RBI Events

This is a list of all events run by RBI, you can also view this list by Research Events, Innovation and Business Events or the Business Ideas Competition Events.

Please note if you are a UWE staff member or student please visit our internal pages for a full list of internal events.

• BEN Workshop: Patent or be Damned? - protecting your competitive position - 23/03/2010

  The commercial value of technical innovations can only be maximised by a business if appropriate steps are taken to protect its competitive position. Legal tools - patents, copyright, registered designs and trademarks - can give strong protection of intellectual property (IP) as long as their limitations and costs are well understood. However strategic steps can also be effective. Secrecy, sticky products, brands, continual improvement and control of routes to market can all help maintain a leading competitive position based on innovative products. At this BEN event we explore this theme from the perspective of both entrepreneurs and IP professionals, to help you find the right mix of legal and strategic elements for your own business strategy.

• How to win business before and beyond 2012 - 25/03/2010

  Business Link, Deloitte, RELAYS and the University of the West of England invite you to this FREE event with guest speaker Jason Gardener MBE - Olympic gold medallist. Find out how your business can capitalise on the opportunities presented by the London 2012 Games. Our expert speakers will help you to make the most of the support available, to ensure you maximise your profit and growth.

• EU Funding Seminar 2010 - 26/03/2010

  The UK Research Office (UKRO) provides advice and guidance on applying for and managing EU projects. Emma Carey is our UKRO representative based in Brussels. Emma will be at UWE for the whole day, to take advantage of her experience & knowledge and book a place.

• FLUX 2010 - The inter-university challenge - 29/03/2010

  What are you doing on 29-31 March? Want to boost your employability skills and potentially win £500 cash? Join our team and represent UWE at FLUX 2010.

• Podium Regional Conference: Road to the Games - 15/04/2010

  Podium is hosting a series of 10 regional events across England and Wales during March and April to inform those working in the Further and Higher Education sectors about the opportunities emanating from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• Making an Impact as a Researcher - 27/04/2010

  Is personal impact and presence a myth? Are we born with it? Can we develop it? Why do some people seem to have more of it than others? This session attempts to explore the apparent mystery around personal impact and presence by demonstrating that it is, at heart, a simple choice backed by commitment rather than an elusive gift of birth. We will also explore how personal impact and presence are key in promoting oneself when applying for jobs and this will be demonstrated using an interactive interview simulation.

• Writing Up Your Thesis - 10/05/2010

  This popular workshop is aimed at focusing on the problems of organising material, overcoming writer’s block and useful techniques for getting the writing done. Suitable for students in mid term or later stages of their research degree programmes.

• The Final Viva Examination - 10/05/2010

  Advice on preparing for the final viva voce examination and its aftermath, with plenty of opportunity for asking questions. Suitable for students who are preparing for the final stages of their study.

• The Progression Exam - 11/05/2010

  This workshop aims to explain the regulations surrounding this important hurdle in the research degree process to better enable research students to navigate it successfully by providing hints & tips on putting together the written element and preparation for the oral examination. This is a repeat of the workshop on 23/11/2009

• Researchers Forum - Tuesday 18th May 2010 - 18/05/2010