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A New Dawn in Scientific Research
London, UK, 2 April 2007: A new
research council was established on the 1st April 2007 that will bring greater
strategic leadership and an integrated approach to UK investments in large
national and international research facilities and infrastructure whilst
delivering world-class science, technologies and people for the UK.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council has been formed from the merger of
the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils [CCLRC] and the
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council [PPARC]. The Council’s remit
will cover all the programmes, activities and facilities previously operated by
CCLRC and PPARC, plus responsibility for research in nuclear physics which has
been transferred from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EPSRC].
Commenting on the new council Professor Keith Mason, Chief Executive Officer
said, “My ambition for the new Council is to shape a future in which the science
we support, the facilities we operate, the technologies we develop, and the way
we interact with industry and run our business are envied both nationally and
internationally.
CCLRC and PPARC both had significant achievements and a reputation for
world-class research, but we can do more. We have a huge opportunity to develop
a really coherent strategy for ‘big science’, to increase our influence in
international organisations and make a step change in the exploitation of the
resulting technology.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council has the chance to make a real
difference to the competitive performance of the UK science and engineering
base, and to the UK economy”.
The Council has a wide ranging science portfolio including astronomy, particle
physics, particle astrophysics, nuclear physics, space science, synchrotron
radiation, neutron sources and high power lasers. In addition the Council
operates three internationally renowned laboratories: The Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory in Oxfordshire; The Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire; and the UK
Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh.
The Rutherford Appleton and Daresbury facilities are located on the Harwell and
Daresbury Science and Innovation Campuses respectively, enabling neighbouring
industrial and public sector businesses to develop and commercialise innovative
technologies developed at each of the laboratories.
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