+ All Categories
Home > Documents > Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... •...

Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... •...

Date post: 24-Apr-2018
Category:
Upload: ngodang
View: 216 times
Download: 2 times
Share this document with a friend
20
Annual Conference September 2 nd 2009 Prof. Paul Conway
Transcript
Page 1: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Annual Conference

September 2nd 2009

Prof. Paul Conway

Page 2: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

• 2008‐09– Year 4 benchmarking results

– Renewal targets

– The renewal

• 2009‐10– Annual report

– Calls for proposals

– Research quality audit processes

The past year and the future…

Page 3: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

The ‘Vision’ and

Renewal targets

Page 4: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Vision statement

The vision of the IeMRC is to be the UK’sinternationally recognised provider ofworld class electronics manufacturingresearch. It focuses on sustaining andgrowing high value manufacturing in theUK by delivering innovative andexploitable new technologies, highlyskilled people and strategic value to theelectronics industry.

Page 5: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

“The benchmarking target for the IeMRC’s research portfolio is that all its projects be classed as Internationally Competitive with at least 33% classed as Internationally Leading across all sectors rising to 50% of the projects in sectors where the UK is traditionally strong”

Targets for research quality

Page 6: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Targets by theme

• Design for X – 40% internationally leading• Manufacturing Business Processes – 33% internationally leading

• Sustainable manufacture, products and processes –33% internationally leading

• Manufacturing technology – 50% internationally leading

• Challenging environments 40% internationally leading• Novel materials processing – 50% internationally leading

Page 7: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Research quality audit

Page 8: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

• Establish a college for peer review• Centre‐level and project‐level audits

Peer college (EMPC)

Page 9: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

The research quality audit

• Proposals will be subject to international peer review/assist

• Applicants can respond to international peer review/assist

• Final reports are critical – they will all be subject to international peer review

• Visiting international review panel in year 7 and year 10 (with conference)

Page 10: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

• Each IMRC has to deliver at least 10 economic impact case studies by year 7– Irrespective of size and maturity of the IMRC

• Projects can deliver more than one case study each

• We are examining best way to collate and present these case studies

Economic impact case studies

Page 11: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

The renewal

• The application was submitted today!

• Agreed budget– £10.8M FEC

• Official announcement September 2009

• 1st spend from March 1st 2010

Page 12: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

2009‐2010

Page 13: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

• 5th Annual report is due end of 2009

• Lighter touch than previous years

• Consisting of– EPSRC‐centric data

• We will ask you to refresh old forms

– A publicly digestible annual report• (makes a change!)

• Free format

Annual report time

Page 14: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Calls for proposals

Page 15: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

2009 Calls

• Doctoral training awards– 3 offers made

• IeMRC phase 2 flagships– 20 outline proposals received

– 6 invited forward to submit full proposals

– Shall announce the winners before Christmas

• IeMRC 2nd Call for Proposals – Launch today!

Page 16: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

2nd Call for Proposals

• Inviting outline proposals (simple Outline Proposal Form)– Submit by 3pm October 9th

– Shortlist published October 21st

– Full proposals due 3pm December 4th

– Awards to be made in January 2010– Research can commence March 1st 2010

www.iemrc.org

Page 17: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

2nd Call for Proposals

• Be mindful of selection criteria

• Be mindful of the Gateway section– Fit to call and IeMRC research themes

• Business case is critical

• IeMRC will fund 80% of FEC– Using EPSRC’s funding model

– Be mindful of inflating investigator time!

– Justification of Resources at stage 2 is critical

Page 18: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Future calls for proposals

• We expect another Doctoral Training Award competition in late Spring 2010– Depends on EPSRC’s DTA scheme development

• We expect a 3rd call for proposals late Spring/early Summer 2010

Page 19: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Questions?

Page 20: Conference 2009 PPC - Loughborough University€¦ · – Annual report – Calls for ... • Doctoral training awards – 3 offers made • IeMRC phase 2 flagships ... Conference

Thank you…SpeakersExhibitorsAttendees

Henry Ford CollegeKate, Darren, Martin & Niamh


Recommended