University partner for Editorial Intelligence `Names Not Numbers' conference
Published On Wed 8 Jun 2016 by Roddy Isles
The University of Dundee – the UK’s top rated university for biological sciences - has joined with the leading knowledge networking firm Editorial Intelligence’s `Names Not Numbers’ conference as Life Sciences Partner for 2016-17.
Names Not Numbers (NNN) gathers together a community spanning national and international current affairs, publishing, media, politics, culture, science, technology and communications for agenda-setting gatherings, primarily in London and Oxford.
It is curated by the expert in modern networking Julia Hobsbawm OBE, Professor in Networking at Cass Business School and at UCS Suffolk, and founder of Editorial Intelligence and Names Not Numbers.
The partnership will see the University contribute to the series of NNN events over the coming year, including curation, guest editing and providing content and speakers.
“We are delighted to enter into partnership with Names Not Numbers, with a particular focus on our world renowned life sciences activity,” said Thomas Veit, Director of External Relations at the University of Dundee. “Working with NNN will enable us to reach different audiences and help set the agenda in some of the big issues facing science and society.”
“The University of Dundee has a prestigious reputation in Life Sciences and makes significant contributions that will enhance our debate, discussion and generation of ideas,” said Julia Hobsbawm.
Notes to Editors
The University of Dundee is the Scottish University of the Year (named by The Times & Sunday Times) and the top ranked UK university in Times Higher Education’s rankings of the world’s top universities under 50 years of age. Dundee was the top ranked university for biological sciences in the Research Excellence Framework, the major assessment of research quality in the UK.
The School of Life Sciences at Dundee hosts nearly 900 staff from over 60 countries worldwide and is one of the most dynamic international centres for molecular cell biology, with outstanding laboratory and technology facilities.
Names Not Numbers is part of Editorial Intelligence, the knowledge networking business which runs an agenda-setting opinion former network for those seeking provocative ideas and great connections.
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