British Heart Foundation

1. British Heart Foundation Research funding in the current financial climate Peter Weissberg Medical Director British Heart Foundation

2. 2008-9 A record charitable spend of £118m

3. BHF Charitable spend Do we get value for money?

4. Research Assessment Exercise (UoA 1) • Just over 1500 papers submitted from 13 institutions • 13% world leading; 44% internationally excellent • Majority of research funding from research charities • Two institutions with strong CV research chose not • to submit to this panel

5. Research Assessment Exercise • Integration of basic and clinical CV science clearly successful • in some, but not all, institutions • Added value of good NHS collaboration and clinical research • facilities evident • Being within a genuinely collaborative multidisciplinary • environment is advantageous • Evidence that 4 year PhD training programmes are valuable • Longer-term funding (programme grant level or above) • correlates well with output quality

6. BHF SPENDING AND INCOME

7. Funding challenges 2009

8. BHF Future Expenditure Good news We still have a lot of money to spend Bad news We have less money than we were expecting to spend and an expectant community

9. BHF Research Priorities Little opportunity for new initiatives The bar for funding will be higher Will have to prioritise funding of good research proposals Value for money

10. BHF Research Priorities Maintain our traditional funding streams

11. BHF Research Priorities Maintain our traditional funding streams Support our Research Centres of Excellence

12. BHF Research Priorities Maintain our traditional funding streams Support our Research Centres of Excellence Support research careers

13. BHF Research Priorities Maintain our traditional funding streams Support our Research Centres of Excellence Support research careers Maintain balance between clinical and basic research