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The University

The University. 70% research world-leading. World top 60 QS ranking. 900+ degree programmes. 100+ nationalities. 20,000 student population 15,000 undergraduate level 5,000 postgraduate level. 90% student satisfaction 1 st in Scotland . Top 20 University in UK

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  1. The University 70% research world-leading World top 60 QS ranking 900+ degree programmes 100+ nationalities 20,000 student population 15,000 undergraduate level 5,000 postgraduate level 90% student satisfaction 1st in Scotland Top 20 University in UK Sunday Times Guide Top 10 – Research Income 90clubs and societies 3rdInternational Student Satisfaction 91.6% satisfied UK average is 86.9%

  2. Timetable for day 2 • Friday, 16th September • 0900 Welcome & Presentation; questions from ‘critical friends’; • Glasgow sensor activity: present and future - John Chapman • 0930 Breakout for consideration of feedback and case enhancement • 1015 Coffee/tea • 1030 Feedback, wrap up and next steps • 1145 Close of day 2

  3. Aims of the Workshop - 2 • Aims of Day 2 • Obtaining feedback on the plans developed during Day 1 with particular emphasis on: • our strengths, weaknesses, unique selling points and ideas for filling gaps in our capabilities, • identification of external threats, • our perceptions of what are user communities want and the ways we propose to increase the effectiveness of our interactions with them, • how we might grow our user communities; • Ascertaining our credibility (technical expertise, critical mass, etc) for playing a leading role in a TIC bid and what was needed for significant improvement; • Identifying the next steps forward and an appropriate timetable.

  4. About the College - 1 School of Chemistry School of Computing Science School of Engineering School of Geographical & Earth Sciences School of Mathematics & Statistics School of Physics & Astronomy School of Psychology Research Institute in Neuroscience and Psychology www.glasgow.ac.uk/colleges/scienceengineering

  5. About the College - 2 • The College structure allows us to: • grow our multidisciplinary research programmes thereby enabling us to play a larger role in tackling societal challenges, • offer a wider range of choice to undergraduates while delivering a smaller number of courses, • provide new vocational PGT programmes on topics of high demand, • develop an increased number of effective partnerships with leading international institutions.

  6. About the College - 3 • Research funding circa £35 million per annum provides unique facilities that also support our postgraduate researchers • ~270 academic staff, ~70 research fellows, ~200 PDRAs • ~4250 FTE undergraduate students • ~600 PhD students • >300 postgraduate taught Masters students • Four of the UK’s top ten Research Units in the RAE 2008 – Computing Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Psychology

  7. Addressing major societal challenges • As well as being a major player in single discipline science and engineering, the College embraces major societal challenges faced worldwide and engages in multidisciplinary research. Included are: • Digital economy • Energy & sustainability • Environment • Healthcare technology • Infrastructure & transport • Materials • Nanotechnology • Sensors and intelligent imaging • Sustainable high value manufacturing • Systems & synthetic biology • Underpinning capabilities www.glasgow.ac.uk/colleges/scienceengineering/research/

  8. Sensor system functional model • Aim: to rationalise diverse activities into a coherent programme User (superior decision system ) Power, control, manage Visualisation & presentation System Integration Information Analysis & post processing Data repository Communications and networking Transductance & pre-processing Data Sensor element Measurand A single model defines interfaces across the system

  9. GU activity – measured by income • £42M research and contract income associated with staff in sensors space £21M

  10. GU activity – measured by publications • 700 papers since 2008 associated with staff in sensors space 230

  11. Industrial partners: providers and users

  12. Market data: Europe 2009: $12.5B (Europe) • High diversity • CAGR = 6.7% • Analysis considers: Field Instruments, MEMS, Personnel Protection, Motion & Position, Others • Growth driven by increased applications • Global value estimate $69B (2013) 2016: $18.9B (Europe)

  13. Market data (continued) • Market Opportunities: drug discovery; point of care diagnostics; SMART grid; offshore, renewables, oil & gas and shipping; intelligent transport; environmental; CBRNE (defence) • (SE Study 2010:PA Consulting Sensors Foresighting) • The world-wide sensors component market is estimated to grow from its current global value of $44bn to $69.2bn by 2013 • (Frost and Sullivan Sensors Market report 2009) • The market for sensor systems is estimated to be 7 times the market for sensor components of ~$490bn • (EPoSS Strategic Research Agenda 2009 – European Union Commission)

  14. Glasgow Leadership Towards a more coherent programme • The Scottish Sensor Systems Centre (S3C) responds to the Scottish Funding Council’s call for Knowledge Exchange proposals • SFC funding of £1.2M /3 years received for terrestrial and subsea activities • Demand identified through meetings between academic and industrial partners. A coalition of 23 contributing industrial partners has been established • University of Glasgow is leading the terrestrial work stream

  15. Where now and where next? • The University has: • an extensive portfolio of sensor systems activity • good industrial linkages to sensor companies • been awarded an SFC grant for the S3C in sensor systems • good linkages with RCUK to inform strategic direction • Taking the above as our starting point we want to play a larger role in sensor systems to the mutual advantage of the University and UK plc • For example, how can we provide leading support for a sensor systems TIC bid in the event that the opportunity arises?

