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2010 Spending Review

Context

Outcome:Flat cash (capital)Internal allocations even-handedQR maintainedRing-fence


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Adrian Smith consultation on research needs

British Academy submission:

Focus on Excellence Develop a long term framework for research Maintain diversity and breadth in funding Maintain balance between QR and project funding Examine distribution of non-QR research funding Encourage international networks and collaboration Invest in the most talented researchers


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Academies role: Support for the most capable academics

Links with the best researchers overseas Source of authoritative, impartial advice Support for public engagement with research.

British Academy: Smaller budget than RCs (some 25m) Niche; distinctive and complementary Hums & Soc Sciences; post-doctoral Distinguished Fellowship


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Individuals 16,256m

International 6.66m

Excellence and Engagement

1.3m

Languages and Quantitative

Skills 0.95m

British Academy allocation (2011-12)


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Early Career (Postdoctoral

Fellowships) 10.169m

Mid-Career (MC Fellowships)

2.28m

Sunsetting old schemes (SGs,

CGs, BARDAs) 2.9m

Newton International

Fellowships 1.408m

International partnerships andmobility 1.1m

Support for individuals (16.25m)


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Support for individuals:

Postdoctoral fellowships (3 years, c 50) Early career (within 3 years of doctorate)

Mid-Career Fellowships (1 year, c 35)

Mid-career (research and communication)

Newton International Fellowships (2 years, c12)

Early career: for overseas scholars

To be phased out:

Small Research Grants


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International

Represent UK researchers

Build links, create opportunities: Focus on Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle

East, China, South and South-East Asia

New international Partnerships and Mobility scheme:scholarly linkages; short visits.

6 overseas research institutes, with premises in Ankara,Athens, Nairobi, Tehran, Rome, Amman

New access arrangement through a European consortium to23 field centres across Asia

Newton International Fellowships: attract the best


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Excellence and Engagement

Communicating the value of research:

Events programme: lectures, discussions,workshops, conferences

Publications: monographs, BA Review.

Kitemarking excellence: Election to the Fellowship

Prizes and medals (new: Presidents medal)

40 long-term infrastructural projects recognised


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Authoritative and impartial advice

BA Policy Centre (AHRC and ESRC support)

Public policy: shedding lightE.g. Family, Electoral systems, Cultural Heritage

HE policy: research funding and context:

E.g. SR submission, REF, language learning

BA Policy Forums


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Languages and Quantitative Skills

New programme: 5m over 4 years, to helpstrengthen skills in theses areas, esp in research

3 strands:

Fellowships (exemplary, champion, acquisition) Partnership awards

Promotional activity: policy studies, events,communications, prizes


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Academy focus: Fellowship schemes for the very best academics, at early and

mid-career level (post-doctoral)

Phasing out project awards (incl. small grants)

Developing international leadership

Public and policy engagement (esp. on HE issues)

Working together: Health of disciplines (also HEFCE on vulnerable subjects)

Languages and quantitative skills

Public policy engagement

National Strategic Forum on the Social Sciences

Forum for Learned Societies in H&SS


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