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humanities within the university business office, and the resulting engagement with agendas for design and interdisciplinarity. � Geof Rayner described his work as an international public health consultant. � Clare Reddington described her work as the Director of iShed in Bristol. � David Robson (now seconded to Scottish Energy and Environmental Foresight programme) spoke about his work as Director of Innovation for Scottish Enterprise, and their developing interests in international security. � Alison Rodger (University of Warwick) spoke about her experiences as director of a multidisciplinary doctoral training centre, in the field of Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells. � Tom Rodden (University of Nottingham) spoke about his work as director of the Equator consortium. � Michael Woods (Haring-Woods Associates) spoke about the creation of the Gunpowder Park venue/ institution/ facility for creative interventions in the public sphere. We are also very appreciative of the many national leaders in interdisciplinary innovation who responded to our ‘snowball’ sample, often with important observations and advice that have contributed to our findings. 9.2. Research team In addition to the authors of this report, several collaborators have participated in the project throughout, including participation in the interviews and research workshops, contributions to the analysis process, and comment on earlier drafts of this report. � Rachel Brazil, NESTA � Richard Halkett, NESTA � Roland Harwood, NESTA � David Leitner, PhD student in Social Anthropology. � Geoffrey Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science. � Sami Mahroum, NESTA � Mark de Rond, Judge Business School � Jochen Runde, Judge Business School 9.3. Acknowledgements We are grateful to NESTA for funding the research that led to this report. A summary companion report is in preparation for publication by NESTA. We are very grateful to the staff of CRASSH, to CRASSH manager Catherine Hurley and to CRASSH Director Mary Jacobus for hosting this project. Innovation and Interdisciplinarity 88
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