Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
ESRC Business Seminar Series
The ESRC is the UK's leading research funding and training agency addressing economic and social concerns. It aims to provide high quality research on issues of importance to business, the public sector and government.
The ESRC is committed to ensuring the future competitiveness of UK business in a global market through independent, high quality and relevant research. The ESRC Business Seminars provide an important opportunity for ESRC to engage with business, and present the latest relevant research findings. They will provide an effective forum to present, debate and action evidence that addresses key business issues and importantly for ESRC to better understand business demand.
The aim is to develop a sustainable business network that is linked to the current research evidence utilising ESRC funded research and providing an opportunity to inform and shape new research activity that will respond to business demand.
The ESRC Business Seminars are held in association with different occupational groups and cover a range of topics and will be held at various locations throughout the UK.
Seminar topics will focus on:
Energy
Financial Services
Creative Industries
Health Technologies
Finance Directors
Human Resources
Marketing
If you would like to be sent further information about any the forthcoming seminars complete the online form and indicate which seminar you are interested in.
In seeking to address climate and other environmental objectives, governments have enacted ambitious targets at the EU level (20% renewables as a share of energy by 2020, 10% of transport fuels to be met by biofuels by 2020) and at the national level. The resultant shifts needed would transform our economies and could have dramatic impacts on the comparative advantage of many firms. Smart meters are seen by some as a solution to many of our energy problems and by others as an unwelcome and unnecessary piece of technology. What is meant by smart metering and who has ccess to the potential benefits? ‘Energy Targets, Smart Metering’ -presentedby the ESRC inpartnership with the UK Energy Research Centre - will give you insight into these two highly topical issues in the energy sector - the credibility of current targets for climate change and renewable energy, and smart metering.The seminar is an opportunity to: • give your views on the topics • discuss potential future activity • explore previously unconsidered issues • help identify key questions for applied research. |
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| Reserve your place on this seminar by completing the online form. | |
| Date | Tuesday 27 May 2008 |
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| Location | UK Energy Research Centre, 58 Princes Gate, Exhibition Road London SW7 2PG (Number 24 on map below) Map - pdf |
| Time | 18.00 - 20.00 hrs |
| Refreshments available from 18.00 to 18.30 | |
‘The Big Ask: Examining the Credibility of Government Commitments on Climate Change and Renewable Energy’ David Reiner, Judge Business School, Cambridge
‘Smart Metering, Smart Consumers?’ Sarah Darby, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford |
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| Further information - pdf | |
