Summary of Meeting with Prof David Delpy Head EPSRC

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Summary of Meeting with Prof David Delpy Head
EPSRC
John Girkin Department of Physics University of
Durham
j.m.girkin_at_durham.ac.uk
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Top Level Comments

• Prefacing Comments-
• Peer Review and Panel Meetings still decision
  body
• Stronger remit/direction from EPSRC
• Move to support high quality groupings to tackle
  specific challenges
• World class research
• Demonstration of University support
• Management Strategy
• Not necessarily from one University

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Challenges- EPSRC push towards

• Energy
• Digital Economy
• Towards next generation healthcare
• Nanoscience- pull through to applications
• metrology
• toxicology

• Drive through Signposting
• Physics/life science
• Chemistry/biology
• Nanoscience
• Negative Signposting

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Critical Mass and TSB

• Projects gt1.5M (in general)
• Multi-project equipment grants
• Equipment used as a facility
• Linked proposals (multiple PDRAs)
• TSB looking to move back to Link format
• Academic led
• Less demand on SME involvement
• Exceptional appointment support