This three-day strategic workshop examined the role and opportunities for the mathematical sciences in the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. A report from the meeting is available here.
The workshop explored the following question: Are the mathematical sciences engaging properly in leading, partnering and/or contributing in general to the ISCF programme? If not, how can we improve this?
Day one explored the opportunities and current level of engagement with the previously announced Waves 1 and 2 (~ 1.7 bn allocated). Day two explored the emerging opportunities offered by Wave 3, whose programmes are in an earlier stage of delivery. Day three explored how the mathematical sciences could better respond to challenge-led opportunities by defining a number of industry-led proposals. The outputs were concrete proposals and actions to ensure the ISCF is strengthened by the involvement of the mathematical sciences. The aim of the Industrial Strategy was to boost productivity by backing businesses to create good jobs and increase the earning power of people throughout the UK with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure. A major component of this is in challenge-led research awarded via the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).
