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Science and Technology: A View from the UK Government

An overview of the UK's science and technology investment framework, including increased funding for research and development, measures to enhance STEM education, and targets for R&D spending.

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Science and Technology: A View from the UK Government

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  1. Science and Technology:A View from the UK Government Jeremy Clayton Office of Science and Technology 13 April 2005

  2. State of UK science • Science chronically under funded through 1980s and early 1990s • Spending reviews of 1998 and 2000 started to redress the balance • The UK is nonetheless performing well against other countries on a range of bibliometric measures

  3. OST science budget

  4. Key points from 10-year science and innovation investment framework • Additional resources for science base and knowledge transfer • Measures to enhance the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths • Target for R&D in UK to reach 2.5% of GDP by 2014 • Private R&D to increase from 1.2% of GDP now to 1.9% by 2014

  5. Science Budget Higher education funding Other funders Dual Support Structure of Universities Science Budget 41% UK science & engineering base (2002-03): £5bn Funding Councils (QR) 24% Charities 13% OGDs 9% Industry 5% EU 4%

  6. The UK Science & Innovation Model • PSA target (2004 Spending Review) • “Improve the relative international performance of the UK research base and improve the overall innovation performance of the UK economy including through effective knowledge transfer amongst universities, research institutions and business”

  7. PSA target (2004 Spending Review) “Improve the relative international performance of the UK research base and improve the overall innovation performance of the UK economy including through effective knowledge transfer amongst universities, research institutions and business” Science Budget UK science & engineering base Exploitation/ knowledge transfer Available knowledge Trained people Higher education funding • Other funders • OGDs • Business • Charities • International • RDAs The UK Science & Innovation Model Economic and public service outcomes

  8. DTI Office of Science & Technology Organisation Science Budget Research Councils Process or activity Research Councils Research Councils Research Councils Research Councils UK science & engineering base Universities Institutes Universities Other research agents Institutes Universities Institutes Universities Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Exploitation/ knowledge transfer End users End users End users The Science Budget has role to play from policy, through research delivery, to exploitation … Economic and public service outcomes

  9. DTI Office of Science & Technology Organisation Science Budget Research Councils Process or activity Research Councils Research Councils Research Councils Research Councils UK science & engineering base Universities Institutes Universities Other research agents Institutes Universities Institutes Universities Higher education funding Depts. of Education Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity HEF Councils Exploitation/ knowledge transfer • Internal • laboratories & • institutes e.g. • Defence labs • Corporate R&D End users • Other funders • OGDs • Business • Charities • International • RDAs End users End users Economic and public service outcomes … but there are others involved too …

  10. … We are introducing effective performance management that enables us to demonstrate and maximise the contribution of the science budget to meeting the PSA target DTI Office of Science & Technology Organisation Science Budget Research Councils Process or activity Research Councils Research Councils Research Councils Science Budget Research Councils UK science & engineering base Universities Institutes Universities Other research agents Institutes Universities Institutes Universities Higher education funding Depts. of Education Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity Research activity HEF Councils Exploitation/ knowledge transfer • Internal • laboratories & • institutes e.g. • Defence labs • Corporate R&D • Other funders • OGDs • Business • Charities • International • RDAs End users End users End users Economic and public service outcomes POLICY & STRATEGY RESEARCH ACTIVITY– PRODUCING CAPABILITY EXPLOITATION ACTIVITY – PRODUCING OUTCOMES PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, MANAGEMENT & REPORTING

  11. Managing By Performance At high level, two outputs: Output 1: A healthy UK science and engineering base • Aim: Maximise the impact (of the Research Council’s investment of the Science Budget) on maintaining and improving the UK’s science and engineering base. Output 2: Better exploitation • Aim: Increase the contribution made to improving exploitation of the SEB to meet national economic and public service objectives

  12. Output 1 Managing By Performance At high level, two outputs: Output 1: A healthy UK science and engineering base • Aim: Maximise the impact (of the Research Council’s investment of the Science Budget) on maintaining and improving the UK’s science and engineering base. Output 2: Better exploitation • Aim: Increase the contribution made to improving exploitation of the SEB to meet national economic and public service objectives

  13. Output 2 Managing By Performance At high level, two outputs: Output 1: A healthy UK science and engineering base • Aim: Maximise the impact (of the Research Council’s investment of the Science Budget) on maintaining and improving the UK’s science and engineering base. Output 2: Better exploitation • Aim: Increase the contribution made to improving exploitation of the SEB to meet national economic and public service objectives

  14. Why is UK doing well? • One paradoxical reason for the UK’s current scientific strength was the considerable cutback in public spending on science between 1980 and 1995 • Now the Government is increasing funding and rebuilding infrastructure – sustainability of the science base is at the core of its policy

  15. The Office of Science & Technology Leads for Government in supporting excellent science, engineering, technology and their uses to benefit society and the economy

  16. Facilitating World Class Science & Innovation • Funds research through the Research Councils • Funds the entrepreneurial activities of universities and public sector research establishments • Works with the DTI Innovation Group which helps businesses convert ideas and knowledge into innovative, world-leading products and services • Technology Strategy & Board

  17. Technology Strategy • Moving from a DTI technology strategy to a national one • Joint plan with MOD • £50m commitment from DEFRA • First technology networks created: • Nanotechnology • Advanced Materials • Bio-processes

  18. And Advising Government… Through the Chief Scientific Adviser: • Responsible to Prime Minister and Cabinet for quality of scientific advice within Government and for advising on S&T policy issues • Ensures co-ordination of science policy issues within Government and with the devolved administrations

  19. Chief Scientific Adviser’s work • Proactive and strategic • Professionalising Science in Government • Horizon Scanning & Foresight • Science Reviews • Science and Society • Joining up (cf Canadian LINKS report) • Climate change • GM Science Review • Post 9/11 resilience and detection

  20. Chief Scientific Adviser’s Work • Reactive • Natural hazards • Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) • BSE

  21. G8 and EU challenges Africa and Climate Change are the two priorities for the UK’s G8 and EU Presidencies in 2005 • Climate Change: Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, adaptation, Exeter science conference • Commission for Africa: Governance & Sustainability,Science, Engineering, Medicine, Agriculture, Technology, Social Sciences skills development

  22. G8 and EU challenges –collaborative working We work closely in partnership with Canada on G8 priority areas: • Three successful joint funded workshops on Arctic Science, Innovation and African development

  23. G8 & EU challenges – future collaboration • UK/Canada/USA workshops on low-carbon technologies • UK-Canada Nanoethics workshop • Short term Canadian post-doc visits to UK • UK/Canadian joint paper on African S&T development issues to be presented at Carnegie meeting June 2005 • Possible joint funded working group on African S&T development issues

  24. Current UK science challenges • Enhance, strengthen and exploit the UK and European position in a global context • Focus on new technologies and entrepreneurial science • Attract young people into exciting careers in science, engineering and technology • Engage openly with society on science issues

  25. We are making progress! • Overall the UK public is becoming more positive about science and its contribution to society (MORI, March 2005) • Number and proportion of UK students doing first science degrees has increased over last 10 years (356,000 to 501,000; 38% to 41%) (HESA) • We need to work harder to get these messages across – there is a lot of misinformed public comment!

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