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Particle Physics Funding Mechanism
• PPARC has become STFC– Should be same funding structure as before
• PP and A constitute about £330M/year• About half is spent on subscriptions
– ESA, ESO, CERN, Gemini, Eiscat• ~50M/year on grants to University groups
– University RA/technical/Academic support for exploitation and construction
• Rest is spent on projects– How do the projects get selected and funded?– ......
COUNCIL
CEO
Science Board
Financial and scientific tensioning
Long Term Planning
OPTIONS
Physical and Life Sciences Committee
Prioritize, Filter, Sort, Peer Review where appropriate
Science Advisory Science Advisory StructureStructure
PPAN* Science Committee
Prioritize, Filter, Sort, Peer Review
*Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics
ADVISORY STRUCTURE USER COMMITTEES
COMMUNITY IDEAS PEER REVIEW FROM RCs
OPPORTUNITIES STRATEGIC PLANS FROM OTHER RCs
International Advisory Committee
OPTIONS
Science Programme Office
committees and peer review
Science Board
PPAN PALS
AGP PPRP etc.
PPGP
NPGPASTAB
Accelerator Science and Technology Advisory Board
Still to be finalisedScope of PPRP?Separate panel for R&D?
new
Nominations receivedand being processed
PPAN Science Committee System~120 SoIs since start of new process
SC threw out about 25%, 50% returned with advice, 25% have become full proposals
since 2002
We want to make sure projects are funded adequately and not financially squeezed
Prioritize new proposals against existing projects to aid in final decision. Focus on scientific impact and UK leadership
Prioritization and Recommendation
• All projects tensioned across PP and A• Process takes into account:
– Scientific excellence– UK leadership– Track Record of proposing group(s)
• Share of allocations has been about equal over last 5 years – Astronomy has many small projects while PP has
fewer larger ones– Good or bad? Just an observation.
PPARC must also consider
Industrial involvement
Training
Education
Knowledge Transfer
STFC must also consider
Industrial involvement
Training
Education
Knowledge Transfer
CEO approves the project
to SB
The Down Side
• Resources are limited
• We will need to say “no” to good science– This is a real shame– but we can’t borrow
(or print) money
• And if we’re going to say “no”– Best to say “no” sooner– Best to say “no” to whole projects
Message
• Need to be smart with the (not insubstantial) resources available to us
• Sharing across Astronomy and PP has allowed successful opportunities on both sides
• New broader STFC remit also includes accelerator infrastructure
• This presents a new opportunity for even more impact in PP (A,AP,N…)
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