Welcome – Ceri Jones Deputy Director - DRI
Department of Research & Innovation
“The Department of Research and Innovation
aims to provide support, advice and guidance
for research, consultancy, business
engagement activity and the protection and
commercialisation of University IP for the
benefit of the knowledge economy.”
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
DRI – Operational Units
 £343m Convergence Projects
 Closedown of £30m
Objective 1 projects
European
Office
 850 Active Contracts
 750 proposals submitted p.a.
£21m research income
Contract support
Monitoring Expenditure
Research
Support Office
Intellectual
Property
 Patents
HR Issues
 Recruitment
Licensing
IP
Legal Disputes
Due Diligence
Spin-out
Business
Partnerships
(including the
Dragon Innovation
Partnership)
SMEs
MNEs
 2nd Campus
Techniums
Industrial Clusters
Dragon
HEFCW 3M Fund
Research Support Office
• What can we offer you?
• Regulations, forms, rules, contract compliance,
authorisation…
• A barrier to Research…at first glance,
• No! We are actually a gateway!
• Offering Expert support, advice and guidance
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
Pre-Award –project inception and proposal
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Development and discussion about your idea (proposal drafting)
Identify Funding Opportunities
Guidance on Sirius calculator (salaries)
Advice on budget elements (Equipment, Travel, Consumables)
Advice on eligibility and contract terms and conditions
Guidance on Full Economic Costing tool (overheads)
Company checks to ensure financial stability
Guidance on syntax and layout
Assisting with contract negotiations
You can find web advice and support here: http://www.swan.ac.uk/research_innovation/Pre-AwardFundingSupport
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
• There is funding available for almost any
activity associated with research
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Research Projects (research students and research assistants)
Research visits and research visitors
Research equipment
Conferences
Fellowships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Exchange programmes
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
Research Funding
Organisations
Research
Funding
Organisers
• Research Councils – ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, AHRC, MRC, BBSRC, STFC
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Government Departments –Department for Business, Innovation & Skills,
Dept for Transport, MoD, Environment Agency, Department of Health,
Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs etc
• Charities - Wellcome Trust, Rowntree Foundation, Royal Society, Royal
Academy of Engineering, Canon Foundation, Wolf Foundation, Leverhulme
Trust, Nuffield Foundation, Cancer Research, BUPA, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
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Welsh Assembly Government - WORD, A4B, Tenders
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European Union - Framework 7, European Science Foundation
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Industry – Rolls Royce, CORUS etc.
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Others –NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts),
The Carbon Trust
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
• Check funders web sites
- Find out which funding bodies support your subject area; ask colleagues;
also a list of the funders will be provided after the seminar
• Research Funding Websites
• ResearchResearch.com – extensive worldwide funding database and topical
news in research; request a personal account via DRI; weekly email alerts
tailored to your personal interests
• www.rdinfo.org.uk - for medical research funding opportunities.
• http://www.cos.com alternative to ResearchResearch Sources; campus use
only
• Check relevant journals / papers
Look through subject specific journals, or the Times HE / Tuesday Guardian /
contact professional societies who sometimes have sources of funding
• Speak to colleagues NETWORK!
• Internet Search Engines Google; Lycos; Yahoo!
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
Post-Award – managing the project finances
• Obtain Head of School approval and issue code
• Provide budget information and data (monthly summaries from QL financial
system) and ad-hoc requests
• Claims and invoicing of expenditure
• Advice on budget monitoring systems (Equipment, Travel, Consumables)
• Explanation of financial terms, checking eligibility and compliance with
sponsors T &C’s
• Recording all primary proposal and contract information (original/e-data)
• Debt collection (we will pursue debt collection but usually ask PI for initial
approach
• Liaison with Sponsors and internal administrators (Finance, HR)
• Formal financial closure of project and advice on audit compliance
• Provision of statistical information (SU and external)
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
• Some
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note to note…
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A PI is typically expected to be the project manager (carries a
burden of administration)
A PI needs to be familiar with the responsibilities outlined in
section E.12 of the financial regulations (in particular E.12.14)
Every project must have a contract
DRI must have sight of proposal before submission (please note
deadline timetable)
Head of School must authorise proposal
DRI may flag project for Risk Assessment
DRI accepts contracts on behalf of Swansea University (£500k)
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
•Some
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statistics
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Value of Proposals (£M) - Financial Year 08/09
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E.P.S.R.C.
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WALES OFFICE FOR R&D FOR HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE
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29
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WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT
NHS - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH
RESEARCH
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N.E.R.C.
E.S.R.C.
ROYAL SOCIETY
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LEVERHULME TRUST
16
24
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL
(AHRC)
BRITISH ACADEMY
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
Awarded
Grants
• Grants we’ve been awarded…
Value of awards logged on database 2008/09 (£M)
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E.P.S.R.C.
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28.7
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C.E.C
WELSH EUROPEAN FUNDING OFFICE
WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT
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EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
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N.E.R.C.
