Accreditation Module 1.1-UK: The National Research and Innovation System in the UK (complimentary presentation on Brexit)

This module is being presented over two (2) partial days:

• Tuesday September 1st - 4 to 6 pm AEST

• Wednesday September 2nd - 4 to 5:30 pm AEST

• Wednesday September 2nd - 5:45 to 6:30 pm AEST - complimentary Brexit presentation

Module 1.1-UK: The National Research and Innovation System in the United Kingdom 

This module explores the nature, status and history of the UK research and innovation system, discussing some of its key features. These include its ‘dual support’ funding system, the research assessment processes, full economic costing, and the governance arrangements. Wider environmental changes such as the country’s relationship with the EU and the rest of the world will be discussed, including the current state of play of the negotiations with the EU about involvement in the latter’s research programmes.

Key learning outcomes

After completing this module, research administrators should be able to:

• Understand and describe the UK research and innovation system at a macro level, including the size and performance of the system in absolute and relative terms.

• Understand the national policy framework within which research sits, and how national research and innovation policy is formulated.

• Discuss the challenges of increasing the UK’s investment in R&D to the OECD average.

• Understand and describe the UK research funding environment, including the major research funding bodies and the different mechanisms that they use.

• Understand and describe the basics of the UK’s research costing system, including its evolution and its use in encouraging efficiency measures.

• Describe the UK’s system for research assessment and how it has evolved.

• Understand the use of the national assessment mechanism to inform funding and to effect other policy areas.

• Understand the UK policies on open access and open data, including the emerging Plan S.

• Understand the range of governance frameworks applying to the research and innovation environment.

• Understand the approaches taken to research careers and their development.

Who should attend?

This module is suitable for those who are new to the research management profession, those who have specialised in one area of research management and wish to broaden their knowledge and/or those who are experienced research managers but wish to refresh their knowledge in a specific topic area.

Research managers and administrators from all organisations and institutions will benefit from this module including those from:

•Research agencies and institutes;

•Medical research institutes;

•Research and development corporations;

•Research centres;

•Government departments;

•Funding bodies;

•Industrial research and development teams;

•Service providers;

•Commercialisation bodies; and 

•Consultancies.

This is an elective module in the current suite of Foundation Level Accreditation modules, designed to help you attain a better understanding of the role of government, business and higher education in the UK, and to enable the identification of potential opportunities for collaborative research in this region.  The elective may be used for credit in completing the ARMS Foundation Level Accreditation Program in all regions. Modules can also be taken as stand-alone units for professional development purposes.

Registration in this module includes complimentary registration to an additional short presentation on Brexit by Dr Ian M Carter. Dr Carter is a highly regarded and experienced research management professional based in the UK with over 30 years experience and will be the presenter for this virtual workshop. The Brexit presentation occurs on September 2nd, following the completion of the module, and participants will need to enter this presentation by logging into a separate Zoom Webinar.

The UK left the EU at the end of January 2020, but little has changed in that relationship yet as the country is in a transition period (i.e. all the old rules) until the end of 2020. What happens after the end of the transition period is not yet known, as negotiations continue, probably up to the wire. In parallel, the EU has not yet agreed the terms on which non-member states can take part in its instruments, such as the R&D programme Horizon Europe, although some suggestions have emerged. In parallel to this, the UK government has committed itself to an increase in R&D spending from £9 billion p.a. to £22 billion, changed some funding processes, is introducing a new immigration system, has published an R&D Roadmap, is changing its approach to development aid, and continues to snipe at universities over educational matters.

The UK and Australia have many similarities in their research and innovation systems, partly as a result of years of policy comparison and sharing. Join Ian Carter to hear the latest on the UK research funding and policy scene, including thoughts on how the relationship with the EU and other countries might play out.

Presenter: Dr Ian M Carter

Location: Zoom Meeting & Zoom Webinar

Cost:
ARMS Member: $380 AUD (Price will be discounted in the Shopping Cart)
Non-Member: $480 AUD

Registration:
Members: Please login to your account and then continue your registration below.
Non-Members: Please sign into your free webfriend account or continue your registration.

Zoom meeting/webinar links: To be provided in Event Purchase Notification.  

Zoom meeting/webinar ID and passwords: To be provided in Event Purchase Notification.

Body of Knowledge (BoK) and other relevant study materials: To be provided in Event Purchase Notification. A separate Brexit addendum containing current information will be emailed to participants shortly before the Brexit presentation. 

We strongly recommend you test your ability to connect to Zoom prior to the first session.

If you have any questions, please contact the ARMS Executive Office arms.adminofficer@flinders.edu.au or +61 8 8201 5592.

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