You are warmly invited to attend the Edinburgh Falling Walls Lab in Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh for an afternoon of thought-provoking pitches on Tuesday 29th July 2014
Falling Walls Labs are international, high profile events with the aim of building connections between young researchers and representatives from academia, business and policy – and discover ideas which could have a significant positive impact on society.
Doors are open from 2.45pm and the Falling Walls Lab will run from 3pm – 5pm. This will be followed by a drinks reception until 6pm. You can book a ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falling-walls-lab-edinburgh-tickets-10765657371
Our 12 presenters each have 3 minutes to present their big idea:
| David | Brownstein | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Building Ecology |
| Evangelia | Daskalaki | University of Strathclyde | Breaking the Wall of Research Participant Recruitment |
| David | Dickie | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Neurological Disease Diagnosis |
| Goetz | Dominik | University of Strathclyde | Breaking the Wall of Human Assistant Robotics |
| Fabrizio | Gesuelli | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Walking as Mobilisation |
| Johanna | Holtan | Cyclehack | Breaking the Wall of Bike-Unfriendly Infrastructure |
| Matluba | Khan | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of classrooms for children’s learning |
| Zhenxiao | Ling | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of First Class Leadership |
| Sana | Maqsood | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Improving Quality of Life |
| Maria | Mullane | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Disability into Capability |
| Maria | Rejowicz-Quaid | The University of Edinburgh and partner of YOU | Breaking the Wall of Media Consumption Effects on Young People |
| Harsh | Vaidya | The University of Edinburgh | Breaking the Wall of Brain Drain |
Our distinguished panel of judges will select a winner to compete in the international Falling Walls Lab Final in Berlin in November with an additional prize to the presenter with the most audience votes.
During the event there will be time to network and the opportunity to meet the presenters and other delegates. We look forward to welcoming you to an enjoyable, interesting and engaging afternoon!
Additional info: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute-academic-development/research-roles/falling-walls-lab
