running order for talks 2pm until 4pm+
Chair: Muki Haklay (Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering).

Venue: Pearson Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Pearson Building

2.00 James Paskins (Bridging the Gaps Programme Manager)
Introduction to the Bridging the Gaps Programme

2.10 Malcolm Grant (UCL President and Provost)
Cross-disciplinary working in the context of UCL research

2.20 David Price (Vice Provost for Resarch)
UCL research strategy and the Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities

2.30 Julien Harou
Hydroplatform and Modelling Resource Networks

2.45 Luiza Campos and Arokia Nathan
Nanostructures and Water Purification

3.00 Liora Malki-Epshtein and Serge Guillas
Statistical calibration of CFD simulations in Urban street canyons using experimental PIV data

3.15 Paul Finch
Chair of CABE (the Commission for the Built Environment)

Posters and drinks after 4pm until 6pm
Venue: North Cloisters, Wilkins Building

Please use the link below to find out more and register:

btg-final.eventbrite.com

Bridging the Gaps held a review of the work completed during the first year of the scheme.

Bridging the Gaps: Sustainable Urban Spaces
First Year Review Event
Thursday, 9th July 2009

Presentations in the Pearson Lecture Theatre
with posters and refreshments in the CEGE Structures Lab

UCL's inaugural NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME CONFERENCE was held on October 7th 2008 at the British Library, London and was supported by Bridging the Gaps, the Environment Agency and the Home Office.

Environmental crime and eco-security are issues on the agenda of national and local governments. These emerging threats are a growing global problem which have a direct impact on the environment.

The conference was a first step in reducing the threat that eco-crime poses to national and local communities in the UK. The event brought together academics, practitioners, industry, law enforcement and policy-makers to explore a range of current and future eco-crime problems such as wildlife crime, industrial pollution and illegal waste disposal. The participants began to explore remedial and preventative actions, including the value of working across disciplines, for instance in combining crime science, environmental engineering and systems engineering approaches.

The launch event for the bridging the gaps programme took place on the 25th of June.

The launch event for the bridging the gaps programme took place at 2.00pm on the 25th of June in the Sir Ambrose Fleming LT in the Roberts Building. It featured presentations introducing the programme, its aims and its place within UCL’s research strategy. The speakers were

Malcolm Grant led the discussion following the speakers. This was followed by a drinks reception held in the Foyer of the Roberts Building.

Attendees of the launch event learnt about the programme, what it offers researchers, and how it fits into UCL’s research strategy. The reception gave the attendees the opportunity to meet the programme directors, and to network with other members of the UCL research community.