AURIL Conference

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• AURIL Conference
• Friday 10 October 2008
• Knowledge Exchange in Scotland
• What are we learning?
• Professor David Gani
• Director of Research Policy and Strategy

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The Requisite Feat Integrating the Local with
the Global
Research Engine
People, Values
Knowledge/Society Symbiosis
Prestige, high self-esteem community morale.
Empowered motivated individuals.
Engagement in cutting edge discovery, new
thinking, technologies policy making
Renewal
Aspiring
Outcomes
Enhanced local global profile -a shared
agenda with Government in raising prosperity.
Enticement of best staff, researchers, learners
clients in global markets.
Valuing education training. Investment in
skills the modernisation of learning.
Income, HR
L Teaching
Innovation, diversification of markets. Increased
revenue in grants, contracts services.
Enhanced creativity ability to absorb apply
knowledge create new ideas areas.
Knowledge C, E T
RD Enterprise
D. Gani Jan 2008
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Cabinet Secretary Guidance Letter

• Colleges
• Additional investment in Knowledge Transfer (KT)
• Universities
• Real terms increase in Quality Research Grant
• Growth in postgraduate research student numbers
• A significant increase in KT funding
• Increased emphasis on applied research

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SFC Budgets for R and KTMain Grant 18.3.08
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SPIRIT
metrics
KTG
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SPIRIT

• No general calls this year
• Existing strategic priorities
• - public policy call (in process)
• - joint investments with RCs SEnt.
• - business links with Research Pools
• - Masters of innovation and Enterprise (MIE)
  with RCC
• - Business Engagement Vouchers in Innovation
  (BEVI)
• - Global Engagement in KE
• Studentships, staff, networks, facilities.

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Current SFC Knowledge Exchange activities
SPIRIT Scheme

• Public Policy Pilot Projects (9)
• Industry PhD Students in Chemistry (31)
• Public Engagement and Outreach Network
• Other initiatives in development, e.g. innovation
  vouchers and projects with local authorities

Synergy with the SRDG investments
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Knowledge Transfer Grant Evaluation High level
findings

• KTG funding has stimulated KT activities
• Mainly supporting KT professionals, matching
  funding for key KT projects and leveraging
• Strong sector support for the flexibility of the
  grant to fit strategic priorities
• Stability of funding enabling long term planning.

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Knowledge Transfer Grant Evaluation

• Some emerging issues
• KTG predominantly used to support
  commercialisation activities
• Cultural/policy KT less well supported
• Need for a minimum threshold for small
  institutions.

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KE in context of New Horizons?

• Knowledge Transfer Grant
• SPIRIT
• Interface with Pooling
• Research Council Agendas
• Future Spending Review?