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

ESRC已经确认了对AIM第二阶段的支持，为该倡议分配了750万美元。这项建议要求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50万美元。这一请求的核心--特别是要求EPSRC继续支持Neely教授--是AIM保持连续性的需要。鉴于该组织在第二阶段将寻求在其第一阶段的成功基础上广泛发展，并发起一些新举措，因此必须维持该组织的领导团队。安迪·尼利对AIM的了解、他被证明的交付能力以及他独特的技能组合意味着他是推动AIM向前发展的最可靠的候选人。本提案的其余部分为这些论点增添了更多细节，解释了安迪·尼利将在AIM的未来扮演的关键角色。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，突出迄今已完成工作的影响。现在是AIM进行一系列元审查的适当时机，以评估迄今所作的研究，并得出关键的专题和部门影响。Neely教授凭借其广泛的学术知识和对AIM第一阶段完成的工作的深入了解，将领导这项活动。创建五个新的商业参与论坛，以加强主要学者和实践者之间的联系。在他的整个职业生涯中，Neely教授一直致力于弥合社区之间/学术与实践之间以及学术学科之间的差距。尼利教授参与的所有活动都证明了这种热情。AIM第二阶段的一个关键优先事项是弥合学术界和实践界之间的差距。在第二阶段，Neely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，将学者与来自政策和实践社区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参与第一阶段的人的参与和参与。造成这种情况的原因有两个。首先，加入AIM第二阶段的新人将不得不在AIM第一阶段完成的出色工作的基础上再接再厉。其次，那些参与该倡议第一阶段的人将成为AIM的优秀大使，如果他们继续参与该倡议的话。Neely教授将带头确保AIM第一阶段参与者在AIM第二阶段的持续参与。确保AIM研究员利用他们在AIM第一阶段完成的研究。要使AIM产生可持续的影响，AIM必须帮助机构和个人建设他们的研究能力。Neely教授制定了AIM的机构研究能力建设战略，并将继续领导AIM努力在AIM的第二阶段执行这一战略。这一战略涉及在不同的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的资金是作为一项倡议提供的。它的成立是为了帮助英国应对在全球经济中竞争的挑战，建设英国的研究能力，并促进学术界与实践之间更好的联系。在第二阶段，AIM的董事以及执行指导委员会和资助者必须为AIM确定适当的长期战略。尼利教授第二阶段的优先事项之一将是确保这场辩论的进行，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.