  16. Technology Innovation Centres • Technology Strategy Board (TSB) are tasked with delivering TICs in the UK; 3 have already been selected: • High Value Manufacturing over 6 sites (not preferred model) • Cell Therapies (full applications by 2nd September) • Offshore Renewable Energy (25 August for EOI) • Second phase - 3 new areas are being considered from: Complex systems Digital media/creative industries Future cities Future internet systems Resource efficiency Photonics Sensor systems Smart grids and distribution Space Transport systems and integration  • TSB will down-select 3 in December 2011 for further work: • Favourites(?): Sensor systems, Space, Transport systems

  17. RCUK support for the Hauser report

  18. Scottish Enterprise are closely aligned with TSB activities In part, they represent TSB activities in Scotland SE have been actively supporting TICs and possible TIC bids from Scottish companies SE supported the SFC Horizon bid for the S3C proposal and will be a board observer to the S3C SE, similar to Universities, cannot lead a TIC bid but can facilitate the process They have held a TIC workshop, attended by UoG along with other interested parties Presently forming a small working group to focus on the challenges of preparing a bid SE understands that sensor systems are critical to Scotland’s economy Scottish Enterprise involvement

  19. Key questions considered yesterday • Breakout session 1 • 1. What are the user communities we interact with today and what do you think our future users want/need? • 2. What are the strengths of the sensor systems activity in the University of Glasgow at the moment and what are our unique selling points? • 3. What are the weaknesses of the sensor systems activity in the University of Glasgow at the moment? • 4. What are the significant potential threats external to the University? (eg. reputational, leadership, capability...)? • Breakout session 2 • 5. What are the most cost-effective ways of filling gaps in our capabilities? • 6. How should we best organise ourselves at the University of Glasgow? • 7. How can we position ourselves with industry in the context of a TIC? • 8. If we have a new sensors systems DTC, what projects would you offer in collaboration with external organisations?

  20. Strengths and unique selling points • James Watt Nanofabrication Centre & Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre • Lab on a chip, lab on a pill • Internationally leading expertise within the sensor stack • Nanofabrication for sensors • Transduction electronics and sensor integration • Human computer interaction, information retrieval, inference • ‘Virtual’ sensors • System integration both at monolithic level and at heterogeneous level (albeit not as extensively as we would like)

  21. Our ‘users’ and our assessment of their wants and needs • Principal user communities • Medical Community – hospitals, (GP surgeries) • Utility Companies – water, (electricity) • Device Companies • Security, environment, energy • Other colleagues in GU • Translation of data to information. • Potential new users and applications • Existing users – reduction of cost. • Access to highly trained, skilled people and multidisciplinary teams • Provision of trained manpower, (anticipating industry needs) • Education

  22. Filling the capability gap Identify an inspirational and credible leader for the activity; buy out his/her time Be prepared to recruit to key linking areas Organise internal sandpits, networking and discussion events Jointly supervised PhD/interns – build on Kelvin Smith scheme Use College funded buyouts more widely to develop specific aspects of sensor activity Perform ‘partner searches’ for filling in the gaps both in the academic sphere and commercial sphere Engineer serendipitous meetings

  23. Organisation of sensor-related activity • Consider the formation of a Centre, noting the importance of being responsive and able to reconfigure rapidly • Promote summer schools/workshops/ joint activities • Ensure management and staff in the University share the same vision and that team playing is rewarded. • Align incentives with objectives – demonstrate the importance of collaboration. • Help researchers see the bigger picture • If the opportunity to bid for a DTC arises, take it!

  24. Our positioning with respect to a TIC bid • Develop a coherent outward facing sensors profile; keep it updated • Understand but do not downplay our capability • Understanding our industrial partners better – push activity with them that meets their longer term requirements. • Utilise our links, developed at all levels and including industrial alumni, to foresee opportunities. • We want to explore further the possibility of playing a leading support role in a sensor systems TIC!

  25. TIC selection criteria The TSB will examine the applications based upon the following selection criteria: • the potential global markets which could be accessed through the centre are predicted to be worth billions of pounds per annum • the UK has world-leading research capability • UK business has the ability to exploit the technology and make use of increased investment to capture a significant share of the value chain and embed the activity in the UK • enable the UK to attract and anchor the knowledge intensive activities of globally mobile companies and secure sustainable wealth creation for the UK • should be closely aligned with, and essential to achieve, a national strategic priority (energy, ageing population, ICT etc)

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