Imperial College London Mathematics Platform Grant

数学系在帝国理工学院伦敦是一个杰出的中心，数学研究，并有很强的记录，吸引资金来自广泛的来源。然而，我们面临着一个关键的缺乏基线研究支持：我们的研究人员，特别是那些在职业过渡或跨学科接口，需要方便地获得灵活的，小规模的资金，以支持基本的研究活动。在2010年成功的部门试点计划的基础上，向13个项目分配了5，000英镑的大学种子资金。拟议的平台赠款在更广泛的范围内实施这一模式，同时保留了试点计划的核心灵活性和响应能力。具体而言，我们建议以下三项资助计划，共同为我们的研究环境提供坚实的支持基础：-研究动力：快速反应的小额补助金计划。研究支持：研究项目和研讨会的小额赠款计划。公众参与动力：公众参与项目的种子资金。

The Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London is an outstanding centre for mathematical research and has a strong record of attracting funding from a wide array of sources. Nevertheless we face a crucial lack of baseline research support: our researchers, particularly those at career transitions or at cross-disciplinary interfaces, need easy access to flexible, small-scale funding to support essential research activities. Building on a successful departmental pilot scheme in 2010, where 5,000 Pounds of university seed money was allocated to 13 projects. The proposed Platform Grant implements this model on a much broader scale, whilst retaining the flexibility and responsiveness that were at the core of the pilot program. Specifically, we propose the following three funding schemes, which together form a solid base of support for our research environment:- Research Impulse: a fast-response micro grant scheme.- Research Support: a small grant scheme for research projects and workshops.- Public Engagement Impulse: seed funding for public engagement projects.