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International Review of Mathematical Sciences in the UK International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010 PART I Information for the Panel Evidence Prepared by EPSRC INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INFORMATION for the PANEL PART I EVIDENCE PREPARED by EPSRC International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010 PART I Information for the Panel Evidence Prepared by EPSRC Contents List of Annexes 3 Table of Tables 3 Table of Figures 4 1. Preface 5 2. Overview of UK research support structures and funding levels 7 2.1 Setting the scene – current context and recent history 7 2.2 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) 9 2.3 The impact of ‘Full Economic Costs’ on Research Council budgets 10 2.4 The Technology Strategy Board 11 2.5 The Capital investment Framework 11 2.6 Other sources of research funding 11 3. The Research Councils 12 3.1 RCUK 12 3.2 RCUK Priority Themes 14 4. EPSRC 15 4.1 Overview 15 4.2 Governance 16 4.3 Defining programme priorities 17 4.4 Support for Research Projects 17 4.5 Sustaining Research Capacity 19 4.6 Support for Doctoral Training 20 4.7 Support for People 22 4.8 Support for Knowledge Transfer & Exchange (KTE). 23 4.9 Support for Public Engagement. 24 5. Mathematical Sciences Research in the UK 25 5.1 Introduction 25 5.2 Analysing the Evidence 25 5.3 The Character of Mathematical Sciences Research 26 5.4 The boundaries of the EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Programme 26 6. Funding for Mathematical Sciences Research in the UK 28 6.1 Overview 28 6.2 EPSRC support for Mathematical Sciences Research 30 6.3 Distribution of EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Funding 33 6.4 National and International Facilities and Services 35 6.5 Support for Mathematical Sciences PhDs 36 6.6 Destination of UK PhD students 40 7. Support for People 41 7.1 Non-EPSRC sources of support for People 41 7.2 EPSRC support for People 42 7.3 EPSRC Support for Established Researchers 47 7.4 Previous Schemes 48 7.5 Demographics 49 7.6 EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Programme Demographics 50 8. International Engagement 52 8.1 Overview 52 8.2 International collaboration with EPSRC-funded Mathematical Sciences Researchers52 9. Impact 53 9.2 Knowledge Transfer 53 9.3 Public Engagement 53 10. Bibliometric Evidence 54 2 International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010 PART I Information for the Panel Evidence Prepared by EPSRC List of Annexes Annex A Making sense of research funding in UK higher education Annex B Main Recommendations to the IRM 2003 and the Review of Operational Research and Report on Subsequent Actions Annex C EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Programme Overview 2010 Annex D Additional Funding Data from Other Research Councils Annex E Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) Annex F Additional Bibliometric Evidence Annex G Evidence Framework Annex H List of Acronyms Table of Tables Table 1 Research Councils and Funding Bodies actual research budget allocations for 2004/05 to 2010/11 (£000s) 8 Table 2 The Research Councils 13 Table 3 EPSRC’s core programmes post April 2008 16 Table 4 Main EPSRC PhD Training Funding Mechanisms 21 Table 5 Number of common Investigators between the Mathematical Sciences programme and other EPSRC programmes – all fEC grants awarded since 2005 (EPSRC data) 27 Table 6 Number of common investigators between the EPSRC Mathematical Sciences programme and other research councils on fEC grants awarded since 2005 (Research Councils data) 28 Table 7 UK university research funding - 'Mathematical Sciences' cost centres (£M) (excludes QR funding) (HESA data) 29 Table 8 UK university research funding - all cost centres (£M) (excludes QR funding) (HESA data) 29 Table 9 Research Councils’ contribution to UK university research funding - 'Mathematical Sciences' cost centres (HESA data) 30 Table 10 EPSRC research budget by programme: new investment (£M, 2005/6 - 2009/10) (EPSRC data). 31 Table 11 Contribution (in value and number) of other EPSRC research programmes to new Mathematical Sciences programme grants (years 2005/06-2009/10) (EPSRC data) 31 Table 12 Co-Funding by other public sector organisations to Mathematical Sciences programme grants awarded between 2005/06 and 2009/10 (EPSRC data) 32 Table 13 Contribution (in value and number) of the Mathematical Sciences programme to new research grants in other areas of the EPSRC remit (years 2005/06-2009/10) (EPSRC data) 34 Table 14 Destination of UK PhD students by subject area (HESA data) 41 Table 15 Number of Career Acceleration Fellowships per year (2007/8 – 2009/10), all EPSRC vs. Mathematical Sciences programme (EPSRC data) 46 Table 16 Number of First Grant applications per year (2005/6 – 2009/10), all EPSRC vs. Mathematical Sciences programme (EPSRC data) 47 Table 17 Number of Leadership Fellowships per year (all EPSRC vs. Mathematical Sciences programme) (EPSRC data) 47 Table 18 Science & Innovation Awards since 2005 in areas of Mathematical Science (EPSRC Data) 48 