https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/ en https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/research-and-development-scotland <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Research and development in Scotland</span> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Question Answered</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">What is the future of research and development in Scotland?</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 10/22/2021 - 22:07</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">The Royal Society</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Higher eductation and business fund and provide over 90% of R&amp;D in Scotland.   Over 35,000 people are employed in the sector and 15% of the UK's research infrastructure in is Scotland. Just over one quarter of Highers are taken in science and engineering and one half of Scottish university students are studying science subjects..</p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-sources-and-links field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Sources and Links</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/investing-in-uk-r-and-d/regional/factsheets/research-innovation-scotland.pdf">https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/investing-in-uk-r-and-d/region…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/583" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Development investment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/610" hreflang="en">R&amp;D</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/182" hreflang="en">Research Scotland.</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:07:06 +0000 Stephen Richard 46 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/back-basics-research-and-development-scotland <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Back to basics: Research and Development in Scotland</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Picture of Ben Cooper, assistant at the Fraser of Allander Institute Ben Cooper</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:53</span> <div class="field field--name-field-additional-author-s-creato field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Additional Author(s) / Creators</div> <div class="field__item"> Adam McGeoch, Fraser of Allander Institute</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Date Published</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2021-01-25T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 01/25/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/81" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">Climate change</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Assessment report</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Investment in Scotland's R&amp;D has evolved over the past few years.  The challenges and opportunities for R&amp;D in Scotland, and the future of R&amp;D are reviewed.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Scotland’s spend on research and development has increased in the past decade but its total spend on R&amp;D lags behind the UK and other leading OECD countries. However, within the UK, London, and surrounding areas significantly skew the UK average and Scotland actually performs fairly well out of the 12 regions.</p> <p>There are opportunities for Scotland to grow its R&amp;D activity through additional funding and tax relief but to address questions surrounding how to incentivise R&amp;D, it is important to acknowledge the limitations of the data available.</p> <p>There are some limitations of the BERD data such as the under-coverage of small businesses and businesses in some industries such as finance. However, by looking at Scotland’s growth sector database we were able to analyse R&amp;D activity in Scotland’s financial services sector. This sector, along with Scotland’s other growth sectors account for a large share of Scotland’s R&amp;D and there are a lot of opportunities for growing Scotland’s research and development within these industries.</p> <p>Continued growth in these sectors will require significant investment and policies that incentivise R&amp;D activity must be in place. However, as this article has highlighted, decisions must not be based solely on data that has as many caveats as the GERD data.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://fraserofallander.org/back-to-basics-research-and-development-in-scotland/">https://fraserofallander.org/back-to-basics-research-and-development-in-scotlan…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/182" hreflang="en">Research Scotland.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/174" hreflang="en">Technological innovations Scotland.</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/583" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Development investment</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">What is the future of research and development in Scotland?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:53:28 +0000 Stephen Richard 254 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/research-and-innovation-scotland <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Research and innovation in Scotland</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">The Royal Society</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:34</span> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">May 2018</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/81" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/77" hreflang="en">Climate change</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Fact sheet</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>This document provides an insight into the current research and innovation landscape in Scotland to inform discussions over how people across Scotland can have the opportunity to contribute to and share the benefits of R&amp;D investment in the UK</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/investing-in-uk-r-and-d/regional/factsheets/research-innovation-scotland.pdf">https://royalsociety.org/~/media/policy/projects/investing-in-uk-r-and-d/region…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/729" hreflang="en">science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/583" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Development investment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/211" hreflang="en">R&amp;D employment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/681" hreflang="en">R&amp;D funding</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">What is the future of research and development in Scotland?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:34:37 +0000 Stephen Richard 402 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/scottish-space-agency-discussion-scotlands-place-space-industry <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Scottish Space Agency – A discussion on Scotland’s place in the space industry</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Craig Berry</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 09/06/2021 - 18:08</span> <div class="field field--name-field-additional-author-s-creato field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Additional Author(s) / Creators</div> <div class="field__item">Common Weal</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">July 2017</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/81" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Policy Paper</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>This paper proposes a Scottish Space Agency and Spaceport to make Scotland a world leader in industry sector of the future.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>― Scotland should develop a Scottish Space Agency to drive the Scottish space industry in the right direction.</p> <p>― Scotland needs to invest in the Scottish space infrastructure by developing a Scottish Spaceport, the first in the European Union before such infrastructure and jobs are developed elsewhere.</p> <p>― 18% of all employees in the UK space industry are based in Scotland (7,000 jobs).</p> <p>― UK labour productivity in the space sector is 2.7 times higher than the UK average, with Gross Value Added at £133,233 per employee.</p> <p>― The space sector currently provides £134m net value to the Scottish economy.</p> <p>― Investment in Research &amp; Development as a percentage of total income has decreased sharply, from 90% in 2012/13 to 3% in 2014/15.</p> <p>― The Brexit and Scottish independence transitions may cause problems, but it is difficult identify the exact nature of these problems until negotiations are completed.</p> <p>― Cooperation is vital to keep the Scottish space industry healthy, working with the ESA, UKSA and many other space industries.</p> <p>― Glasgow has recently sold the largest number of satellites out of all European cities.</p> <p>― To further enhance the Scottish nanosatellite market, the Scottish Space Agency should look to develop a Federated Satellite System.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://commonweal.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Scottish-Space-Agency.pdf">https://commonweal.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Scottish-Space-Agency.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/551" hreflang="en">Scottish Space Agency</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/583" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Development investment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/249" hreflang="en">Aerospace industry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/174" hreflang="en">Technological innovations Scotland.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" hreflang="en">What is the future of research and development in Scotland?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:08:47 +0000 Stephen Richard 130 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com