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Report 99/06
Joint Research Equipment Initiative 1998: Awards by HEFCE and DENI
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To
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Heads of HEFCE-funded institutions
Heads of DENI-funded universities
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Of interest to those responsible for
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Research funding; Equipment; Finance
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Reference
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99/06
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Publication date
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February 1999
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Enquiries to
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Andrew Fisher (tel. 0117 931 7315, e-mail a.fisher@hefce.ac.uk)
or Rachel Schofield (tel. 0117 931 7458, e-mail r.schofield@hefce.ac.uk)
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Executive summary
Purpose
- This document announces the awards by the HEFCE and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI) for the 1998 Joint Research Equipment Initiative (JREI).
Action required
- No action is required.
Background
- Institutions were invited in Circular Letter 3/98 to submit applications to the 1998 JREI, run jointly by the higher education funding councils for England, Scotland and Wales (HEFCE, SHEFC and HEFCW), DENI, the Research Councils and the Office of Science and Technology (OST).
- This was the third round of JREI; the rules and criteria for the initiative were substantially unchanged from previous years. The objectives of the initiative were:
- To contribute generally to the physical research infrastructure in higher education institutions.
- Where possible, to promote partnership and sharing of equipment between departments and institutions.
- To enable high-quality research to be conducted with the investment, particularly in priority areas for science and technology, such as those identified in the Foresight generic priorities.
- To promote partnership between higher education institutions and external sponsors of research, such as industry and commerce, charities, Government bodies and NHS trusts.
- To assist the higher education funding bodies and the Research Councils in taking a strategic overview of the equipment needs of the UK higher education sector.
- Funding was conditional upon the provision of funding by an external sponsor.
- The initiative was run as two competitions:
- Competition A for equipment costing less than £150,000, funded by five of the Research Councils - BBSRC, MRC, PPARC, EPSRC and NERC.
- Competition B for equipment costing more than £150,000, funded by the HEFCE, HEFCW, SHEFC and DENI.
- A joint steering group of the funding bodies and OST oversaw both competitions; its membership is at Annex A.
- The guidelines for the JREI explained that, at the discretion of the steering group, applications might be moved between the two competitions so that the best mix of bids could be funded.
Assessment
- Applications submitted to both competitions were peer reviewed by the relevant Research Council. Proposals were assessed to determine the quality of the proposal against the objectives of the initiative, and judged on their value for money, including the level of matched funding.
Awards
- The HEFCE originally set aside £12 million for the 1998 JREI, but subsequently provided additional funding; the final awards by the HEFCE and DENI totalled £23.23 million. These are listed at Annex B.
- JREI awards by the Research Councils, SHEFC and HEFCW are announced separately.
Conditions of grant
- Detailed conditions of grant and methods of payment have been provided to heads of institution and successful applicants. Copies of the conditions can be obtained from Dr Andrew Fisher on 0117 931 7315.
Audit and evaluation
- The HEFCE may audit a sample of awards to test that the equipment described in the bid has been purchased, and that value for money has been obtained from the funds provided.
- The OST, the Research Councils, the funding councils and DENI will carry out an evaluation to assess the impact of the initiative on UK science. The evaluation will begin in November 1999 and report in 2000.
