Sustainability of Research Centres - Advisory Science Council

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Table of Contents Foreword i Chairman’s Statement iii Table of Contents iv Executive Summary vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Objectives of Study 1 1.2 Background to Study 1 1.3 Methodology 6 1.4 Presentation of Findings and Recommendations 8 Chapter 2 Definitions and Categorisation 10 2.1 Introduction 10 2.2 Definitions 11 2.3 Categorisation of Research Centres in Ireland 12 Chapter 3 Research Centre Landscape: Findings & Recommendations 20 3.1 Grouping of Research Centres in the Irish Landscape 20 3.2 Numbers of State-Supported Research Centres in the Landscape 21 3.3 Group 3: Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) 23 Chapter 4 Funding Models for State-Supported Research Centres: Findings & Recommendations 29 4.1 Expected Outputs According to Group 29 4.2 Diversification of Funding According to Group 33 4.3 Key Elements for Centre Sustainability 39 4.4 Provision of Base-Centre-Funding: Post Initial Fixed Term Base-Centre-Funding from a State Department or Government Agency 42 Chapter 5 Oversight Mechanism of the Research Centre Landscape: Findings & Recommendations 47 5.1 Reporting Element of the Oversight Mechanism 47 5.2 Review Element of the Oversight Mechanism 49 5.3 Recommendation for an Oversight Mechanism 49 Chapter 6: Summary of Vision for Future Research Centre Landscape 50 Sustainability of Research Centres iv June 2012
Appendix 1: Members of the Task Force 52 Appendix 2: Membership of the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation 53 Appendix 3: Description of Typical Research Centre Categories (basis for the scale developed) 54 Appendix 4: Pasteur’s Quadrant 57 Appendix 5: Description of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) 58 Appendix 7: Details of the Centres Assigned to the Groupings Defined 61 Appendix 8: Points to Note in Relation to the Scale Presented in Figure 5 63 Appendix 9: RTOs 65 Appendix 9A: The key Characteristics of RTOs 65 Appendix 9B: Potential Options for developing RTO Centres in the Irish research centre landscape 67 Sustainability of Research Centres v June 2012
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword In all mature research per
Page 5: Chairman’s Statement I am very pl
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of base-centre-funding support, the
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generally and therefore any form of
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Chapter 5 Oversight Mechanism of th
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Develop a common set of high level
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Research centres should have clear
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Appendix 2: Membership of the Advis
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Centre Type Description University
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Appendix 4: Pasteur’s Quadrant As
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Appendix 6: Names of State Research
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Appendix 7: Details of the Centres
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Appendix 8: Points to Note in Relat
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Appendix 9: RTOs Appendix 9A: The k
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Appendix 9B: Potential Options for
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