EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment

EPSRC核心设备资本奖

• 批准号: EP/T02349X/1
• 负责人: Constantinos Constantinou
• 金额: $ 34.89万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT02349X%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Capital; Award; Core; Equipment

As highlighted in its Strategic Framework (2015-20), the University of Birmingham (UoB) is committed to creating "a research environment where academic innovation, rigour and impact are achieved through investment in talented personnel, outstanding facilities and strong collaborative networks". As such, the UoB recognises and prioritises the central importance of access to state-of-the-art equipment and research infrastructure for staff at all career levels. A key part of this strategy is the acquisition of equipment that supports research activities over multiple disciplines across the UoB. The University of Birmingham has put in place a robust and transparent process for the allocation of the EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment. Teams working on strategically important research areas across the College of Physical Engineering were invited to submit expressions of interest, which were then evaluated by senior members of the University, including the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer. Two research themes were selected: Battery Research and Healthcare Technologies. The equipment requested in this application (a 128 Channel Battery cycler and a 3D Bioplotter) will benefit multiple users working across many departments on research directly relevant to the EPSRC research portfolio. Prof Constantinos Constantinou (Director of Research, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham), having responsibility for the equipment strategy, will the project's Principal Investigator. Technical support will be provided from the central technical teams to manage these two items of multi-user equipment in terms of procurement, installation, and maintenance. The PI and Co-Is will use a booking calendar to monitor the success of multi-user assess to the system. Through quarterly reports the success of the project to initiate new avenues or develop existing research objectives will be monitored. This will include keeping a record of any grant submissions, journal papers, conference presentations, collaborative projects (academic or industrial), and teaching related activities (PhD, MSc or UG projects) that will use the new equipment.

正如其战略框架（2015-20）中所强调的，伯明翰大学（UoB）致力于创建“一个通过对人才、优秀设施和强大协作网络的投资来实现学术创新、严谨和影响力的研究环境”。因此，伦敦大学认识到并优先考虑为所有职业级别的员工提供最先进的设备和研究基础设施的核心重要性。该战略的一个关键部分是购买支持整个大学多个学科研究活动的设备。伯明翰大学为 EPSRC 核心设备资本奖的分配制定了健全且透明的流程。物理工程学院从事具有战略意义的重要研究领域的团队被邀请提交意向书，然后由大学高级成员（包括负责研究和知识转移的副校长）进行评估。选择了两个研究主题：电池研究和医疗保健技术。本申请中要求的设备（128 通道电池循环仪和 3D Bioplotter）将使跨多个部门从事与 EPSRC 研究组合直接相关的研究的多个用户受益。 Constantinos Constantinou 教授（伯明翰大学工程与物理科学学院研究主任）负责设备策略，将担任该项目的首席研究员。中央技术团队将提供技术支持，在采购、安装和维护方面管理这两项多用户设备。 PI 和 Co-Is 将使用预订日历来监控系统多用户评估是否成功。通过季度报告，将监测项目启动新途径或制定现有研究目标的成功情况。这将包括记录所有将使用新设备的拨款申请、期刊论文、会议演示、合作项目（学术或工业）以及教学相关活动（博士、理学硕士或本科生项目）。