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The Structure of UK Science: Lessons to be learned.

The Structure of UK Science: Lessons to be learned. Ian Halliday Chief Executive Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. Science and Innovation. Department of Trade and Industry Office of Science and technology Research Councils: CCLRC, PPARC, EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC, MRC, ESRC, AHRB

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The Structure of UK Science: Lessons to be learned.

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  1. The Structure of UK Science:Lessons to be learned. Ian Halliday Chief Executive Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

  2. Science and Innovation • Department of Trade and Industry • Office of Science and technology • Research Councils: CCLRC, PPARC, EPSRC, NERC, BBSRC, MRC, ESRC, AHRB • PPARC: 450 M€/annum • CERN, ESA, ESO, Universities

  3. Universities • Teaching, Research, Innovation, Knowledge transfer • Research Assessment Exercise • 1,2,3,4,5,5* • QR money • Full Economic Costs • Project Costs • Faculty Salaries • FP7

  4. Linear Collider • 30 km electron positron collider • € 3-6 Billion • 2008-2010-2015 • Technology decision • Global Design Effort • Funding Agencies for the Linear Collider • KEK this week. • UK € 150 million to € 450 million.

  5. Extremely Large Telescopes • 30 m Thirty Meter telescope: Cal Tech • 100 m Overwhelmingly Large Telescope : ESO • 2015-2020 • Agreed: NSF ESO (Europe) Japan(?) • Compare technologies • Agree co-operation or competition • €1 billion

  6. Planetary Exploration • ESA & NASA • Martian Exploration: Robots or Humans • Aurora programme • Rover • Sample return • R&D phase €5 million

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