the structure of uk science: lessons to be learned
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The Structure of UK Science: Lessons to be learned. Ian Halliday Chief Executive Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. Science and Innovation. Department of Trade and Industry Office of Science and technology Research Councils: CCLRC, PPARC, EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC, MRC, ESRC, AHRB - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Structure of UK Science:Lessons to be learned.
Ian HallidayChief Executive
Particle Physics and AstronomyResearch Council
Science and Innovation
• Department of Trade and Industry• Office of Science and technology• Research Councils: CCLRC, PPARC,
EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC, MRC, ESRC, AHRB
• PPARC: 450 M€/annum• CERN, ESA, ESO, Universities
Universities
• Teaching, Research, Innovation, Knowledge transfer
Research Assessment Exercise•1,2,3,4,5,5*•QR money
Full Economic Costs•Project Costs•Faculty Salaries•FP7
Linear Collider
• 30 km electron positron collider• € 3-6 Billion• 2008-2010-2015• Technology decision• Global Design Effort• Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider• KEK this week.• UK € 150 million to € 450 million.
Extremely Large Telescopes
• 30 m Thirty Meter telescope: Cal Tech• 100 m Overwhelmingly Large Telescope :
ESO• 2015-2020• Agreed: NSF ESO (Europe) Japan(?)• Compare technologies• Agree co-operation or competition• €1 billion
Planetary Exploration
• ESA & NASA• Martian Exploration: Robots or Humans• Aurora programme• Rover• Sample return• R&D phase €5 million