The strength of being a framework university is that it establishes an environment in which the university can plan investments in engineering and physical sciences on the basis that EPSRC is a strategic partner in this venture.
Pioneering scientific research and innovative application of discoveries can help add the necessary traction for the UK's economic recovery according to Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, the most recent institution to join the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC) group of framework universities. Professor Thomas , describing the role universities can play in the drive for growth in a short film posted today on EPSRC's website, said: "Technologies are driven out of universities and into the economy. I am absolutely clear that this is a knowledge economy, I am absolutely clear that what is needed is high added value, intellectual, creative skills. We are producing the skilled people that this economy needs." - EPSRC is involved in over 20 areas of expertise at Bristol and has funded six Centres for Doctoral Training. David Delpy, EPSRC's Chief Executive, said: "EPSRC is working very closely with its framework and strategic partner universities to support research projects and researchers that are innovative, internationally excellent and have impact both scientifically and strategically. There has never been a more pressing imperative for the academic community to stimulate new thinking and new applications." The new film highlights some of the groundbreaking research projects being carried out at Bristol. They range from, using photonics to develop quantum computers which could increase computing speeds a thousand fold to investigating the complex chemistry of carbohydrates on the surface of cells and their role in diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis.
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