ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL Developing Leaders … · 2013-12-29 ·...
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Developing Leaders - EPSRC ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
Christina Turner
Portfolio Manager, ICT Theme, EPSRC
Overview
Introduction
Developing Leaders
Fellowships
Studentships
Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)
Strategic Goals
Three clear goals:
Developing leaders
Shaping capability
Delivering impact
Strategic Plan goals
The Developing Leaders goal aims to
nurture the visionary leaders who set
research agendas and inspirational team
leaders who act as role models.
It builds upon EPSRC’s strong track record
of supporting high quality, internationally-
leading researchers throughout their
careers through innovations such as
EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training,
Fellowship Schemes with embedded
research support, and Programme Grants.
Developing Leaders
Developing Leaders
Framework for Fellowships focuses on
leadership and takes account of strategic
priorities and directions
Several mechanisms of support at work
Focus is on desired behaviours
Refresh of the CDT portfolio
Expectations for EPSRC supported
students
Fellowships
Focus on the individuals attributes in
relation to developing leaders and
leadership
A framework rather than a set of rigid
eligibility rules
Extends beyond previous schemes and is
more flexibility
No deadlines but batched and interview
sessions twice a year
Studentships - Philosophy
We support ~10,000 students – the largest
single supporter in the UK (approx. 35% of
all EPS research students and about 10%
all PhDs)
Fulfilling UK skills need
Align with high quality research activity
Integration into research active groups and
departments
Top class supervision
Peer support
Studentships – Balancing Need 1
International students
Aspirations of UK parents
Supporting UK next generation
Attract and retained people we’ve trained.
Most international students leave – but we
have relaxed DTG rules.
Studentships – Balancing Need 2
Level of PhD Support
We need to balance support across the
career stages, whatever the budget
Training grants vs. research grants
Postdocs are being trained too.
Few PhD students become academics –
Employability of PhDs
Flooding the market de-values the
qualification?
Studentships - Routes
3 main channels of support
DTG (£83.5M pa)
CDT (£70M pa)
ICASE (£17M pa)
Much of the need for students in many
areas can and will continue to be met
through the DTG and ICASE
Doctoral Training Grant
Giving priority to PhD quality:
Opened 10% of studentships to the very
best – wherever they are from;
Rolled out EPSRC doctoral prize for the
best students on completion;
Prepared a Statement of Expectations to
form the basis of a strategic dialogue on
training with universities;
10% DTG to ICASE conversion target.
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To fund a balanced portfolio of CDT’s that
are aligned to identified skills needs for the
UK in the EPS, in partnership with others;
To produce highly skilled and talented
researchers, and future leaders, by funding
world leading innovative centres that are
aligned to major research strengths;
To support high quality training
environments led by robust leadership
teams to train internationally competitive
PhD students through a cohort training
approach.
Centres for Doctoral Training 2013 Exercise
Centres for Doctoral Training History
EPSRC established EngD centres in 1992
- focus on collaborative research;
Life Science Interface DTCs in 2002
- focus on interdisciplinary research;
Major investment in 2009 spanning priority
areas such as Energy, Digital economy,
Industrial Doctorate Centres and Securing
the Future;
Subsequent gap filling in areas such as
Mathematics, ICT and Manufacturing.
Insufficient coverage last time led to gaps
We are not tendering for centres
Priorities are high level descriptions of
the skills needs;
Need to realistically be able to have 50
students.
CDTs + DTG + ICASE = broad level of
support across the EPSRC landscape
Centres for Doctoral Training Priority Areas
Priority Areas Mixing priorities
A B
Data to Knowledge
High Performance Embedded and
Distributed Systems
ICT for Manufacturing
Integrative Technologies
Next Generation Interaction Technologies
Underpinning Communication and
Computer Science Training
Power Electronics
Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Digital Healthcare
Digital Identity
Selected Priority Areas
Priority Areas Individual Centre
Centre’s Focus
£350M to address priority areas;
Centres will equip students with the
knowledge, skills and creative approaches
the UK requires;
Priority areas – Nov 2012;
Call launched – Feb 2013;
Closing date – 4th Apr 2012
Full proposal deadline – 18th Jul 2013
Announcement – Nov/Dec 2013
First Cohort – Oct 2014
CDT overview
Dr Christina Turner ICT Portfolio Manager
Tel: 01793 444541
e-mail: [email protected]
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