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British Heart Foundation. Research funding in the current financial climate Peter Weissberg Medical Director British Heart Foundation. 2008-9. A record charitable spend of £118m. BHF Charitable spend. Do we get value for money?. Research Assessment Exercise (UoA 1). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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British Heart FoundationBritish Heart Foundation
Research funding in the current financial climate
Peter WeissbergMedical Director
British Heart Foundation
2008-92008-9
A record charitable spend
of
£118m
BHF Charitable spendBHF Charitable spend
Do we get value for money?
Research Assessment Research Assessment Exercise (UoA 1)Exercise (UoA 1)
• Just over 1500 papers submitted from 13 institutions
• 13% world leading; 44% internationally excellent
• Majority of research funding from research charities
•Two institutions with strong CV research chose not to submit to this panel
Research Assessment Research Assessment ExerciseExercise
• Integration of basic and clinical CV science clearly successful in some, but not all, institutions• Added value of good NHS collaboration and clinical research facilities evident• Being within a genuinely collaborative multidisciplinary environment is advantageous• Evidence that 4 year PhD training programmes are valuable• Longer-term funding (programme grant level or above) correlates well with output quality
BHF SPENDING AND INCOME
£m
BHF income 2006-7 to 2008-9 344
BHF spending 2006-7 to 2008-9 377
Difference 33
Funding challenges 2009Funding challenges 2009
BHF Future ExpenditureBHF Future Expenditure
Good newsWe still have a lot of money to spend
Bad newsWe have less money than we were expecting to spend and an expectant community
BHF Research PrioritiesBHF Research Priorities
Little opportunity for new initiatives
The bar for funding will be higher
Will have to prioritise funding of good research proposals
Value for money
BHF Research PrioritiesBHF Research Priorities
Maintain our traditional funding streams
BHF Research PrioritiesBHF Research Priorities
Maintain our traditional funding streams
Support our Research Centres of Excellence
BHF Research PrioritiesBHF Research Priorities
Maintain our traditional funding streams
Support our Research Centres of Excellence
Support research careers
BHF Research PrioritiesBHF Research Priorities
Maintain our traditional funding streams
Support our Research Centres of Excellence
Support research careers
Maintain balance between clinical and basic research
