EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment

正如其战略框架（2015-20）所强调的那样，伯明翰大学（UoB）致力于创造“一个通过对人才、卓越设施和强大合作网络的投资来实现学术创新、严谨和影响的研究环境”。因此，大华银行认识到并优先考虑为所有职业水平的员工提供最先进的设备和研究基础设施的核心重要性。该战略的一个关键部分是购置设备，以支持大华大学多个学科的研究活动。伯明翰大学已经为EPSRC核心设备资本奖的分配制定了一个强大而透明的流程。在物理工程学院具有重要战略意义的研究领域工作的团队被邀请提交意向书，然后由大学的高级成员进行评估，包括负责研究和知识转移的副校长。选择了两个研究主题：电池研究和医疗保健技术。本申请中要求的设备（128通道电池循环器和3D生物绘图仪）将使多个部门的多个用户在与EPSRC研究组合直接相关的研究中受益。Constantinos Constantinou教授（伯明翰大学工程与物理科学学院研究主任）负责设备策略，将是该项目的首席研究员。中央技术小组将提供技术支持，从采购、安装和维修方面管理这两项多用户设备。PI和co - i将使用预订日历来监督多用户对系统的评估是否成功。将通过季度报告监测项目在开辟新途径或发展现有研究目标方面的成功情况。这将包括记录任何将使用新设备的拨款申请、期刊论文、会议报告、合作项目（学术或工业）以及与教学相关的活动（博士、硕士或本科项目）。

As highlighted in its Strategic Framework (2015-20), the University of Birmingham (UoB) is committed to creating "a research environment where academic innovation, rigour and impact are achieved through investment in talented personnel, outstanding facilities and strong collaborative networks". As such, the UoB recognises and prioritises the central importance of access to state-of-the-art equipment and research infrastructure for staff at all career levels. A key part of this strategy is the acquisition of equipment that supports research activities over multiple disciplines across the UoB. The University of Birmingham has put in place a robust and transparent process for the allocation of the EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment. Teams working on strategically important research areas across the College of Physical Engineering were invited to submit expressions of interest, which were then evaluated by senior members of the University, including the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer. Two research themes were selected: Battery Research and Healthcare Technologies. The equipment requested in this application (a 128 Channel Battery cycler and a 3D Bioplotter) will benefit multiple users working across many departments on research directly relevant to the EPSRC research portfolio. Prof Constantinos Constantinou (Director of Research, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham), having responsibility for the equipment strategy, will the project's Principal Investigator. Technical support will be provided from the central technical teams to manage these two items of multi-user equipment in terms of procurement, installation, and maintenance. The PI and Co-Is will use a booking calendar to monitor the success of multi-user assess to the system. Through quarterly reports the success of the project to initiate new avenues or develop existing research objectives will be monitored. This will include keeping a record of any grant submissions, journal papers, conference presentations, collaborative projects (academic or industrial), and teaching related activities (PhD, MSc or UG projects) that will use the new equipment.