Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name of the Research & Development projectThe project is in which of the following sectors:clean energy industriesdigital and technologiesadvanced manufacturingdefencelife sciences other (please state below)These align with the current Government’s growth driving sectors. If other, please stateThis might include other growth missions - financial services; professional and business services;; creative industries - or something else, such as transformation or capacity building. Project lead(s) name and designationProject collaborators Focusing on the people involved helps illustrate how R&D can benefit communities and interests.What issue is the R&D project seeking to address?Recent CaSE research found that support for R&D investment increases when it is clearly linked to an issue that audiences care about. Net support for increasing the R&D budget rose from 20% when no issue was provided to 47% when linked to jobs, 46% for healthcare, and 46% for the environment. How does your R&D project help create a better future for others?Investing in R&D will help create a better future for us and the next generation. Framing R&D as a way to be ready for tomorrow’s real problems and creating a better future for all increased support for R&D in a recent CaSE survey.What are the place-based local and regional benefits of the R&D project?In CaSE focus groups, engagement increased where connections between R&D projects and place were highlighted. Those who want their region to carry out lots of R&D, or who support a new research lab being built in their area, are motivated by job creation, local and national economic benefits, and education opportunities. What are the national and global benefits of the R&D project?Explain whether and how the benefits of research are being made accessible to everyone. Avoid exaggerating the potential of R&D or using vague explanations.What is the level of investment and timescale and how is this relative to risk and reward?Investing in R&D is essential if we want to solve problems. Where possible, be specific and honest about how money is being used. There is public appetite for honest conversations about the rationales, risks and rewards of R&D.Please summarise other important aspects of your work (max 250 words)For example, focusing on the processes and products involved helps illustrate how R&D can benefit communities and interests. KeywordsPlease suggest between 5 and 10 keywords describing your R&D project. Would you like to share any hi-res images? Click or drag a file to this area to upload. By uploading a photo you are confirming it is copyright free or you are giving permission for their use by the EPC in relation to this project.Submit