The purpose of this page is to assist researchers in finding partners in the UK for the ESPON calls launched in May 2010 to form a Transnational Project Group (TPG) which would then bid for ESPON resources. While the ESPON UK Contact Point exists to offer general support to the UK community, please note that all formal queries and applications must be addressed directly to the ESPON EU Coordination Unit (info@espon.eu).

Important note to UK researchers: if you want us to circulate a call for partners to all the other national contact points – or to target a few key ones – please just send us (research@rtpi.org.uk) a short paragraph for how you would like your interest to be presented.

University of Dundee

Contact: David KIRK   44 (0) 1382 384 567  r.d.kirk@dundee.ac.uk

School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster

Contact: Heather Ritchie h.ritchie@ulster.ac.uk    44 (0) 28 90 366676

Projects of interest : Applied Research Theme 1: European Seas in Territorial Development and Targeted Analysis Theme 3: RISE, Theme 4: TPM and Theme 5: ULYSSES  

Geographical coverage: Irish Sea, Northern Ireland, all Ireland, UK, and Europe

Brief quote: The School of the Built Environment at the University of Ulster specialises in spatial planning, cross border spatial planning, community planning, marine spatial planning, energy planning – we would be open to be led by another partner. The School of the Built Environment Research Institute is currently working with NUI Maynooth, UCD and DIT as part of a Northern Ireland Department of Education and Learning funded research project under the Cross Border Research and Development Funding Programme into energy storage. We work as part of a diverse team comprising of researchers involved in sustainable technologies, hydrogen and spatial planning. A key component of the research investigates spatial planning dimensions for energy storage, strategically, looking at the energy infrastructure across the island of Ireland and at a local level through community planning. 

School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University
Contact person: Professor Glen Bramley, tel.: 44(0)131 451 4605, g.bramley@hw.ac.uk
Project of interest: Services of General Interest (as partner or lead partner)
Geographical coverage: Detailed knowledge of UK countries; some knowledge of Nordic countries, Ireland, Benelux, Germany, France and Meditteranean Europe
Brief quote: The School of Built Environment (SBE) at Heriot-Watt University (HWU) based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, has a significant track record of involvement in collaborative European research and policy/action projects, including a number funded through INTERREG and involvement in aspects of the ESPON programme. We have a particular interest in and ability to contribute to this project through the expertise of Prof Glen Bramley has pursued a stream of research on equity issues in local public services, but this would be allied to expertise in spatial planning, urban design, urban governance, urban, regional and property economics, housing and urban social policy, and GIS.

University of Brighton

Dr. Samer BAGAEEN, Tel.: 44 1273 642 375, s.g.bagaeen@brighton.ac.uk

Centre for Urban Policy Studies / Centre for Urban Regional Ecology
Andreas SCHULZE BAING, Tel.: 44(0)1613066880, Andreas.SchulzeBaing@manchester.ac.uk

Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, Oxford Brookes University
Professor Tim DIXON, Tel.: 44 (0) 1865 484202, tdixon@brookes.ac.uk

University of the West of England

Katie WILLIAMS, Tel.: 44 (0) 117 32 83202, katie4.williams@uwe.ac.uk

European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde

Professor John BACHTLER, Tel: 44 141 548 3339, john.bachtler@strath.ac.uk

University of Liverpool

Sue KIDD, Tel: 44 (0) 151 794 3111, suekidd@liv.ac.uk

London South Bank University

Neil ADAMS, Tel: 44 207 815 5868, adamsn3@lsbu.ac.uk

Leeds Metropolitan University

Michelle WISHARDT, Tel.: (0044) 113 812 1976, m.wishardt@leedsmet.ac.uk

David Brothers Ltd

David VALICEK, Tel.: 44 20 8144 6334, info@davidbrothers.co.uk

The Marchmont Observatory, University of Exeter

Ben NEILD, Tel.: 44 (0) 1392 264925, b.neild@exeter.ac.uk

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ESPON UK Contact Point

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

25-May-10

Categories:

Espon 

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