Introduction
Sci/art partnerships within the Department of Radiology and Physics are a unique kind of collaboration between the artist and a scientist: working together they aim to challenge not only how art benefits from science, but also how science benefits from art. This collaboration aims to be a genuine attempt for the two disciplines to work together to produce a work that is both an artwork and a product of scientific research, not merely that of an artist using the technologies of science, nor a scientist making use of aesthetic images to describe scientific techniques. It sets out to rethink attitudes and to position artistic and scientific practices at the leading edge of social debate.

Residency
Our aim is to extend the department's previous work and offer a place to an artist as a group member within the Unit, in order to allow a greater level of interaction than was possible with the previous collaborations. The artist would be uniquely placed to experience both clinical and experimental aspects of the Unit, as well as close collaboration with scientists from a wide range of disciplines. At the present, it is not our intention to describe what the final outcome will be or the direction of the project.

Artist-in-progress
An unusual aspect of the residency will be to document the artist using a dedicated web site. Dominic Erskine, who is both a writer and web designer, will set-up, maintain and help transcribe the interaction and development of the residency. It is said that the underlying process of a sci/art collaboration is the cornerstone to success and that this vital part may not always be reflected in the final outcome. To track this ongoing process, the web site will be constantly updated so that the progress of the artist can be followed. This web-based documentary will be incorporated into the final piece for the public to explore further issues and information relating to the work, and to appreciate what it is like to work within a science department.

The Fourth way
Simon Cohn (Medical Anthropologist, Anthropology Department, Goldsmiths College University of London) who already has close contacts with the Department of Radiology and Physics, has agreed to participate in a four-way interaction between the artist, Department of Radiology and Physics, and Dominic Erskine. Simon has an active interest in brain imaging and is already investigating some of the cultural dimensions around ideas of the brain and neuroscience as they are being developed on an ESRC funded project as part of the Innovative Health Technologies Programme. His research is currently investigating how visualisation technology is likely to have consequences not only for how the brain is conceived and represented, but also for the much broader understandings people have of the mind and body, normality and illness. His contribution, therefore, will be to instigate a dialogue between all parties in the project to include broader social and cultural dimensions. He will also draw more widely from his own College's expertise and research productivity; coming, as he does, from the leading institution that seeks to integrate the visual arts with the social sciences. Simon will closely follow the progress of the artist in order to contribute to the both the web documentary, as well as reporting on not only the novel exploration into the non-expert understandings and interpretations of science, but also the understanding of non-scientific perspectives by scientists themselves - so extending the issue of the public understanding of science. In parallel with the residency, Dr Cohn will also continue with his own investigation into the role of technology and scientific innovation on the many cultural aspects that are tied to clinical applications. It is hope that this mutually inclusive approach will provide a new framework from which science, art and understanding may develop.

Acknowledgments and Funding
We acknowledge the financial support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.

We also acknowledge the members of the interview panel who kindly gave their time: Ken Arnold, Simon Cohn, Sian Ede, David Gadian, Janna Levin, Andrew Kotting, Mark Lythgoe.

We also acknowledge the members of the selection team who kindly made time to suggest artist who were interested in this position: Bergit Arends, Ken Arnold, Paul Bonaventura, Sian Ede, Rob La Frenais, Janna Levin, Mark Lythgoe, Lynda Morris, Catsou Roberts.

And a final thanks to all the artists who came to the interviews. We cannot stress too much how impressed we all were by the calibre of the portfolios, and what an interesting and informative day we had.