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Manchester Pint of Science

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Patrick Parkinson

18 May 2017

Patrick spoke at the Manchester Pint of Science event at Terrace NQ. Linking the first photograph to nuclear bombs, the Matrix movie and helicopters that appear not to move, he described the use of picosecond “movie-making” to understand energy processes in photosynthesis and nanolasers.

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Is Research a Sport, a Market or a Commons?

Is Research a Sport, a Market or a Commons?

Is academic research a sport, a business, or a commons? As UK universities face unprecedented financial strain, we confront an uncomfortable truth: the sector is simply too large for the available funding. We've passed the 'Szilard point' - and it’s time to manage the market reality.
15 Jun 2026 7 min read
A Start Up is (Not) All You Need: Exploring the Innovation Design Space

A Start Up is (Not) All You Need: Exploring the Innovation Design Space

Seen through a one-dimensional lens - public research on the left, commercial spin-out on the right - ARIA's investments look indefensible. But the map is wrong, not the decisions.
12 May 2026 5 min read
The Geometry of Expertise: Mapping R&D Capability in High Dimensions

The Geometry of Expertise: Mapping R&D Capability in High Dimensions

A university is between an R&D lab and an open-source project. Top-down levers fail. So I built a pipeline to map 1,900 researchers as a navigable knowledge space to turn 'corridor knowledge' into strategy.
01 May 2026 5 min read
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