Annual Conference 2005

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Annual Conference 2005
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Professor John OReillyChief Executive, EPSRC

• EPSRC Focus

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The EPSRC Vision

• For the UK to be the most dynamic and stimulating
  environment in which to engage in research.

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Portfolio Partnerships 2003

• Universities of
• Birmingham
• Bristol Oxford
• Cambridge
• Imperial College London
• Leeds
• Manchester
• Sheffield
• Surrey

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Portfolio Partnerships 2005
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Portfolio Partnerships 2005
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CONCEPT
Creative Environment
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Joint Electronic Submissions The end of paper
proposals
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International Review of Engineering

• Engineering November 2004 - 7th in review series
  - provides an independent assessment of the
  quality of UK research.
• Current High Performance Computing
• Next International Review of Physics

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A celebration of UK engineering research and
innovation Nov 2004

• Landmark event with the Royal Academy of
  Engineering 150 exhibits, around 600 visitors.
• Celebrating achievements of UK Engineering and
  its potential for the future.
• Raising the profile of engineering with industry,
  policy makers and the media.

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EPSRC Senior Media Fellows
Professor Noel Sharkey - 2004
Professor Tony Ryan - 2002
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EPSRC Senior Media Fellows Professor David
Howard - 2005
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EPSRC Senior Media FellowsProfessor Marcus du
Sautoy - 2005
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Spending Review 2004 (SR2004)

• Research Councils allocations announced 7th
  March.
• EPSRC allocation 568M for 2005/06, 634.1M for
  2006/07, 718M for 2007/08.
• Key themes Sustainability, Health of
  Disciplines, Knowledge Transfer, Energy.

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SR2004 - Sustainability of the UKs research base.

• Developing and supporting talented researchers
• Renewing infrastructure in universities and
  Research Council Institutes
• Increasing the Research Councils contributions
  to the full economic cost of research

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SR2004 - Sustainability Full Economic Costing

• January 2005 announcement - Research Councils
  will pay 80 of the full economic cost of
  research grants for all applications submitted
  after 1 September this year.
• One of the most significant and far-reaching
  reforms in research funding.

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Full Economic Costing - Timetable
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Health of Disciplines
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Science Innovation Awards

• A programme of Science and Innovation Awards in
  partnership with others will strengthen capacity
  in key areas of scientific and economic
  importance that are especially at risk

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Pilot Science Innovation Awards

• Cardiff University - reinvigorate the science of
  physical organic chemistry
• University of Glasgow - electronics design centre
  
• University of Nottingham - expand innovation in
  chemical engineering and chemistry.
• University of Strathclyde - future trends in
  power technology
• University of Warwick - new UK centre for
  statistics research.

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Knowledge Transfer Better Exploitation
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Energy
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Spending Review 2004 (SR2004)The EPSRC Delivery
Plan

• Priorities, plans and investment over the next
  three years
• Publishing in May 2005

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THANK YOUfor your attention
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EPSRC Focus

• Open Forum QA

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Programme

• 12.45pm Lunch
• 2.30pm Part 3 the EPSRC Debate
• Chair Professor Sir John Enderby, President of
  the Institute of Physics.
• Panel Professor Ivor Crewe, President,
  Universities UK Professor Dame Julia Higgins,
  EPSRC Daniel Storey, Head of Science Industry,
  HM Treasury Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive,
  Higher Education Funding Council for England
  Professor John O'Reilly, EPSRC Professor Dominic
  Tildesley, Chief Scientist, Unilever.
• 4.30pm Afternoon tea and close