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Vision and Strategy
Vision
"To provide the UK with a world-leading Centre for research in
ion beam applications"
Strategy
The Ion Beam Centre has undergone a major revision of its strategic planning
process. It has adopted a three-pronged approach by:
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seeking input from the UK academic and industrial communities;
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evaluating international developments;
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a focussed internal review.
The following sections show how this has been implemented in practice.
Input from the
UK Community
Input from the UK academic and industrial communities occurs via the following
mechanisms:
- the IBC steering committee provides a dynamic interchange of ideas
and feedback.
- biennial community meetings - in collaboration with the
Institute of Physics
- aim to engage the wider ion beam community in the UK particularly with
an eye to encouraging new users;
- extensive discussion with users of the facilities, via the liaison
activities enables the requirements for improved precision and/or accuracy
or for the development of new or upgraded capabilities to be identified and
implemented;
- technology transfer projects with industry ensure that the Centre keeps
up to date with the requirements of industry and allows an industrial perspective
on new developments.
Evaluating International
Developments
Input from the international community occurs via the following mechanisms:
- discussions with the international community, via collaboration, conferences,
laboratory visits and from papers presented in the literature, are used,
proactively to inform new developments that can be made which will improve
and/or extend the facilities of the Centre.
- European representation on the Steering Committee.
Internal Review
- A rolling development document for the Ion Beam Centre facilities has
been created.
- Formal internal meetings allow the plan to develop.
- Enhanced internal quality assurance programmes and additional monthly
quality assurance meetings highlight areas that require improvement, both
in metrication and in processing.
The strategic plans are continually reviewed at internal monthly meetings
and discussed on a six monthly basis with the Centre's steering committee.
An update on strategy is made at the
annual users' workshop
(usually held in March/April) where users are also encouraged to input their
views.
The Ion Beam Centre's Strategic plan is informed and guided by the School
and University strategic plans and also by Governmental and EPSRC strategic
thinking.
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