Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Professor Cameron Alexander has been appointed to the EPSRC’s Science, Engineering and Technology Board (SETB).
Professor Alexander from the School of Pharmacy joins eleven other new members who have been selected from both academia and business and represent a diverse range of expertise and experience in research and innovation.
The role of the board is to use scientific and technological insight to identify and champion bold new research challenges at the cutting edge of engineering and physical sciences for future investment.
The Science, Engineering and Technology Board covers a huge range of research fields and has overview of some enormously exciting ideas. It is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to these ideas and to provide insight to EPSRC and UKRI on the themes as they develop. Science, engineering and technology are critical to all our futures and I look forward to serving on this Board.
Responsibilities of the Board include:
- providing advice and scientific guidance to the EPSRC Executive regarding critical mass investments such as Centres of Excellence and Institutes
- maintaining an overview of, and contributing to, the pipeline of ideas to identify strategic opportunities for additional funding streams
- working with the EPSRC Executive and other EPSRC advisory bodies to make the case for fundamental, discovery research, helping to identify and publicise scientific breakthroughs in the engineering and physical sciences domain
The new members are joined by EPSRC Deputy Executive Chair Charlotte Deane, Chair of the Science, Engineering and Technology Board, and two Council members on an annual rotation.
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More information on the research is available from Professor Cameron Alexander at the University of Nottingham on Cameron.alexander@nottingham.ac.uk or Jane Icke Media Relations Manager for the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham, on 0115 951 5751 or jane.icke@nottingham.ac.uk.
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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