SPIRIT strategic competition 2009-12
Demand-driven knowledge exchange proposals for Strategic Priority Investments in Research and Innovation Translation (SPIRIT)
On 15 May 2009, SFC announced a call for strategic knowledge exchange proposals under its SPIRIT grant. Full details are available from the circular SFC/19/2009 [PDF].
A total of 29 proposals were received and, following an assessment process, ten projects were considered fundable and commenced in May 2010. The table below provides details of the ten projects. Project profiles are also available from SFCPR/05/2010 [PDF]. SFC funding for these projects is for three years over the period 2009-12.
Independent evaluation of the SPIRIT programme
SFC has commissioned Public and Corporate and Economic Consultants (PACEC) to conduct an independent evaluation of the SPIRIT programme over the funding period. The learning outcomes of this evaluation will be used to enhance the learning of project teams and future SFC investments of this type.
See also Evaluation of SFC Strategic Investments
Reports
- Review of the SPIRIT competition process [PDF] (Jan 2011);
- first progress report (July 2011);
- second progress report (due May 2012);
- third progress report (due May 2013);
- final report (due July 2013).
Projects funded from 2009-12 SPIRIT competition
|
Lead HEI |
Proposal |
Sector/area |
Total funding from SFC |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Strathclyde (on behalf of ETP) |
Scottish Energy Research Academy (SERA) |
Energy: proposal from Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) for energy studentships |
£1.2M |
|
Aberdeen (on behalf of SULSA) |
Bio-industry, Skills, Knowledge and People Exchange (BioSKAPE) |
Life sciences: proposal from Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) to address skills and Knowledge Exchange (KE) needs of life sciences in Scotland |
£1.2M |
|
Glasgow |
Crystallisation (for manufacturing technologies) |
Energy (and other sectors): problem solving for crystallisation science in industry |
£700K |
|
Heriot Watt University |
Scottish Financial Risk academy (SFRA) |
Financial and business: proposal from Maxwell Institute for quantitative risk management for financial services |
£335K |
|
Edinburgh (on behalf of SINAPSE) |
Novel and collaborative approaches to KE in translational imaging |
Life sciences (and creative industries): proposal from Scottish Imaging Network: a platform for scientific excellence (SINAPSE) to support translational imaging expertise |
£1.1M |
|
Abertay |
Moving targets: new models for new media audiences |
Creative industries: proposal to meet needs of new audiences in cross-platform broadcasting |
£1.2M |
|
Heriot Watt University(ERPem) |
Mathematical methods (integration of renewables into the electricity network) |
Energy: proposal from Edinburgh Research Partnership in Engineering and Mathematics (ERPem) for KE in the renewable energy (wind power) area |
£65K |
|
Dundee (on behalf of SUPA) |
Industry SUPA People Innovation Research Exchange (INSPIRE) |
Life sciences: proposal from Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) for industry studentships in the areas of physics and life sciences |
£1M |
|
Napier |
Low Carbon Building Technologies Gateway |
Energy: KE for regulation compatibility of Scotland's future low carbon housing |
£465K |
|
Scottish Agricultural College |
PARABAN |
Food and drink: KE for control of paratuberculosis in partnership with Scottish cattle farmers |
£808K |