Table 19 Multidisciplinary Critical Mass Centres funded bythe EPSRC Mathematical Sciences programme 49 3 International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010 PART I Information for the Panel Evidence Prepared by EPSRC Table of Figures Figure 1 UK higher education institutions’ income from research grants & contracts and funding council grants (Source: Research Information Network) 8 Figure 2 Structural changes to Government departments that support research 9 Figure 3 EPSRC budget 2004/05 to 2010/11 (source EPSRC, figures are #millions)) 11 Figure 4 Diagram of Government – Research Council hierarchy 13 Figure 5 EPSRC - The Big Picture (2008-11) 15 Figure 6 Distribution of requested support duration and value - Responsive mode applications 2009-10 19 Figure 7 People Support across the Career Path - 2009 Portfolio, headline numbers for all Programmes (EPSRC data) 22 Figure 8 Overlap between the Mathematical Sciences programme and other EPSRC programmes (EPSRC data) 27 Figure 9 EPSRC Funding (£M) to Mathematics and Statistics Departments – excluding Mathematical Sciences programme funding (EPSRC data, current grants) 32 Figure 10 EPSRC Funding (£M) to Mathematics and Statistics Departments (EPSRC data, current grants). Data referring to a restricted set of Departments. 33 Figure 11 Mathematical Sciences programme funding (£M) by department (current grants) (EPSRC data) 34 Figure 12 Top 15 institutions by value of funding from the Mathematical Sciences programme (current grants, includes research grants and fellowships; values in £M) (EPSRC data)35 Figure 13 Top 15 institutions by value of funding from EPSRC (current grants, includes research grants and fellowships; values in £M) (EPSRC data) 35 Figure 14 People Support across the Career Path - 2009 Mathematical Sciences Portfolio (EPSRC data) 37 Figure 15 Allocation of DTA budget by EPSRC programme over past 4 years (EPSRC data) 38 Figure 16 Recorded domicile of PhD students in mathematical sciences (HESA data) 39 Figure 17 Number of EPSRC project studentships starting per year, by programme (2005/06 to 2009/10) (EPSRC data) 51 39 Figure 18 Number of current Fellowships funded by EPSRC Mathematical Science Programme43 Figure 19 Number of current Fellowships funded all EPSRC Programmes 43 Figure 20 Number of EPSRC-funded PDRAs by programme (2005/06 to 2009/10) 44 Figure 21 Total number of PDRAs on grants funded by the Mathematical Sciences programme by area (from 2005 to 2010) (EPSRC data) 45 Figure 22 Total number of PDRFs funded by the Mathematical Sciences programme by area (from 2005 to 2009) (EPSRC data) 46 Figure 23 Distribution of staff number analysed by grade and gender between 2004/05 and 2008/09 (HESA data) 49 Figure 24 Distribution of staff numbers analysed by age between 2004/05 and 2008/09 (HESA data) 50 Figure 25 Distribution of staff numbers analysed by salary between 2004/05 and 2008/09 50 Figure 26 Age and gender of current EPSRC mathematical sciences portfolio principal and co- investigators, by proportion (July 2010) (EPSRC data) 51 Figure 27 Number of EPSRC Mathematical Sciences grants announced, by age group from 2005 to 2010 (EPSRC data) 51 Figure 28 Number and origin of Visiting Researchers on Mathematical Sciences projects (years 2005/06-2009/10) (EPSRC data) 52 Figure 29 Citation impact of Mathematics papers (Thomson Reuters ‘InCites’) 55 4 International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010 PART I Information for the Panel Evidence Prepared by EPSRC 1. Preface 1.1.1 This document has been produced in preparation for the International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010. The review is being organised by EPSRC and aims to inform stakeholders about the quality and impact of the UK science base in mathematical sciences research. 1.1.2 The purpose of the Review is to benchmark UK mathematical sciences research in relation to the best in the world. The Terms of Reference for this review are that the Panel will: • Assess and compare the quality of the UK research base in the mathematical sciences with the rest of the world; • Assess the impact of the research base activities in the mathematical sciences internationally and on other disciplines nationally, on wealth creation and quality of life; • Comment on progress since the 2004 Reviews of Mathematics and Operational Research (including comment on any changed factors affecting the recommendations); and • Present findings and recommendations to the Research community and Councils. 1.1.3 The purpose of this document is to provide the Panel with a broad overview of how support for research in general is organised in the UK together with detailed information about various aspects of mathematical sciences research to help inform the Panel’s deliberations. The document presents evidence relating to the composition of the mathematical sciences research community, as well as other contextual information with a bearing on the review, and it is hoped that it will prove useful to the panel when considering the questions in the evidence framework (see Annex G).
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