GLOBAL CHALLENGES RESEARCH FUND JESS HENDON RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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1 GLOBAL CHALLENGES RESEARCH FUND JESS HENDON RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEAM

2 New Investment Resource and capital allocation for FY to 2019/20 defined Resource allocation rises in cash terms (level in real terms) Includes 1.5b new GCRF GCRF Address global challenges through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research Strengthening capability for research and innovation, within both UK and developing countries UK Aid Strategy 2

3 Challenges manifest in developing countries Insert picture here 3

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5 RCUK Investment Profile [HEAD] [SUBHEAD] [Bullet] [Bullet] [Bullet] [Bullet] [Bullet] [Bullet] 5

6 Accessing early GCRF funds Multiple calls from research councils Summer 2016 Institutional Awards BBSRC IAA ~ 150K ESRC IAA ~ 40K EPSRC ~ 200K First collective fund call Autumn 2016 Growing research capability to meet the challenges faced by developing countries 6

7 RCUK STRATEGY FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT CORE Areas with a strong UK research community, closely engaged with developing world challenges, often actively engaged with UK and international partners and making a significant global contribution. Examples include infectious diseases, crops for developing world, development studies. STRETCH Areas with a strong research community, but not strongly orientated to developing world contexts, examples include clean energy or industrial biotechnology where the opportunity for developing world is considerable but nascent. Also renewal and growth in capability through targeted new blood and early career investment. Careful consideration of the opportunities and implications of supporting new capability overseas. TRANSFORMATIONAL All challenge topics benefit from a multidisciplinary approach. However, it is particularly suited to multidimensional wicked challenges seeking new insights or needing radical approaches. Examples include the consequences for developing world of climate change, demographic shifts, economic development, rapid urbanisation and conflict. 7

8 Forward Investment Profile 8

9 UNIVERSITY OF YORK AND GCRF New UoY GCRF Steering Group Expertise and cross-faculty representation Profiling examples of our research Building on our strengths and exploring the possibilities Workshop Networks Priming money 9

10 Accessing early GCRF funds Multiple calls from research councils Summer 2016 Institutional Awards BBSRC IAA ~ 150K ESRC IAA ~ 40K EPSRC ~ 200K First collective fund call Autumn 2016 Growing research capability to meet the challenges faced by developing countries 10

11 EPSRC message Good feedback on our GCRF response so far GCRF research at York is real genuine about making a difference Money EPSRC has for GCRF will be focused on EPSRC space gearing up community Real interdisciplinary stuff will be Collective Fund First collective fund call Autumn 2016 Growing research capability to meet the challenges faced by developing countries 11

12 Steering Group Identify areas/ideas for development for future York-led interdisciplinary & transformational GCRF-funded programmes of research Inform institutional research strategy in this area (URC recent paper) Inform direction of spend for GCRF institutional funding and related internal funds 12

13 FIND OUT MORE WORK WITH NETWORKS Direct and queries to (RDT, IRO, RGC) Staff webpages Use and work with existing networks and centres - New International Development Network - idn@york.ac.uk cdrcs / Dept Research Facilitators & Support Experts in your department 13

14 FUNDING / BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS BBSRC GCRF IAA Now allocated N8 AgriFood Resilience Programme ( Pump-priming Connect with other research programmes & networks New & existing 14

15 GCRF IN FOCUS AT YORK SEPTEMBER