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Knowledge transfer partnerships

The use of IT experts at the University of Greenwich to help save the Cutty Sark was awarded 'Best Partnership London' in March 2008.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, a UK-wide programme to help businesses benefit from expertise in neighbouring universities, says "the collaboration between Greenwich and the Cutty Sark Trust has yielded dramatic results".

Professor Chris Bailey and Dr Stoyan Stoyanov in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences have been helping the Trust conserve the sailing ship by using software predictions to ensure it is dismantled and restored in the safest possible way.

Benefits

  • Professor Bailey says: "We are honoured to receive this award with the Cutty Sark Trust, which recognises the computational modelling expertise at the University and importance of the partnership in rescuing a national icon for the nation. This partnership is continuing with a new project, developing computational tools to help conserve and maintain the ship in the future."

Find out more

Find out more about knowledge transfer partnerships on the University of Greenwich website.

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