Please scroll down for the English version -The first ten research teams officially join China Beacons Institute.

10月20日下午，诺丁汉大学卓越灯塔计划(宁波)创新研究院首批十个科研团队正式入驻位于宁波国家高新区的过渡场地，这标志着研究院科研创新发展迈入新的阶段。

宁波

诺丁汉大学执行校长尼克迈尔斯教授，诺丁汉大学卓越灯塔计划（宁波）创新研究院执行院长周荫强教授、宁波诺丁汉大学管理委员会相关领导及首批入驻研究院科研团队负责人及科研人员出席了本次仪式。

尼克迈尔斯教授代表宁波诺丁汉大学及卓越灯塔研究院向首批入驻的科研团队表示祝贺。研究院执行院长周荫强教授介绍了首批入驻的科研团队及过渡场地的空间分布，并展望了研究院的未来发展并提出了要求。

“

科研团队的入驻是研究院自今年成立以来迎来的一个里程碑。我非常期待与他们携手实现我们的研究计划。毫无疑问，他们已经准备好在这里开展激动人心的、以目标为导向的研究，我相信这些团队将探索、发现和解决本土和全球性的课题。”

随后，周荫强教授带领团队参观了三大科研中心的实验室及工作室，向研究人员介绍了研究院的进展和未来发展规划。

据了解，此次入驻的十个科研团队集聚了相关领域国际顶级的科研资源，研究方向主要集中在智能制造、绿色化工与能源、生命健康三大领域，力争产出国际一流的重大创新成果，在多学科交叉前沿领域占据全球战略制高点，成为宁波经济社会高质量发展的科技硬核力量和强大引擎。

如“5G增强混合现实仿真和数字端口技术”团队，将开发和研究下一代人工智能仿真系统、VR/MR驱动的数据分析与交互仿真、协同边缘计算与绿色AI等前沿智能制造技术和系统。“资源循环和节能减排技术”团队则依托浙江省有机废弃物转化及过程强化技术重点实验室，聚焦绿色技术解决方案，在流程、产品或服务使用更少的资源、产生更少的废物并降低环境破坏。再如“新型磁共振成像技术”团队将运用新型磁共振成像技术探究评估人类肺部、探究新冠病程发展和愈后损伤评估，以期在医学成像领域带来技术革新。

诺丁汉大学卓越灯塔计划（宁波）创新研究院由宁波市人民政府与英国诺丁汉大学合作，于2021年5月25日在宁波国家高新区入驻启动。研究院充分利用宁波诺丁汉大学立足本土、面向全球的独特优势，引进英国诺丁汉大学“卓越灯塔计划”的科技资源，致力于独创性领域的研究和前沿技术的开拓，集创新研究、成果转化、技术转移、人才培养于一体，旨在打造国内领先、国际一流的科技创新综合平台，以支撑和带动产业发展。

The first ten research teams officially join China Beacons Institute

20 October: The first ten research teams officially joined China Beacons Institute (CBI) at its interim site located in Ningbo National Hi-Tech Zone, marking a new stage in the development of CBI’s research and innovation.

Professor Nick Miles, Provost of University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), Professor Patrick Chau, Executive Director of CBI, and other members of the University Management Committee attended this event with the first ten research teams.

On behalf of UNNC and CBI, Professor Nick Miles congratulated the first ten research teams joining CBI. Professor Patrick Chau, Executive Director of CBI, introduced the research teams of first round and the space allocation of the CBI interim site, and looked forward to the future development of CBI.

“This is the first milestone of the institute since officially launching this year and I am delighted to bear witness to these teams who are uniting together with us in our research goals and who are no doubt ready to start their exciting new research projects. The new research teams will be a part of this goal-orientated institute that strives to make progress and discoveries that impact lives both locally and on the global stage.”

After, Professor Chau, led the teams on a tour of laboratories and workspaces of three Beacons and introduced the progress and future plan of CBI to the researchers.

The first ten research teams joining CBI this time gathered top international research resources in related fields. Their research themes are focused on three main fields: Intelligent Manufacturing, Green Chemicals and Energy, and Life Science and Healthcare. They strive to produce world-class major innovation achievements, pioneer in interdisciplinary fields, and become the major drive in Ningbo economics and social development.

For example, the "5G Empowerment Mixed Reality Simulation and Digital Port Technology" team is developing the next generation AI empowered simulation system, VR/MR powered data analysis and interactive simulation, and Collaborative edge computing and green AI. “Development of Green Technologies for Waste Recycling and Process Efficiency Improvement” team is focusing on developing green technology solutions, as well as products or services that use less resources and/or energy, generate less waste, and cause less environmental damage than alternatives.

The “Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging” team is using novel magnetic resonance imaging techniques to investigate the assessment of the human lung, the development of coronavirus and the assessment of post-healing damage, with a view to bringing about technological innovation in the field of medical imaging.

The Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation Institute, jointly established by University of Nottingham and Ningbo Municipal Government, was launched on May 25th 2021 in Ningbo National Hi-Tech Zone.

The Institute leverages the unique “Ningbo-based and global-oriented” advantages of UNNC. By introducing the key international technological and innovative resources of the Beacons of Excellence from the UK, the intention is to attract global technology innovation resources. This allows the China Beacons Institute to focus on original research and cutting-edge new technology development, the aim being to establish a world-class scientific and technological innovation platform with innovative research, research achievement transformation, technology transfer and talent cultivation, in order to support and drive the industry development of Ningbo.

图文来源 | CBI, Lily Su, Elena Yang

Copyright

转载或进一步了解

宁波诺丁汉大学品牌与传媒办公室

commsandmarketing@nottingham.edu.cn

宁波诺丁汉大学

中国第一所中外合作大学

卓越学术 精彩未来