Presented by Simon Thomson at the JISC Future of Research Conference, 19th October 2010

1. COLLABORATION GROWING BENEFIT OR NECESSARY EVIL? Evidence , Thomson Reuters JISC - Future of Research Conference SIMON THOMSON David Mount, David Smith, Jonathan Adams 19 OCTOBER 2010

2. THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH “ The timing of this report is critical. The UK’s coalition government is facing the toughest spending decisions in recent history and the 10 year science and innovation investment framework is approaching its final stages. As the new Minister for Universities and Science has rightly acknowledged, the success of the UK’s science and research base is absolutely critical to ensuring the UK’s future economic growth and prosperity. As such, continued political commitment and investment – even in times of relative austerity – is vital. This report considers how the UK’s research community – the funders, enablers and supporters of research – can work together to build on, maintain and enhance the world-leading science and research in our universities. We hope that this report will help inform the government’s spending and policy decisions which will impact significantly on the ability of the UK’s universities to deliver the world-leading research which supports and drives the UK economy.” http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/TheFutureOfResearch.pdf

24. COLLABORATION GROWING BENEFIT OR NECESSARY EVIL? Evidence , Thomson Reuters JISC - Future of Research Conference SIMON THOMSON (simon.thomson@thomsonreuters.com) David Mount, David Smith, Jonathan Adams 19 OCTOBER 2010