EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment 2020 University of Birmingham

2020年伯明翰大学EPSRC核心设备资本奖

• 批准号: EP/V034278/1
• 负责人: Constantinos Constantinou
• 金额: $ 121.05万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FV034278%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Capital; Award; Core; Equipment

The University of Birmingham's strategic vision, Birmingham 2026, is to grow research activity and to achieve this through investment in brilliant people, outstanding facilities and strong collaborative networks. Our goal now is to do more and better research, tackling the great challenges of our day, breaking new ground and making important things happen.The University of Birmingham has put in place a robust and transparent process for the allocation of the EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment. We propose to invest in 8 different items spanning the breadth of research themes aligned to EPSRC remit across the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) at Birmingham. We will invest in upgrades to existing equipment (PCB Plotter, Nanoscribe, cryo equipment for trapping highly charged ions), procurement of items new to Birmingham (Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar, Vicon motion capture system, LumenX grayscale bioprinter, isothermal titration calorimeter) and a state of the art magnetic particle tacking system unique to the UK research community. As well as investing in our research capabilities we seek to prioritise benefit to early career researchers, helping to promote a culture of collaboration, internally and externally.Prof Constantinos Constantinou (Director of Research, EPS), having responsibility for the equipment strategy, is the project's Principal Investigator. Each item of equipment has a Co-Investigator who has responsibility for that specific item, from procurement through to utilisation including training. Technical support is specific to each item and delivered locally. The success of the equipment will be monitored through usage and other metrics such as initiation of new collaborations, grant applications, journal papers, conference presentations, industry user engagement and teaching related activities (PhD, MSc or UG projects). Again, the Co-Is will lead on their respective equipment.

伯明翰大学的战略愿景，伯明翰2026年，是增长研究活动，并通过对优秀人才，优秀设施和强大的合作网络的投资来实现这一目标。我们现在的目标是做更多更好的研究，应对我们这个时代的巨大挑战，开拓新天地，使重要的事情发生。伯明翰大学已经制定了一个强大而透明的过程来分配EPSRC资本奖的核心设备。我们建议投资于8个不同的项目，这些项目跨越了伯明翰工程与物理科学学院（EPS）与EPSRC职权范围相一致的研究主题的广度。我们将投资升级现有设备（PCB绘图仪，Nanoscribe，用于捕获高电荷离子的低温设备），采购伯明翰新项目（分离式霍普金森压杆，Vicon运动捕捉系统，LumenX灰度生物打印机，等温滴定量热仪）以及英国研究界独有的最先进的磁性颗粒定位系统。除了投资于我们的研究能力，我们还寻求优先考虑早期职业研究人员的利益，帮助促进内部和外部的合作文化。Constantinos Constantinou教授（EPS研究总监）负责设备战略，是该项目的首席研究员。每件设备都有一名共同研究者，负责该特定设备的从采购到使用（包括培训）的整个过程。技术支持是针对每一个项目，并在当地提供。设备的成功将通过使用和其他指标进行监测，例如新合作的启动，赠款申请，期刊论文，会议演示，行业用户参与和教学相关活动（博士，硕士或UG项目）。同样，Co-Is将在各自的设备上领先。