Grant Balances 2010 - University of Loughborough

EPSRC的资金将用于以下战略目的：第一，使拉夫堡大学的研究人员能够在工程、数学、信息和通信技术或科学主题上进行少量(最多5个)试点研究项目，每个项目都旨在测试新颖、及时和“高风险/高收益”研究的可行性，这些研究将为未来拨款提案的准备提供信息；第二，允许大学工作人员在英国或海外进行学习访问和科学交流(例如，访问巴西、中国或印度的公司或实验室)；第三，在关键领域保留博士后研究人员的服务；第四，为获选的EPSRC资助者和其他员工提供传媒技巧和沟通训练，这项工作的主要受惠者将是从事获资助金资助活动的学术和研究人员，以及工业界、政府和公众的目标对像。我们预计将有四个主要好处：(I)在中期内对英国工业的经济竞争力产生直接影响，并与总部设在海外的领先公司建立持久的伙伴关系；(Ii)提高对可能用于制定公共政策或监管标准的研究成果的认识(并因此利用这些成果)；(Iii)使我们的工作人员更好地理解向外行和专业受众阐明他们的研究结果的重要性，我们将直接(例如通过Web 2.0工具)和通过现有媒体与他们进行沟通；(Iv)提高公众对新出现的研究成果和相关的社会问题，包括道德和治理问题的认识。这些好处将在不同的时间尺度上感受到，其中一些或多或少是直接的(例如，与业界或海外合作伙伴的新的或加强的合作)，另一些是长期的(例如，通过根据原始研究结果而改变的公共政策)。

EPSRC funds will be used for the following strategic purposes: firstly, to enable Loughborough University researchers to undertake a small number of pilot research projects (up to 5) in engineering, mathematics, ICT or science topics, each designed to test the feasibility of novel, timely and 'high risk/high gain' research that will inform the preparation of future grant proposals; secondly, to allow University staff to undertake study visits and scientific exchanges in the UK or overseas (for example, to companies or laboratories in Brazil, China or India); thirdly, to retain the services of postdoctoral researchers in key areas; and fourthly, to provide media skills and communications training for selected EPSRC grant holders and other staff.The principal beneficiaries of this work will be the academic and research staff who engage in the activities funded through the grant, and also the target audiences in industry, government and the public arena. We anticipate that there will be 4 major benefits:(i) a direct impact in the medium-term on the economic competitiveness of UK industry, and the creation of lasting partnerships with leading companies based overseas;(ii) an increased awareness (and hence utilisation) of research results that may be brought to bear on the formulation of public policy or regulatory standards;(iii) an improved understanding amongst our staff of the importance of articulating the outcomes of their research to both lay and professional audiences, to whom we will communicate directly (e.g. via Web 2.0 tools) and via the established media; (iv) a better awareness amongst the general public of emerging research results and associated societal issues, including ethical and governance issues. These benefits will be felt on different timescales, some more or less immediate (e.g. new or strengthened collaborations with industry or overseas partners), others in the longer term (e.g. through changes in public policy that have been informed by the outcomes of original research).