Staff and students at the University are invited to an event ‘Should R&D policies and budgets be devolved to English regions?’, taking place on Wednesday, 23 October.
The event will be chaired by Rt Hon the Lord (David) Willetts, Chair of the Foundation for Science and Technology with University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tim Jones as part of the panel.
There is clear evidence of a link between Research and Development (R&D) and economic output in different geographical areas, and increasingly, English regions are developing plans for economic development based on their own circumstances and the industries and skills in their regions.
Around two thirds of R&D is funded by industry and one third from the public purse, and the private investment often follows the public. Public investment in R&D is primarily funded at a UK wide level, with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) being the primary funding agency. UKRI have traditionally had a mission to fund the best research, regardless of location, and that focus has contributed to an incredibly strong UK research sector which feeds into economic output – but with significant differences across different regions.
This free event will explore these issues and the advantages and disadvantages of potential further devolution.
Register for in person attendance
If you wish to participate in person, the event will be held in the Spine Building, 2 Paddington Village, Liverpool L7 3FA. To register to attend in person, please click here.
The schedule is as follows:
4pm – 4.30pm Launch of CDT, Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (NOMES)
4.30pm – 5.30pm Registration and Networking Reception
5.30pm – 7pm Discussion event – speaker presentations and a Q&A panel session
7pm Close
If you have any trouble registering for this event, please contact office@foundation.org.uk
Participating online
You can also participate online via a livestream feed on YouTube, for the session from 5.30pm -7pm
For details of the livestream feed, to see the Slido link for asking questions and to download a calendar invite, click here.