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Science City Bristol is directed and supported by a Partnership Board, representing business, academia and the public sector.

The Partnership Board meets 3 times per year and is chaired by Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol.

Current members are:

Derek Hamilton, Bath Spa University

Andrew Kelly, Director, Bristol Cultural Development Partnership

Dr Jo Gipps, Director, Bristol Natural History Consortium

James Durie, Deputy to the Executive Chairman, GWE Business West

Ian Chancellor, Economic Relations Manager, Government Office of the SW

John Manley, Director, HP Labs

Graham Hopkins, Director of Engineering and Technology, Defence Aerospace, Rolls-Royce

Heather Campbell, Regional Director, STEMNET SW

Lorelei Hunt, Director of Innovation, South West RDA

Bonnie Dean, Senior Advisor, SPark

James Touzel, Partner, TLT Solicitors

Ron Humphreys, Special Projects Manager, University of Bath

Dr Neil Bradshaw, Director of Enterprise, University of Bristol

Prof Paul Gough, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange, University of the West of England

Terry Wagstaff, Chief Executive, West of England Partnership

Working Groups in the 3 activity streams of Connectivity, Investment and Engagement also report into the Partnership Board and are constituted in part by individuals from the above-mentioned organisation. Other partner organisations are also involved in these Working Groups.

Each Working Group is chaired by a member of the Partnership Board.

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“Fact 6/100: Professor Joe McGeehan of the Centre for Communications Research at the University of Bristol developed a secure portable radio in the 1980s that became the basis of Nokia's first mass-market mobile phones.”
source: Science City Bristol 100 facts pdf
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