The study groups provide an outstanding way for us to engage with the academic community. The key is that the study groups engage a wide range of individuals who actively work on a problem. As a result of this approach we can gain much deeper insights than we could by working alone, or even by holding a workshop. By the end of a study group we have usually made real progress in our understanding. That could mean identifying that a particular solution is a dead end. It could mean that we have an actual working solution. Or it could mean that we have scoped out useful future research, so we can focus our efforts in the areas will it make the most difference.
Adam Baylis (Environment Agency)
Expectations exceeded! Panel discussions so valuable, excellent variety of topics and speeches.
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I want to congratulate you on a smash hit of a meeting. I was expecting to meet about 15 people in a depressingly small space. In fact there were masses of often high-flying people there and I understand you were sold out for two months. This is a substantial achievement that provides a platform for genuinely making a difference in the UK.
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It was an incredible event. Excellent range and quality of speakers.
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Thank you for arranging such an excellent and wide-ranging workshop - I certainly found it very useful and have some interesting leads to follow up on.
Chris Page (GlaxoSmithKline)
I found the talks very useful and relevant to work we are doing. I also found the opportunity to talk with counterparts within academia and industry very useful, so overall was very worthwhile.
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It was one of the most interesting and thought provoking events that I've attended in recent years .. and am sure that it will contribute some key challenges to the upcoming Alan Turing Institute. I'll continue to watch the progress the Institute makes as it sets up its market stand
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I would like to thank you all for putting together a terrific meeting. I was absolutely delighted to be there even for just the second part of the workshop. Furthmore, the first class organisation down to the smallest details greatly contributed in an atmosphere of scientific enthusiasm, across disciplines and industry/academia, that we rarely, if at all, witness in meetings.
Markos A. Katsoulakis (University of Massachusetts)
I also thank you and your team, and of course Professor Zabaras, on having organised one of the most stimulating scientific workshops I have attended in years. Every aspect of the meeting was memorable and your choice of speakers outstanding. I feel privileged to have been included in the lot.
Roger Ghanem (University of Southern California)
I found the day extremely useful and forged interesting new connections as a direct result of meeting people at the sessions. I would not have been able to attend had it not been a free event, so I particularly wanted to thank the organisers for opening it up in that way.
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