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The importance of collaborative Research Infrastructures to the UK research landscapeCatherine Ewart, Head of Stakeholder and International Relations at the Science and Technology Facilities Council UK (STFC)
TheimportanceofcollaborativeResearchInfrastructures
totheUKResearchandInnovationlandscape
CatherineEwartHeadofStakeholderandInternationalRelations,ScienceandTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil(UK)
TowardsaEuropeanResearchInfrastructureforHeritageScience.Florence,29March2017
Whoweare• TheScienceandTechnologyFacilitiesCouncil
(STFC)
• OneoftheUK’s7ResearchCouncils:
• Wehaveseveralresearchinfrastructureroles:
• Policymaker(G7GSO,OECDGSF,H2020)
• Funder(Particlephysics,nuclearphysics,astronomyandsubscriptionstoprovideaccesstointernationalinfrastructures)
• Operator(UKresearchinfrastructures– ISIS,CLF,Hartree Centre,Diamond)
Ourinternationallinks• OfficesinBrussels,Washington,Beijing,Delhi
• CERN,Fermilab,DESY,KEK
• ESO,NSF,NWO
• ESA,NASA
• FAIR
• ESRF,ILL
• EuropeanX-FEL,EuropeanSpallationSource,SKA
• Networksofe.g.telescopesandsynchrotrons
WhyweneedcollaborativeRIs
• TheUK’sfuturecompetitivenessdependsonresearchcapability
• Thismeans:
• Investinginhighereducationandresearchinstitutions
• Accessingfirstclassresearchinfrastructures
• Collaboratingandworkingwiththebest
• Wherevertheyhappentobeintheworld!
• CollaborativeRIspromoteinternationalcooperation,interdisciplinaryresearchandinnovation
CollaborationisneededonaEuropeanandGlobalScale
• Limitedinvestmentfundsavailable
• IncreasinglevelofinfrastructureinvestmentneededtokeepRIsatthecuttingedge
• Researchproblemsrequirebroadsharingofdata,expertiseandequipmentandnetworkingbetweennationalnodes–distributedRIs
• Environmental,economic,societalchallengesdon’thaveboundariessocollaborationacrossbordersisessential
• Largephysicalsingle-sitedRIsinfrastructures
• E-infrastructures
• Collectionsofartefactsorreferencematerialsandsocialandbiologicaldatasets
• Atleast400researchinfrastructuresintheUK
• AllregionsoftheUKandallareasofresearch
• Atvariousscales– fromregionaltonationaltointernational
• Usersfromindustry(15%forSTFCRIs)– Siemens,GSK,Toyota,TataSteel,aswellasacademia
ArichanddiverseUKRIlandscape
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• 4outof5RIscollaboratewithpartnersoutsidetheUK
• Ofthese:o 96%collaboratewithEuropeancountries
o 91%collaboratewiththerestoftheworld
• UKparticipatesin18RIsontheESFRIRoadmap,21LandmarkESFRIsandmanyIntegratingActivities
• SignificantUKinvolvementinGlobalRIs(G7GSOFramework)
Ahighlycollaborativeenvironment
UKResearchandInnovation(UKRI)• Asingle,strategicbodythatwillbring
togetherthe7ResearchCouncils,InnovateUKandtheresearchandknowledgeexchangefunctionsofHEFCE
• FromApril2018- subjecttothepassageoftheHigherEducationandResearchBillthroughParliament
• AsinglevoicefortheUKresearchandinnovationcommunity
• Agreaterfocusonmulti- andinterdisciplinaryresearch
• ProfSirMarkWalport appointedasUKRIChiefExecutiveDesignate
Inconclusion• UKhasastrongcommitmenttoand
participationincollaborativeRIs• Thisappliesacrossthefullspectrumof
research• ThroughESFRIandIntegratedActivities
theUKhasbeenandcontinuestobeanactivepartner
• WelcomethelaunchofE-RIHS!
Thankyou!
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