Membership of the 1998 JREI Steering Group
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OST
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Sir John Cadogan
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Mr Tony Quigley
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Miss Penny Hancock (secretary to the group)
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BBSRC
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Professor Ray Baker
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EPSRC
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Professor Richard Brook
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ESRC
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Professor Ronald Amann
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MRC
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Professor George Radda
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NERC
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Professor John Krebs
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PPARC
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Professor Ian Halliday
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HEFCE
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Mr Brian Fender
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Dr David Pilsbury
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Dr Andrew Fisher
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DENI
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Mr Peter Holmes
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SHEFC
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Professor John Sizer
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HEFCW
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Dr Rowland Wynne
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Joint Research Equipment Initiative 1998
Awards by the HEFCE and DENI
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£
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£
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University of Birmingham
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1,035,544
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- Damage assessment of high duty alloys and composites under cyclic and monotonic loading
Professor P Bowen
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203,000
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- A multidisciplinary X-ray crystallography facility
Dr JC Eads
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201,749
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- The new chemistry of non-covalent bonds: theory and computation (with the University of York)
Professor P Knowles
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317,202
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- Microstructural studies for process and alloy development in aluminium, magnesium and titanium-based alloys
Professor M Loretto
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133,673
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- A state of the art positron camera for flow studies in engineering and the physical sciences
Dr DJ Parker
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179,920
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University of Bristol
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1,460,709
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- Models for on line virtual production, distribution and display of broadcast quality and consumer multimedia content
Mrs J Dobson
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239,167
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- Wideband spatial-temporal measurement and analysis facility for future wireless networks
Professor J McGeehan
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386,950
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- High resolution transmission electron microscopy facility for materials chemistry research at the University of Bristol
Professor S Mann
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299,136
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- Bristol image and video archive
Professor D May
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362,456
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- Medium/high field NMR spectrometers for research in organic, inorganic and physical chemistry in Bristol
Professor TJ Simpson
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173,000
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University of Cambridge
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2,692,670
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- High performance computing and remote visualisation initiative
Professor D Crighton
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1,500,000
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- A sub-angstrom resolution electron microscope
Dr D Jefferson
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277,048
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- Novel radioligand design, synthesis and evaluation using PET imaging of animal models of human brain and vascular disorders
Dr JC Clark
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309,984
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- Advanced and high-temperature NMR studies in solid-state, earth and materials chemistry
Dr I Farnan
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292,055
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- Upgrade of NMR spectrometers
Professor BFG Johnson
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209,067
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- Crystal structure determinations using a CCD area detector
Dr P Raithby
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104,516
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Cranfield University
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808,088
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- High efficiency deep grinding (HEDG) by superabrasive machining
Professor D Stephenson
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248,088
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- Ice accretion on aero-structures
Dr SC Tan
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560,000
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University of East Anglia
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390,043
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- A 500MHz NMR spectrometer for biomolecular and chemical research
Professor GR Moore
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390,043
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University of Exeter
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886,278
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- High performance computational facilities for multi-disciplinary scientific projects
Dr R Jones
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600,397
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- An ultra-high-sensitivity millikelvin magnetometer for studies of low-dimensional semiconductors (with Cardiff University)
Dr A Usher
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285,881
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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1,168,685
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- Multi-disciplinary high field NMR spectroscopy research facility
Dr R Law
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448,500
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- Studies of effector proteins, protein-carbohydrate and protein-peptide interactions of the immune system
Professor AM Lawson
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177,545
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- Novel and computational studies on the biochemical toxicology of drugs and environmental chemicals
Professor JK Nicholson
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542,640
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King’s College London
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176,250
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- Theoretical study of photochemical mechanisms: method development and applications on a parallel computer
Professor M Robb
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176,250
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University of Lancaster
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193,185
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- Macromolecular mass spectrometry
Dr S Rimmer
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193,185
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University of Leeds
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783,226
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- Future development of high spatial resolution microanalysis for materials research
Dr RM Drummond-Brydson
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402,869
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- Analytical ultracentrifuge facility for the study of structure/function relationships in macromolecular complexes
Dr MR Parsons
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184,189
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- An advanced mass spectrometry facility for the structural elucidation of biomolecules and their complexes
Dr SE Radford
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196,168
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University of Liverpool
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1,421,652
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- Simple array processor for physics simulation of rare processes
Dr T Bowcock
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275,000
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- A cluster tool for processing III-V semiconductors
Dr P Chalker
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775,000
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- A new SEM configuration for quantitative tracking of microstructural changes during high temperature experiments (with the Open University)
Dr DJ Prior
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150,000
