1. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Funding Excellence The British Experience Professor Ian Halliday CEO, SUPA President, ESF

2. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance My background Undergraduate: Edinburgh PhD: Cambridge Post Doc: Princeton 25 Years at Imperial College 5 Years at University of Wales, Swansea 7 Years running a UK Research Council 6 months running SUPA 3months President ESF

3. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance English, Welsh, Scottish systems. Use English 5 Main Funding Streams to Universities: Teaching: £4.3 Billion Research Quality: QR money : £1.2 Billion Infrastructure: SRIF : £500 million Research Council Funding: £2.4 Billion Charities : £3-400 Million Private: Fees, Endowment, Loans :

4. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Funding Success: CERN, MBL Highest Class of Staff Freedom Reliable Money

5. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Impact and visibility Problems: Low targets/expectations Laziness Poor reward system Mixed messages

6. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance SUPA will.... Research Quality Research Assessment Exercise 2008 Evaluation of Departments International

7. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance SUPA aims to deliver... Dynamics: RAE Clear financial gain if increase ratings Can plan.

8. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Research Councils: Vary: Responsible for Universities Competitive: Future oriented Full Economic costs Methods

9. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Achieving impact Concentration: Top few Universities RAE: Driver Reaction: Local interests Pooling: Scotland. SUPA

10. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance SUPA structure

11. Scottish Universities Physics Alliance