Talk to Heads of University Biological Sciences Departments WInter Meeting 10 November 2011. http://www.societyofbiology.org/newsandevents/events/view/327

1. RCUK Strategy 2011-14 Steven Hill Research Councils UK Strategy Unit

2. RCUK Framework RCUK, working in partnership, cultivates the essential research and skills to provide the bedrock for the UK to have a productive economy, healthy society and contribute to a sustainable world.

5. History of research funding Source: SET statistics (2011)

6. Types of research basic applied - specific development applied - strategic Source: Royal Society: ‘The Scientific Century’ (2010)

8. Allocations by Council – CSR 2010

10. Institutional concentration of funding

11. RCUK funding more concentrated than QR funding

12. Regional concentration of RCUK funding

16. Overall citation performance Source: BIS/Elsevier (2011); Thompson-Reuters (2011)

17. Performance by subject area Source: BIS/Elsevier (2011); Thompson-Reuters (2011)

18. Reasons for UK success? ‘Brain circulation’ Source: BIS/Elsevier (2011)

19. Reasons for UK success? Well-rounded portfolio Source: BIS/Elsevier (2011)

23. Maximising impact: a new priority? Realising Our Potential 1993 Research Budget Allocations 2010

24. Types of research basic applied - specific development applied - strategic Source: Royal Society: ‘The Scientific Century’ (2010)

25. Overall citation performance Source: BIS/Elsevier (2011); Thompson-Reuters (2011)

26. UK innovation performance Source: EU (2010) ‘Innovation Union Scorecard 2010’

27. Business-HE collaboration Source: OECD (2011) ‘Science, Technology and Industry Scorecard’

28. Business-HE collaboration Source: OECD (2011) ‘Science, Technology and Industry Scorecard’

35. Demand management Research Council data; Analysis from Times Higher Education

37. ESRC: consultation outcome

38. Example: EPSRC repeatedly unsuccessful applicants policy From Nature