University of Exeter - Core Capital 2019

埃克塞特大学在向EPSRC和其他研究委员会提交研究经费时支持资本设备方面有着良好的记录，并制定了内部流程，以确保向EPSRC的战略设备流程（SEP）提交高质量的申请。我们的SEP投资组合目前为540万英镑。该核心设备奖为埃克塞特大学的核心设备投资提供了一个极好的机会，以支持我们epsrc研究组合的长期竞争力。我们的资金分配策略是根据EPSRC提供的标准进行公开征集，以表达兴趣：支持多用户设备；投资是为了储蓄；和设备的共同定位。机构奖励的规模为27万英镑，使我们能够考虑广泛的提案，这些提案不适合SEP，并且拥有比标准资助所期望的更广泛的用户基础。这个机会提供给了我们所有面向epsrc的社区。一个特别召集的小组，在内部呼吁下，选择了5项设备，这些设备将支持广泛的用户，支持具有国家重要性的科学，并符合主办部门的战略方向。

The University of Exeter has an excellent track record of supporting capital equipment on research grants submitted to EPSRC and other Research Councils and has developed internal processes to ensure high-quality applications are submitted to the EPSRC's Strategic Equipment Process (SEP). Our SEP portfolio is currently £5.4M. This Core Equipment Award provides an excellent opportunity to invest in core equipment at Exeter to support the long-term competitiveness of our EPSRC-research portfolio. Our strategy for the allocation of funds was to run an open call for expressions of interest based on the criteria provided by EPSRC: Underpinning multi-user equipment; Invest to save; and Co-location of equipment. The scale of the institutional award, £270k, allowed us to consider a breadth of proposals that would not be appropriate for an SEP and have a broader user base than would be expected on standard grants. The opportunity was made available to our full EPSRC-facing community.A specially convened panel, following an internal call selected 5 items of equipment that will support a broad range of users, underpin science of national importance and that fits with the strategic direction of the host departments.