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- Environmental organic mass spectrometry in oceanography (ENORMASS)
Dr G Wolff
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221,652
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Loughborough University
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236,157
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- Art and technology collaborations
Professor E Edmonds
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236,157
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University of Manchester
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1,573,860
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- A large distributed object oriented database system for the BaBar collaboration in the UK (with the University of Bristol, Brunel University, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, the University of Liverpool, Queen Mary and Westfield College and Royal Holloway and Bedford New College)
Dr R Barlow
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800,000
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- The use of genetically-modified biological systems in understanding health and diseases
Professor MJ Dixon
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140,000
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- Simulation studies in chemistry, engineering and medicine
Professor I Hillier
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421,758
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- A multiphoton microscope facility for imaging fluorescent probes in biological systems
Professor M Ferguson
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212,102
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University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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240,750
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- High performance computing for structural integrity and chemistry/physics
Professor FM Burdekin
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240,750
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University of Nottingham
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1,010,021
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- Visualisation, imaging and interactive knowledge environments
Professor S Benford
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546,225
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- Structural characterisation of thick GaN films grown by a novel MOCVD-based process
Dr O Hughes
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175,796
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- Oil systems research in aeroengine mechanical transmission systems
Professor TH Hyde
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288,000
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University of Oxford
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794,516
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- Solution-state NMR spectrometer upgrades for organic, biological and organometallic chemistry
Professor Sir JE Baldwin
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148,226
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- Proteomics: characterisation of new proteins and their post-translational modifications for disease control
Professor RA Dwek
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178,000
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- Evolutionary analysis of sequence diversity
Dr D Goldstein
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214,375
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- A nano-fabrication system for materials applications
Dr A Petford-Long
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253,915
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The Queen's University of Belfast
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172,521
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- Equipment for investigation of tumour suppresser gene
Dr DP Harkin
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99,603
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- Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer for study of pollutant degradation
Dr RM Kalin
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72,918
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University of Salford
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1,671,532
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- A distributed virtual environments laboratory to support large scale applications (with the University of Manchester, UMIST and Manchester Metropolitan University)
Dr NJ Avis
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1,671,532
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University of Sheffield
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1,762,583
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- Ultra-fast fluorescence measurements in physics, chemistry and molecular biology
Dr AM Fox
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340,984
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- Transmission electron microscopy of advanced materials
Dr WM Rainforth
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242,459
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- An 800MHz biological NMR facility
Dr J Waltho
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1,179,140
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University of Southampton
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359,704
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- Ultrafast, coherent and non-linear photonics in meso- and nano-scale materials
Professor J Baumberg
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162,646
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- Medium field NMR spectroscopy, with HR-MAS probe, for synthetic chemistry
Professor T Brown
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197,058
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University of Surrey
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1,352,108
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- NMR spectroscopy – new applications of Tritium and other nuclei
Professor JR Jones
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166,825
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- 3D broadcast production and delivery using a virtual studio
Professor J Kittler
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360,464
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- Subjective evaluation and psycho-acoustics of new high quality sound recording and signal processing techniques (with King's College London)
Dr F Rumsey
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356,597
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- Simulation of solid and fluid material behaviours
Professor P Voke
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264,122
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- A high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectrometer for materials research
Dr JF Watts
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204,100
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University of Sussex
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463,943
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- A multi-workstation Excimer laser system for micro-machining, optical fabrication and optical materials research (with the University of Essex)
Professor CR Chatwin
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410,075
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- Molecular structure elucidation employing a CCD-based X-ray diffractometer
Dr GA Lawless
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53,868
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University of Ulster
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279,803
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- A mobile laboratory facility and communications equipment for telemedicine research
Professor ND Black
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129,110
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- A multiple wavelength confocal microscope, workstation and image analysis software
Dr G McKerr
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119,859
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- Equipment for viewing and recording transgenic manipulation
Professor CS Downes
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30,834
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University College, London
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1,836,661
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- Advanced computation for quantum studies of atomic-scale matter
Professor MJ Gillan
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532,325
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- Condensed matter research with an optimised spectrometer for single crystal studies using cold neutrons
Professor K McEwan
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229,098
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- An immersive VR ‘cave’ for manipulation, visualisation and auralisation for applications in design, medicine and computer science (with Imperial College, London)
Professor M Slater
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898,990
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- Provision of nanoflow electrospray quadrupole mass spectrometry for proteomics
Professor M Waterfield
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176,248
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University of Warwick
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177,545
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- Tandem mass spectrometry of protein identification and protein/ligand interactions
Professor H Dalton
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177,545
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University of York
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280,000
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- Establishment of an integrated NMR facility for clean technology and NMR development
Dr SB Duckett
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280,000
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