BEIS plans to boost productivity and improve lives by tackling society’s Grand Challenges in life sciences, artificial intelligence, automation and space. By investing in R&D and innovation, we will unleash potential and work towards making the UK a science superpower. To do this, BEIS needs research to better understand:
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The UK is strong in scientific, technological and engineering research. It has a vibrant economy enabling small and large firms to flourish. But it suffers an enduring productivity gap compared with industrial activities...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project directly addresses the question by aiming to improve the conversion of research outputs into high value products and services, thereby enhancing UK productivity and competitiveness.
To create impact from excellent science requires not only technical solutions but also mechanisms to bring products and processes to market. In this FLexible Interchange Programme (FLIP) project Professor Iain Donnison s...
Funded by: BBSRC
Lead research organisation: Aberystwyth University
The project partially addresses the question by focusing on innovation management and mechanisms to bring products to market, which can indirectly impact UK productivity and competitiveness.
I present the Serendipity proposal, with SPRU (Sussex, UK) and Columbia (NYC, USA), to conduct a body of frontier work on the role, management and impact of serendipity on research performance. The project addresses majo...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project partially addresses the question by exploring the role of serendipity in research performance and its potential impact on UK productivity and competitiveness.