date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:28:55 +0100 from: Clare Goodess subject: Fwd: RE: Fwd: UEA involvement in the CCRA tender to: P.Jones@uea.ac.uk,Tim Osborn ,m.agnew@uea.ac.uk I've been invited to the Tyndall brown bag lunch tomorrow and there will be a brief discussion about the proposal. I will do my best to stay calm when being lectured at by Anthony....... Clare >Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:30 +0100 (BST) >Subject: RE: Fwd: UEA involvement in the CCRA tender >From: A.Footitt@uea.ac.uk >To: "Darch Janice Dr \(SCI\)" , > "Minns Asher Mr \" , > "Warren Rachel Dr \" , > "Adger Neil Prof \" , > "Footitt Anthony Mr \" , > "Goodess Clare Dr \" , > susan.johnson@uea.ac.uk >User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8 > >DEAR LORD!!!WHAT A THREAD OF EMAILS! > >Glad I switched it off so I could concentrate on other things! > >I do hope all these emails are just staying within UEA because it really >makes us (UEA as a whole) look like a bunch of amateurs - and people >wonder why I suggest establishing a Tyndall Ltd... > >Ok, things to be aware of - this is a very high profile project and >basically is where it's at as far as UK climate Change work goes. Prof Bob >Watson (also Chief Scientific Officer for Defra), for example, has >highlighted frequently that we desperately need to be part of the winning >bid and has emphasised the broader and significant reputational benefits >for Tyndall and UEA of getting it and, incidentally, the implied >reputational costs if we don't! > >I think all who are in the bid would probably all like to just do the work >and not have to deal with a rubbish system that is, frankly, not fit for >purpose as this is showing quite nicely. I think a few folks in RBS are >aware that the system doesn't work and similarly get sore heads about >it.....note that if we lose this on the basis of cost (it's happened on >previous bids Tyndall have put in, admittedly not because of UEA because >we went via consultancy) then I wouldn't like to be the one responsible >for it. > >We will be discussing this issue tomorrow at our Tyndall brown bag lunch >but, frankly, I can't see that this is going to resolve whether it's >research or consultancy......what a palava > >Anthony > > Dr Clare Goodess Climatic Research Unit School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel: +44 -1603 592875 Fax: +44 -1603 507784 Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm