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welcometothewiradresearchmarketplace

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wiradprogramme

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speaker’sbiographies

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keynotespeaker

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discussionpanelmembers-‘thevalueofresearch’

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universityofwales,newport

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schoolofart,mediaanddesign

researchgroups

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theeuropeancentreforphotographicresearch(

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theperformance&screenmediaresearchgroup(psmrg)

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synergycomputergamesdesignresearchgroup

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smartclothesandwearabletechnologyresearchcentre

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thedocumentarypracticeresearchgroup

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researchactivestaff

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universityofwalesinstitute,cardiff

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researchatcardiffschoolofart&design

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centreforfineartresearch(cfar)

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sensorydesign:reactivecolours

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digit

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centreforresearchinceramics(crc)

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researchactivestaff

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researchatpdr

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thenationalcentreforproductdesignresearch(pdr)

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researchactivestaff

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nationallibraryofwales

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researchmission&projects

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aberystwythuniversity

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schoolofart

researchgroups

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schoolofartmuseum

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centreforstudiesinthevisualcultureofreligion(csvcr)

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ceramiccollection&archive

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researchactivestaff

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swanseametropolitanuniversity

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dynevorcentreforarts,designandmedia

researchgroups

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centreforlens-arts&scienceinteraction(clasi)

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science,art&technologynetwork(satnet)

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Creativeindustriesresearch&innovationcentre(ciric)

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appliedartsresearchgroup

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lensbasedresearch

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landscaperesearchgroup

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drawingresearchgroup

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fineartresearchgroup

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curatorialresearchinterests

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universityofglamorgan

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divisionofvisualart

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VisualArtsResearchUnit

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creativepedagogies

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welcometothewiradresearchmarketplacecroesoifarchnadymchwilwirad

Wha his gahering across he poenial WIRDparner insiuions demonsraes, is he impressive breadh, range and qualiy o Ar and Designscholarship in Wales. I had always been he ambiiono widen he original membership o WIRD ocreae a ruly pan-Wales body wih improved links beween insiuions such as Naional Libraries,Naional Museums and he academic communiy.I is hrough real collaboraion and join projec work ha WIRD will creae criical mass, sraegicparnerships, capaciy and coherence rom he many locaions o ar & design research excellence acrosshe counry. Tis can only give weigh o a cenralinorming idea ha collaboraion on his scale willproduce an eniy ha is greaer han he sum o ispars, and allow us all o nd a greaer naional conexor our work.Tere is obvious poenial here or Ar and Designeducaion in Welsh Universiies and Colleges oprovide an economic and culural resource or Wales, and or individual members wihin WIRDo represen a resource or each oher as we pursue work o world-leading and inernaional qualiy. Teollowing pages no only reec he diversiy andrange o research aciviy across Wales bu, i alsosuggess exciing insiuional parnerships and iner-disciplinary opporuniies. We are exremely graeul o Sir ChrisopherFrayling and he members o he discussion panelor generously sharing heir ime, knowledge andexperience. We hope ha his even will move WIRD closer o realising is ull poenial as an acivenaional and global research nework, and in doingso urher our ambiions or advancing scholarship,pedagogy, and heir social and culural impac.

Derek Lawther,

Dean of School of Art, Media & Design,University of Wales, Newport

Mae’r cynhaea yma o rwyh y seydliadau sy’nddarpar-barneriaid yn WIRD yn arddangoshyd a lled, cwmpas ac ansawdd ysgolheicodCel a Dylunio Cymru. Yr uchelgais erioed uehangu aelodaeh wreiddiol WIRD i greu cor gwirioneddol genedlaehol gan wella’r cysylliadaurhwng seydliadau el y Llyrgell Genedlaehol, yr Amgueddeydd Cenedlaehol a’r gymunedacademaidd.rwy gydweihio gwirioneddol a gwaih projecar y cyd y bydd WIRD yn creu màs criigol,parneriaehau sraegol, gallu a chydlyniad rhwng y gwahanol ganolannau rhagoriaeh mewn ymchwilcel a dylunio ar hyd a lled y wlad. Ni all hynny ondcryau’r syniad ureiddiol canolog se y byddcydweihio ar y radda hon yn creu endid a ydd ynwy na chyanswm ei gydrannau, a’n galluogi i gyd iddarganod cyd-desun cenedlaehol mwy ar gyerein gwaih.Mae posibiliadau amlwg yma y gall addysg Gel a Dylunio ym mhriysgolion a cholegau Cymruddarparu adnodd economaidd a diwylliannol argyer Cymru, ac y gall aelodau unigol o ewn WIRDod yn adnoddau i’w gilydd wrh i ni wrw ai gydagwaih o saon ryngwladol a byd-arweiniol. Mae’rudalennau a ganlyn nid yn unig yn adlewyrchuamrywiaeh a chwmpas y gweihgaredd ymchwil ageir ledled Cymru, ond y maen heyd yn awgrymuparneriaehau cyrous rhwng seydliadau achyeoedd rhyngddisgyblaehol. Yr ydym yn eihriadol o ddiolchgar i Syr ChrisopherFrayling ac aelodau’r panel raod am roi mor hael o’uhamser, eu gwybodaeh a’u proad. Gobeihiwn y bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn symud WIRD yn nesa wireddu ei holl bosibiliadau, a hrwy hynny, yncyawni ein huchelgais o ran hyrwyddo ysgolheicod,addysgeg, a’u heaih cymdeihasol a diwylliannol.

Derek Lawther,

Deon yr Ysgol Gelf, Cyfryngau a Dylunio,Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd