Proposal for Continued EPSRC Support of Professor Andy Neely as AIM's Deputy Director

ESRC已经确认支持AIM的第二阶段，为该倡议拨款750万美元。该提案要求EPSRC继续支持AIM，继续资助AIM副主任Andy Neely教授和相关活动。申请的资金总额为50万。这一要求的核心/特别是要求继续支持尼利教授的EPSRC-是需要在AIM的连续性。鉴于在其第二阶段，AIM将寻求在其第一阶段成功的基础上广泛发展，并推出一些新的举措，因此AIM的领导团队必须得到维持。安迪·尼利对AIM的了解、他表现出的交付能力和他独特的技能意味着他是推动AIM向前发展的最可信的候选人。本提案的其余部分为这些论点增加了更多细节，解释了安迪·尼利将在AIM的未来中发挥的关键作用。在AIM的第二阶段，尼利教授将领导五组具体的优先事项。这些措施包括：1.编写综合专题和部门报告，突出说明迄今为止已完成工作的影响。现在是AIM进行一系列元审查的适当时机，以评估迄今为止的研究成果，并得出关键的专题和部门影响。尼利教授将利用他广泛的学术知识和他对AIM第一阶段完成的工作的深入了解，领导这项活动。创建五个新的商业参与论坛，以加强主要学者和从业人员之间的联系。在他的职业生涯中，尼利教授一直致力于弥合社区之间/学术界和实践之间以及学科之间的差距。这种激情是由教授尼利一直参与的所有活动证明。AIM第二阶段的一个关键优先事项是弥合学术界和实践之间的差距。在第二阶段，尼利教授将领导AIM努力做到这一点，创建五个新的商业参与论坛，将学者与政策和实践界的主要代表聚集在一起。确保AIM第一阶段参与者的持续参与。随着AIM进入第二阶段，该倡议必须设法保持第一阶段参与者的参与和参与。原因有二。首先，在第二阶段加入AIM的新人必须在AIM第一阶段完成的出色工作的基础上再接再厉。第二，那些参加了该倡议第一阶段的人如果继续参与该倡议，将成为AIM的优秀大使。尼利教授将带头确保AIM第一阶段参与者继续参与AIM第二阶段。确保AIM研究员利用他们在AIM第一阶段完成的研究。为使AIM产生可持续的影响，AIM必须帮助机构和个人建立研究能力。尼利教授制定了AIM的战略，建立机构的研究能力，并将继续领导AIM的努力，在AIM的第二阶段执行这一点。这一战略涉及在各种大学内建立可持续的研究活动，并已获得回报。规划和实施AIM的长期[2010年后]战略。AIM是作为一项倡议供资的。它的成立是为了帮助英国应对全球经济竞争的挑战，建立英国的研究能力，促进学术界和实践之间更好的联系。在第二阶段，另类投资市场的主管沿着执行指导委员会和供资者必须为另类投资市场确定一项适当的长期战略。尼利教授在第二阶段的优先事项之一将是确保进行这一辩论，然后根据辩论的结果采取行动。

The ESRC has already confirmed its support for AIM's second phase, allocating 7.5 million to the initiative. This proposal requests that EPSRC continue their support for AIM by continuing to fund AIM's Deputy Director, Professor Andy Neely and associated activities. The total funding requested is 500K. Core to this request / specifically the request for continued EPSRC support of Professor Neely - is the need for continuity in AIM. Given that in its second phase AIM will seek to build extensively on the successes of its first phase, as well as launch a number of new initiatives it is essential that the leadership team in AIM is sustained. Andy Neely's knowledge of AIM, his demonstrated ability to deliver and his unique skill set mean that he is the most credible candidate to take AIM forward. The rest of this proposal adds more detail to these arguments, explaining the pivotal role that Andy Neely will play in the future of AIM.In the second phase of AIM Professor Neely will take the lead for five specific sets of priorities. These include:1. Producing integrated thematic and sectoral reports that highlight the impact of work completed to date. Now is the appropriate time for AIM to conduct a series of meta-reviews to take stock of the research produced to date and draw out the key thematic and sectoral implications. Drawing both on his wide ranging academic knowledge and his intimate understanding of the work completed in AIM phase one, Professor Neely will lead this activity.2. Creating five new business engagement fora to strengthen links between key academics and practitioners. Throughout his career Professor Neely has been committed to bridging gaps between communities / both between academia and practice and between academic disciplines. This passion is evidenced by all of the activities that Professor Neely has been involved in. A key priority in AIM phase two is to bridge gaps between academia and practice. In phase two, Professor Neely will lead AIM's efforts to do this, creating five new business engagement fora to bring together academics with key representatives from the policy and practice communities.3. Ensuring the continued engagement and involvement of AIM phase one participants. As AIM enters its second phase it is essential that the initiative finds ways of retaining the involvement and engagement of those who participated in the first phase. There are two reasons for this. First, the new people who join AIM in its second phase will have to build on the excellent work completed in AIM phase one. Second, those that participated in the first phase of the initiative will be excellent ambassadors for AIM if they retain an involvement in the initiative. Professor Neely will take a lead in ensuring the continued engagement and involvement of AIM phase one participants in AIM phase two.4. Ensuring that AIM Fellows capitalise on the research they have completed in AIM phase one. For AIM to have a sustainable impact it is essential that AIM helps institutions, as well as individuals, build their research capacity. Professor Neely developed AIM's strategy for building institutional research capacity and will continue to lead AIM's efforts to execute this in AIM's second phase. This strategy involves building sustainable research activities within a variety of Universities and is already reaping rewards.5. Planning and delivering AIM's long-term [post 2010] strategy. AIM is funded as an initiative. It was established to help the UK address the challenge of competing in the global economy, build UK research capacity and facilitate better links between academia and practice. During phase two the directors of AIM, along with the Executive Steering Committee and the funders have to identify an appropriate long-term strategy for AIM. One of Professor Neely's priorities for phase two will be to ensure that this debate takes place and then act on the results of it.