LabNotes

In February, Gregor Rae, Chairman and CEO of BusinessLab, gave an inaugural lecture to the International MBA student cohort at the University of Aberdeen. "The Art of the Pitch" is the first of two modules intended to help students improve and finesse their presentations to potential investors and employers. The second module is entitled "The Science of the Pitch".

The future is in Newcastle

Technology Watch website lauds the Microsoft Corporation - ActiveAge presentation at the Gerontological Society of America's annual conference in New Orleans, and cites Newcastle upon Tyne as 'the future' in terms of ageing.

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ActiveAge

The ActiveAge team has started another wave of research into robotics, which will provide the theme for the next ActiveAge publication. A Newcastle partner meeting has also been scheduled for the 26th of January, when plans for the 2011 ActiveAge Summit will be finalised.

Renewables

The BusinessLab research team has been looking into the growing renewable energy sector. The team is particularly interested in the markets and business models that are developing within this area - and the strategies and processes that are being deployed to capitalise on the opportunities.

More Agents for Swansea

The City and County of Swansea Council are training up a new cohort of Signature Agents. A total of 36 new Agents are being trained to deploy the Family Learning Signature with families across the city.

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Joanna Rae

Research Manager

Joanna’s key role is in the development and day-to-day running of the company's societal research programmes. Her main priorities are to liaise with partners and ensure their objectives and requirements are met. Joanna is also responsible for coming up with innovative ideas and discussion papers to stimulate debate around core research topics.

She oversees the dissemination process and keeps abreast of the latest developments relevant to the research programmes.

Having 4 years experience as a researcher in factual programming for the BBC, she has an instinctive approach to research, which is both thorough and intuitive. Her skills have developed partly through the nature of the broadcast industry - meeting rigorous deadlines, pedantic fact checking, and the need for excellent communication and organisation skills – but also through academic studies.

Joanna completed a History and Philosophy degree at St Andrews, and went on to complete a Masters in Broadcast Journalism. She is currently studying (distance learning) for an LLB. As well as managing research, Joanna is part of the team developing tools and processes emerging from the company’s main research projects.