Science City

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Science City

• Announcement by Gordon Brown in Dec 2004
  pre-budget statement that there would be three
  Science Cities Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
  and York
• Budget Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham
• Key objective to establish Britain as the
  optimal place in the world for science-led
  business

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Science City

• Lambert review December 2003
• Evidence from worldwide studies of the importance
  of the physical nature of a place to its success
  in undertaking science and technology
• Focus on how science and technology policy and
  expenditure could be integrated with physical
  regeneration policy and expenditure

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Newcastle Science City

• Strategy for Success One North East
• Newcastle Universitys plans for its campus
  development
• City Councils plans for the development of the
  Discovery Quarter in the west central area

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Timetable

• Dec 2004 three RDAs asked to develop plans to
  take forward the Science City in their region
• February 2005 initial document submitted to the
  Chancellor
• June 2005 deadline for submission of detailed
  plans for consideration in 2006 spending review

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Structure

• Leadership group chaired by Paul Walker
• Task Group chaired by Pat Ritchie executive
  management and co-ordination (senior
  representatives of partner organisations)
• Workstream Groups detailed development of each of
  the main areas of activity

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Objectives of Newcastle Science City

• Development of internationally leading scientific
  based research, business and education, in a
  globally competitive environment, in the City of
  Newcastle
• Integration of science and technological research
  in areas of current and future strength with
  related commercial and business development
• Thus providing a key driver for the development
  of the City, the City Region, the NE of England
  and the UK

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Newcastle Science City

• Hub to a wider network across the City Region and
  Region
• Partnership of City Council, ONE, the University
  of Newcastle, NHS and businesses
• Other stakeholders Northumbria and Durham
  Universities, Central Government and Science and
  Industry Council

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What are the advantages of being a Science City?

• Being named a science city helps to attract
  investment in science and technology to the area.
  
• It allows universities and regional businesses to
  bid for extra funds for research.

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Key Areas

• Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
  (collaboration of Newcastle University with ICfL,
  Durham, Harvard and Monash Universities)
• Ageing and Health especially assistive
  technologies
• Molecular Engineering (Chemical Engineering,
  Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and
  Nanotechnology (DTI UIC))
• Energy and the Environment

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Technology Village
Biology
Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Natural Sciences
Mechanical and Systems Engineering
Chemical Eng. and Advanced Materials
We map squarely onto all the Centres of
Excellence and the Clusters
Mathematics and Statistics
Marine Science and Technology
Electrical Electronic and Comp. Eng.
Computing Science
Stephenson Centre, RCID, EDC, ISRU, Design Unit
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What will it cost?

• Stem cells 34m
• Ageing and health 25m
• Molecular Engineering 25m
• Energy and Environment 10.5m
• Technology Village 43m
• IHG relocation 15m
• Total 152.5m

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Where will the money come from?

• Specific Government grants
• ONE (dedicated secretariat)
• SRIF and its successor
• Private sector

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Workstreams

• Scientific research base (Malcolm Young)
• Commercialisation and Business support (Douglas
  Robertson)
• Physical development (Larry Heslop)
• Public engagement and Education (Erica Haimes)

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Branding

• Historical context Joseph Swan 125th anniversary
• From the darkness of the North he brought light
  to London
• York City and its taxi drivers
• NGI
• Stem cell publicity
• Launch of regional marketing strategy (7m over 3
  years Passionate people, passionate places)

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Richard SykesFinancial Times March 11th 2004

• There is a big problem in this country.that all
  the excellence is concentrated in the South of
  England .Thats where the GDP is generated..You
  cant just send it to the North-East of England.
  People wont go

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Sir Richard SykesFT March 11th 2004

• You can't start funding things on geography,
  you've got to fund things on the basis of
  excellence and quality."

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THE INSTITUTE FORAGEING AND HEALTH Interd
isciplinary research to promote the health and
well-being of older people
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The North of England Science Initiative

• A major collaboration between the Universities of
  Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester,
  Newcastle, Sheffield and York
• Part of the Northern Way
• Improving the economic performance of the North
  of England

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The Northern Way Growth Strategy

• Discussed summer 2004 launched in October 2004
• Championed/led by John Prescott and Gordon Brown
• Primarily focused on improving the economy of the
  North of England by c.29Billion/annum by 2025
• It will achieve this by addressing issues of
• Bringing more people into work - meeting the
  skills needs
• Housing and building sustainable communities
• Strengthening the knowledge economy to support
  innovation building an entrepreneurial culture
• Improving transport and access to ports and
  airports
• Marketing the North to capture a larger share of
  global trade

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The North of England Eight Research Universities

• The Universities of Durham, Lancaster, Leeds,
  Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, York
• Total annual turnover is around 1.75 Billion
• Total Research income is over 620M
• 8,000 academic staff 160,000 students
• By comparison, the Universities of Oxford,
  Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, London School of
  Economics
• Total annual turnover is around 1.75 Billion
• Total Research income is around 820m
• 7,200 academic staff 85,000 students

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Research Themes

• Ageing and obesity the quality of life of our
  population
• Profs. Tom Kirkwood Anne Dickinson
• Water and water quality, water governance,
  flooding and erosion
• Profs Enda OConell and Jim Hall
• The Molecular Engineering Industrial Toolkit
  (chemistry, 21st Century chemical engineering,
  catalysis, biomanufacture, nanotechnology,
  photonics,)
• Profs Nick Wright, Elaine Martin Trevor Page
• The Energy Thinktank - sustainability issues
  and the Nuclear Question
• Profs Alan Jack Paul Chistensen
• Tissue Regeneration, Stem Cells Tissue
  Engineering - regenerative medicine
• Prof Michael Whitaker
• these involve our leading researchers and at
  least FOUR of our Research Institutes

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Timetable

• The timetable has been unbelievably tight, the
  original expression of interest for ODPM was
  submitted in lt3 weeks, with the final FIVE MAJOR
  PROPOSALS being written in 7 weeks (including
  Easter)
• TODAY is the deadline for the bids to be
  submitted
• Following the election purdah, they are being
  sent to the three RDAs, the three SICs, the DTI
  the Treasury.
• Funding decisions are expected within the next
  few weeks.
• Irrespective of success now, further proposals,
  based on these bids, will go directly to the
  Research Councils and the forthcoming EU FP7
  programme their possible match to the strategic
  forward looks of these bodies has already been
  tested.

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