[Swansea Hackspace] University recognition

[Alan Cox]

On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:59:03 +0100
Edwin Beggs <E.J.Beggs at swansea.ac.uk> wrote:

> 
> 
>     Hi! I am considering trying to get the hackerspace officially  
> recognised by the University (or at least the College of Science) as  
> part of its third mission. I am not sure what this will mean  
> practically, but it will hopefully make dealing with the university  
> easier! The third mission is about the local economy, and that is what  
> I have tried to address here. If this works, maybe we should try to do  
> something with Swansea Council.
> 
>    I enclose a possible letter to the Chair of the College of Science  
> Third Mission committee - not sent yet. Comments would be good -  
> either edits or other things. Is this a good idea in the first place?  
> I think so, but you may think of possible problems...

God knows.. this is the University. It moves in its own bizarre political
space.

I would be inclined perhaps to also talk about how things like the
university computer society (one of the first with its own systems)
enabled all sorts of stuff to happen.

Also a hackspace isn't just science, just art, just engineering or just
maths. It's all in one. 3D printing in particular shows that it is all
facets of the same thing - a chair is an equation, science, art and
engineering.

Alan