Your representative in Brussels

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New Brussels Liaison Officer Korrina Stewart made the first of many flying visits to campus last week - on this occasion, to meet Neil Gershon as well as staff in SPRU and the Research Services Division.

Korrina works for the South East Brussels Office (SEPBO), which represents the interests of a partnership of three universities (Sussex, Surrey and Brighton) and eight local authorities in Surrey and Sussex.

Since September, the SEPBO has been located with other partners from the south-east region in the same building in Brussels, in order to reduce duplication on costs and to advance common aims.

Professor Alasdair Smith and Peter Brooks, Director of Research Services, flew to Belgium to attend the opening of South East England House by European Commission Vice-President, Neil Kinnock.

Korrina's role in Brussels, where the Commission of the European Communities has its HQ, is to supply the partnership with information on European Union policy, legislation and funds; to assist the partners in obtaining access to funds; and to represent their interests in the city.

Over the coming months Korrina will be developing close links with the University's European Liaison Officer, Ross Dowsett, who provides advice and guidance on EU funding and assists with the preparation of EU research applications. Korrina and Ross will be co-ordinating an EU funding seminar on campus in the new year - details to come.