17.4
DEPT OF HEALTH
WALES OFFICE FOR R&D FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE
11.8
JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
14.3
Colin Elvins
Ext 5430
Business Partnerships
Knowledge
Transfer
Techniums
Clusters
Business
Partnerships
Dragon
Innovation
Partnership
Marketing
Marketing
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
Knowledge Transfer Support
• Internal and External Interface
• Business Development and idea scoping
• Application advise – process, costs,
targets, company checks
• Key contact with funding organisations
• Contracts – NDAs, IP agreements
• Knowledge Transfer training
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
Key Knowledge Transfer Funding
1) Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Short KTPs – 10- 40 weeks
• Classic KTPs – 1 to 3 years
2) WAG Academic Expertise for Business – A4B
• Knowledge Transfer Centres
• Collaborative Industrial Research Projects
• Feasibility Studies
• Knowledge Exchange Program
• Early Stage Development Fund and Proof of Concept
3) Technology Strategy Board Funding
4) Other funding bodies (e.g. Wellcome, CDE)
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
Techniums
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Spinouts
Tenancy Advice
Events
Networks
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
1. One Portal
2. Community
3. Best Practice
4. Networks
5. Skills, training ,
consultancy
6. Collaborative Projects
7. Collaborative Events
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
Marketing
• Case Studies
• Seminar program
Term 1 – research
Term 2 – Collaborative Projects
Term 3 – Research Councils
• Networks - IKT, CBI, FSB, Chamber, IOD,
• Events – Business, Departmental and School
Ali Parker
Ext 2630
Swansea IP Group
1) Intellectual property.
• Questions about the University’s IP Policy
• Protecting valuable IP and applying for patent
protection
• Licensing and Assigning University owned IP to
companies
• Advice regarding copyrights or other forms of IP
• Approve IP provisions in research/consultancy
agreements.
Dan Flanagan
Ext 3717
Swansea IP Group Cont’d
2) Spin Out Programme
• The formation of companies formed with University IP
• Supported by the Welsh Government – Finance Wales
• Administered by Swansea IP Group
• Advice on company formation & governance provisions
3) Consultancy
• Questions about the University Consultancy Policy
• Negotiation with Companies on terms and conditions
• Some administrative details – purchasing & invoicing
Dan Flanagan
Ext 3717
The European Office Team
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Pre Award – Julie Williams
Pre & Post Award – Sarah Thornton
Post Award – Huw Evans
Post Award – Sara Morgan
Professionally qualified staff:
European Studies, languages (including Welsh),
accounting, auditing.
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
What is our Mission?
To promote effective SU participation in EU
funded research, higher education & training
& related activities by:
alerting researchers to the opportunities available
assist with the bid and claims process
exchanging information between UK & EU
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
European Regional Funding - Convergence
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2007 – 2014
£1.5 bn
Supports regional development
Capital & Revenue regeneration projects
Training related projects
Funding at around 50%
Match funding from staff time, overheads + partners
Example: IP Wales
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
The 7th
Framework
7 Programme
Framework
Programme
What is a Framework Programme?
• EU Programme for RTD
• 7 years in duration 2007-2013 €53.2 Bn
• FP5 1999-2002 €14.96Bn
• FP6 2002-2005 €16.27Bn
It involves:
• Contract research
• European collaboration
• User driven approach
• Prioritised research areas
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Why research at European level?
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Resources pooled to achieve critical mass
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Access to expertise & facilities
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Networking
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Enhanced credibility & publications
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Staff training & development in S&T
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Faster development
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Shared risk
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Spin-off activities
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Finance
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
The European Research Area (ERA)
What is it?
European Structural
Weaknesses:
• Research investment
• Human resources
• Innovation
• Regional imbalances
• Fragmentation
The ERA must:
• reduce the competitive gap
• increase RTD efforts
• promote capacity building
• address the broad context
• strengthen coherence
• improve impact of RTD
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
R&D – Europe’s Challenge
EU-25
US
Japan
R&D intensity (% of GDP)
1.86
2.66
3.18
Share of R&D financed by industry (%)
54.8
63.7
74.8
Researchers (FTE) per thousand labour force
5.5
9.1
10.1
Share of world scientific publications (%)
38.3
31.1
9.6
Scientific publications per million population
639
809
569
Share of world patents (%)
31.5
34.3
26.9
Patents per million population
30.5
53.1
92.6
High-tech exports as share of total manuf. exp.(%)
19.7
28.5
26.5
Share of world high-tech exports (%)
16.7
19.5
10.6
figures 2000 - 2004
Source: DG Research
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Framework 7 – areas covered?
• FP7 2007 –2013
Specific Programmes
• Cooperation – Collaborative research
• Ideas – Frontier Research
• People – Marie Curie Actions
• Capacities – Research Capacity
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JRC & nuclear research
• Support via WECF
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
The Cooperation specific programme?
– 10 themes
Cooperation
1. Health
2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture
3. Information and communication technologies
4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production
5. Energy
6. Environment (incl. climate change)
7. Transport (incl. aeronautics)
8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
9. Security
10. Space
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Framework 7 – Budget
FP7 Budget Split - 2007-13 in Millions of Euros
FP7 Budget
7,536
1,824
7,178
Co-operation
Ideas
People
Capacities
11,942
44,735
JRC
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Proposal Content - Types of Partners
• Universities
• Research Institutes
• Industry, including SMEs
• Public authorities
• Charities
• Consumer groups
• Trade Unions
• Other end users etc.
• International Organisations
• EEIGs
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Proposal Content - Deliverables
• Reports (handbooks, standards, procedures, policy)
• Prototypes (technical/commercial)
• Data (statistics, databases, trends)
• Software
• IPR (patent, copyright, trademark)
• Educational material
• Meetings (conference, workshop)
• Media (web site, video, CD ROM)
• Publications
Julie Williams
Ext 5824
Contact us for further information
• European Funding Web Pages
• Email/Tel
j.williams@swan.ac.uk – 5824 (Mon-Thur)
s.f.e.thornton@swan.ac.uk - 5924
huw.evans@swan.ac.uk - 5736
s.g.morgan@swan.ac.uk – 5946 (Tues-Fri)
UKRO – Brussels based www.ukro.ac.uk
WHEB – Brussels based www.wheb.ac.uk