N8 Group
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The N8 Group comprises eight research-intensive universities in northern England. Rather than being a lobbying group (such as the Russell Group), it is a research partnership intended to enhance collaboration between the universities in the group. The N8 universities undertake more than £720 million of research and employ over 8,200 academic staff, thus making N8 the largest research-pooling partnership ever undertaken in the UK.[1]
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[edit] Research
The group has initially been focusing on five areas of research:
- Ageing and Health;
- Energy Research and Development;
- Foresight for Sustainable Water Use;
- Molecular Engineering;
- Regenerative Medicine.
N8 was awarded grant funding of £6m from The Northern Way Growth Fund in March 2007 to set up 'virtual' collaborative Research Centres around each of these themes.[2] Each Centre is led by an academic director, and is supported by a business development team.
[edit] Universities
The universities in the N8 Group are:
- Durham University
- Lancaster University
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- Newcastle University
- University of Sheffield
- University of York
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- N8 website
- Leeds press release on the N8 Group
- METRC - the N8 Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre
- regeNer8 - the N8 Centre for Translational Regenerative Medicine
- N8 Water Group
