General overview of Catalyst Research project including aims, recent projects and an introduction to research sprint project criteria and the round 2 research sprint shortlist for autumn 2012.

1. C a t a ly s t ! - R o u n d 2
Erinma Ochu, Maria Angela Ferrario & Jen Southern
#
@catalystproj
#catalystas

2. To d a y’ s e ve n t
13.00 Arrival & Lunch – help yourself
13.15 About Catalyst & opportunities
13.15 Round 2 project presentations
14.00 Networking
15.00 Close

3. G u e s s w h a t …?
“...the strange assemblies of
whirling patterns in
chiaroscuro [] suggest a gay
pastiche of sunflowers and
distant galaxies”
Who’s the quote by?

4. A b o u t C a t a ly s t
• EPSRC funded 3 year research project
• Understanding behaviour
– Why do people participate (or not) in civic
actions?
• Tools for change
– Next generation social tools for social change
• Citizen-led
• Reflect on inter-disciplinarity

5. L a nc a s te r U ni -
in t e r d is c ip lin a r y
• School of Computing and
Communications
• Lancaster University Management School
• Lancaster Environment Centre
• The Department of Sociology
• Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Art

6. Approa c h
1. Research Sprints
2. Launch pads
3. Serendipity Cafes
4. Research Relays

7. G e t In v o lv e d -
o p p o r t u n it ie s
• Round 2 Research Sprint – begin Nov
2012
• Expressions of Interest to Launchpads –
rolling deadline from July 2012
• Expressions of interest for serendipity
cafes from July 2012
• Round 3 Sprints info from Autumn 2012

8. La unc h pa ds
Project lead: Michael Hallam
Local Trade, Local Wealth
Project Lead: Jonny Unger
Social Media & Activism
Visit: http://www.catalystproject.org.uk/projects/current-projects

9. R e s e a r c h S p r in t :
#P a t c h w o r k s
Project lead: Rod Dillon
Is it possible to co-design, with homeless communities, a
simple and cheap health monitoring and communication tool
using the methods and materials of ‘personal
manufacturing’ (DIY-Bio/garage science)?

10. Rod Dillon Rebecca Ellis
Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences Lancaster Environment Centre
Sharon Calverley Asa Calow
Signposts – Multi-agency resource centre MadLab – Manchester Digital
Laboratory

11. P a t c h w o r k s V id e o
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12. T h e B r a in M a c h in e
“...the strange assemblies of
whirling patterns in
chiaroscuro [] suggest a gay
pastiche of sunflowers and
distant galaxies”
William Grey Walter, The Living
Brain (first published in 1953)

13. R e s e a r c h S p r in t -
c r it e r ia
• Contribute to the Catalyst research aims
• Research led by LU academic staff
• Develop a prototype of a new digital
technology that supports citizen-led social
innovation
• Academics from two, but preferably three,
relevant disciplines
• Be citizen-led

14. R o u n d 2 R e s e a r c h S p r in t
• Proposal deadline Fri 13 July 2012
• 1 selected by Catalyst panel - 23rd July 2012
• Research Relay: 1st week in Nov 2012:
• Sprint begins: Nov 2012 (6-9 months)
• Catalyst resource
– 3 x research associates 80% time
– Resource budget made available to cover
• Staff costs (up to 2 x 50% ‘buy out’)
• Non-staff costs (up to £10,000)

15. R o u n d 2 P r o je c t
P r e s e n t a t io n s
Visit:
http://www.catalystproject.org.uk/content/shortlisted-round-2-resea
• Access ASD – Mark Luraschi
• Airtime – David Tyfield
• Living Campus – Ben Matthews
• The Living Fuel Map – James Marriot
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• Metamorphosis of Morecombe bay – Martin Wain
• Transport in Lancaster – John Angus
• Story on a Plate – Corinna Sas

16. N e t w o r k in g
• @catalystproj
– #catalystas
• Catalyst Project
• catalystproject.org.uk