Presented to Sussex Partnership R&D conference June 10th 2010

4. Funded studies & active bids Second Life, capacity and consent: collaborations with Imperial College London, University of Brighton & Grace Eyre Foundation. Funded by NIHR Invention for Innovation stream. Phase 2 application submitted . Positive psychology in challenging behaviour services; SenseCam technology: collaborations with Microsoft/Cambridge University, University of Brighton, University of Dublin. Funding bid to RfPB in progress. Connect for Care touch screen contact support for adults with LD living independently: C ollaborations with Brighton University, Connect for Care (Newcastle). In discussion with Technology Strategy Board (ALIP), SDO, YOU (Hampshire).

6. The way I see it… Research is the reason we don’t have to eat raw liver to treat a blood disorder But there was a person who first framed the question about the active ingredient (speculative) And one who wondered how to form it into something people could swallow (problem solving) And another who designed machinery that compressed and shaped and stamped things (applied) Common feature? Creative thinking that goes beyond the immediate

7. And the social networking? The 17th century anatomical theatre in Gustavianum, Uppsala university, Sweden. Gentlemen’s club