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£186m of R&D funding will boost local economic growth across the UK | |
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2020-06-26 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | 26/06/2020 Seven major new research and innovation projects will boost economic growth and benefit people across central Scotland, Northern Ireland, south Wales, and three areas of England. From commercial sailing to finance, and semiconductors to health technologies, each project combines industry, local leadership and research and innovation expertise to help maximise an area’s potential and drive productivity. The projects will receive a share of £186m government funding from UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) and as a result will leverage over £230m more from other sources. The projects are led by consortia based in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool and Kent.
SIPF’s novel approach to public R&D investment supports projects that increase local economic growth by building on the world-class research and innovation capability in their local areas. Each project will deliver a range of long-term benefits for regional and local economies and people including jobs, skills provision, a more competitive and modern industry, better quality of life, and more. A full list is below. The projects have all been under development with seed-corn funding from UKRI since March 2019. Thanks to the full-stage award announced today, they can now unlock their full potential, with projects to be delivered over the coming years. The Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) is a competitive funding scheme that funds collaborative bids from diverse consortia of publicly funded research organisations, businesses, and local leadership, to undertake research and innovation that will have a demonstrable impact on local economic growth. It is a key part of how UK Research and Innovation, the UK’s research and innovation funding agency, has responded to the importance of ‘Place’ as part of the government’s “levelling up” agenda and directs its investment to create real, lasting impact. A cross-council UK Research and Innovation scheme, SIPF is primarily delivered by Research England and Innovate UK in partnership with the higher education funding bodies of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the Office for Students. Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, said: “Today’s announcement will ensure some of our country’s most promising R&D projects get the investment they need to take off and thrive. “Working with the private sector our world-class universities, we’re backing new and innovative ideas that will create jobs and boost skills in every part of the UK for years to come.” UK Research and Innovation Chief Executive, Professor Sir Mark Walport, said: "UK Research and Innovation funding through the Strength in Places Fund will bring researchers, industry and local leadership together in outstanding collaborative programmes that will catalyse regional excellence and economic growth across the UK." Research England’s Executive Chair, David Sweeney, who leads the Strength in Places Fund, said: “UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund is distinctive in specifically targeting investment to foster the local research and innovation ecosystems that can support sustained growth. “All of these projects have the potential to deliver research and innovation that will transform activity within their target industries, in a way that is deeply rooted in local strengths and well linked to wider local economic plans. “And, with a second wave of Strength in Places funding already in the pipeline, we look forward to broadening the reach of that impact to further projects in other areas of the country in future.” For more information see Strength in Places Fund. Contact For media enquiries please email press@ukri.org or Tamera Jones, 0734 202 5443, tamera.jones@ukri.org Notes
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