Partners in Academia: Learning Digest

ResilienTogether aims to pilot new technologies and share their findings to drive forward best practises in water management. Relating to research and dissemination, this poses challenges of:

• Project partners requiring knowledge and experience in the many technical disciplines that ResilienTogether spans, including hydrometry, water quality and data visualisation.
• Identifying and investigating specific knowledge gaps requires an evidence-led approach coordinated by experts in scientific research.
• Local Authority networks are required to share learning beyond their regional partners.
• Access to the academic sphere and to innovators in the industry is needed to identify opportunities and embed learning.

1. Breadth and depth of research Academic partners have the capacity and experience to research on a broader scale than local authorities. They will cover a greater breadth of literature,
   considering all options, before focussing their research to comprehensively consider solutions.
2. New network of experts Partnering with an academic institution has given ResilienTogether access to a network of contacts with different expertise across academia, industry and other public sector organisations. These contacts can be called upon to advise and propose innovative solutions to a range of technical challenges.
3. Dissemination of knowledge Academic papers produced as part of the project are peer reviewed, making the project’s findings more reputable. Through papers and conferences, research will then have a greater impact on a larger audience of peers who can further develop innovations piloted by ResilienTogether.