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The Science & Technology Facilities Council. Richard Wade Director Science Programmes. So What is STFC?. Merger of PPARC and CCLRC Transfer of Nuclear Physics from EPSRC Harwell and Daresbury Campuses Proposed in Science Budget announcement one year ago Came into being on 1 st April 2007.
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The Science & Technology Facilities Council Richard Wade Director Science Programmes
So What is STFC? • Merger of PPARC and CCLRC • Transfer of Nuclear Physics from EPSRC • Harwell and Daresbury Campuses • Proposed in Science Budget announcement one year ago • Came into being on 1st April 2007
What is the Scope of STFC? • International subscriptions (CERN,ESA,ESO, ILL, ESRF) • UK Based neutron and light sources (including DIAMOND) • Telescopes and Radars • Astro, PP and NP Grants, Studentships and Fellowships
Vision World Class Science Greater International Clout Greater Economic Impact
“The Daresbury Campus Model” & “Core” Universities COCKCROFT INSTITUTE : NATIONAL ACCELERATOR SCIENCE CENTRE Already > £50M investment from NWDA
DSIC : Expansion Space and more! Now an NWDA designated “NW Key Transformational Site” (NWDA RES, 2006)
Science Strategy • Single science strategy covering all STFC activities • Science and Technology Strategy
elements of the strategy Over the next year, we need to • Prioritise the scientific opportunities likely to arise within the next fifteen years or so, • Prioritise short to medium-term investment projects in the context of funds available • Carry out a programmatic review of current projects and programmes
Making Choices(comparing apples and oranges) PPARC • Super Novae or Super-symmetry • Dark Matter or Dark Energy • Quarks or Quasars
Making Choices(comparing apples and oranges) STFC • Neutrons or Neutrinos • Protons or Proteins • Matter or Materials